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Size always matters, and the Romans knew it. A quick look at land, coins and a load of old rubbish…
The Roman Empire once included all, or part of, nearly 50 countries
At the empire’s greatest extent in AD 117 under Trajan, Roman territory stretched from northern Britain to southern […]
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Yesterday, the world jostled, thrilled and was overcome with excitement by the total eclipse of the sun by the moon. We’ve had scientific explanations, videos of eclipse-chasers setting out, scenes from Burgos in Spain where rooms and hotels had been booked for months, even years to see the 100% eclipse. News headlines and social […]
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Painting of Baths of Caracalla by Laurence Alma Tadema
Baths were such an intrinsic part of the Roman world that we can’t think of one without the other. Everybody went to the baths – everybody. Read how here.
Well, none of us like to smell. A recent trip to the former bathhouse in […]
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