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Archaeologists Discover 141 Ancient Gold Coins Depicting Nine Roman Emperors in Luxembourg
Archaeologists in Luxembourg have unearthed a stash of Roman gold coins dating back some 1,600 years. The coins are marked ...
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Roman military might was often depicted in sculpture
Local inhabitants obeyed Roman rule because the alternative was often too horrible to consider. Even when the Romans were behaving themselves, the very size and wealth of their empire ensured that ...
Greek Reporter5d
The Greek-Roman Empress Who Did Everything to Stay in Power
Irene of Athens was the first Greek-Roman empress to wield power as a sole ruler of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.