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Armed Amazon, her shield decorates a Gorgon head; Tondo of Attic red-figure kylix, c. 500 BCE, Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Berlin (Public domain) The Amazons stride through ancient myth with spears, bows, and a reputation that unsettled the ancient world. These warrior women, said to live beyond the edges of the known Greek world near […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!March 30th, 2026 | Tags: alternative history, Amazons, ancient myths, Ancient Rome, heroines, historical, Roma Nova, Romans | Category: Alternative history, History, Roma Nova, Roman life, Roman military, Roman traditions, Women warriors, Women's history | Leave a comment 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, […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!July 31st, 2025 | Tags: 5th century, AD 400, Ancient Rome, historical, late 4th century, Late Antiquity, Roman Empire, Timeline | Category: EXSILIUM, History, Roman life, Roman military, Romans | Leave a comment 
Bas-relief of Ancient Rome vigiles by Carlo Sorgi (1941) at the Italian National Firefighters Training School When I wrote a post about Ancient Roman law enforcement, I discovered how complicated the system was. Vigiles were principally firefighters but carried out policing duties as well and cohortes urbanae were heavy duty riot police. They’d […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!June 9th, 2025 | Tags: Books, Crime, French police, German police, police forces, Research | Category: Books, crime writing, Double Identity, Double Pursuit, Double Stakes, Mélisende, New book, Research, Roman military | Leave a comment |
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