The Roman Empire in 395 at the death of Theodosius (Map: Geuiwogbil at the English Wikipedia)
In 1984, a German academic, Alexander Demandt, published a book, Der Fall Roms, and he listed 210 reasons for the fall of Rome in the West.
Barbarians inside and outside the empire, Christianity, […]
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Oath of the Horatii (Jean-Louis David, 1784)
Recently, a prominent social media personality thrust his arm in the air in a straight arm salute that caused an earthquake of reaction, mostly shuddering. For many, it recalled fascists, Nazis and ultra nationalism of every kind. According to legend, this fascist gesture was based on […]
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Hadrian is bearded – powerful in the spirit of the Greek god Hercules. Constantine the Great is clean shaven – a strong military leader. Vespasian is just Vespasian, Septimius Severus styles himself on his favourite god Serapis. (Author photo at the Yorkshire Museum)
At a rough count there were around a hundred Roman […]
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