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Long-lost Roman canal built by Julius Caesar's uncle may be found
Scientists in France may be hot on the trail of a long-lost canal that the Romans built over two millennia ago while battling ...
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Largest collection of Roman coins ever found called ‘the most miraculous’ discovery in ‘the last 100 years’
Most of the coins are silver denarii, minted in Rome and dating from the time of the Roman Republic in 157 BC up to Nero’s reign between AD 54 and AD 68. The Worcestershire Conquest Hoard is one ...
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Senators infighting caused the breakdown of Roman order
In the first century BC, Rome was a republic. Power lay in the hands of the Senate, elected by Roman citizens. But the senators were fighting for power between themselves. Order had given way to ...
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The Roman Legionaries (Elite Heavy Infantryman)
whether it denoted entire armies in the formation years of the Roman Republic, or the more elite forces we have come to associate with the period of the Roman Empire. Serving as trailblazers in ...
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Detectorist finds hoard of Roman silver coins
The denarii date from the late Roman Republic to the reign of Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina, and were found at Barton Bendish, Norfolk. Coin specialist Adrian Marsden said the loss might ...