Ancient views of the afterlife are reflected in literature, tomb inscriptions, and grave goods. #History #Tomb #RomanEmpire #Death #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2679-en/
https://www.europesays.com/1940792/ First Roman aqueduct in Slovakia discovered beneath Rusovce Manor #RomanArchitecture #RomanEmpire #slovakia #Slovensko #Správy
In ancient Rome, the legally acceptable age for marriage for girls was twelve. #History #RomanRepublic #RomanEmpire #Women #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2675-en/
As the Roman Republic transformed into an empire that encircled the entire Mediterranean and cities across the provinces undertook Roman government functions, they also developed distinctly Roman features such as a Roman forum, Roman baths, a theater or an amphitheater, and temples and sanctuaries dedicated to various deities. #History #RomanEmpire #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/9-299-en/
All the rigour of academic research with all the hilarity of an up-to-date Suetonius. We’re here to bring you the cheeky side of Roman history 
If you’ve ever wanted to know more about what ruffled the Romans’ feathers, this book has you covered. From their awkward military defeats, their incredible building works, and some rather unique deaths, this book is packed with the kind of tales that really embody the idea that truth IS stranger than fiction.
We are super proud of this book and so thrilled it’s out in the world.
Did Romans and Greeks have Abortions and Contraceptives? https://romanempiretimes.com/did-romans-and-greeks-have-abortions-and-contraceptives/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RomanEmpireAnecdotes #romanempire
Ovid’s Eternal Verses: The Roman Poet of Love, Myth, and Exile https://romanempiretimes.com/ovid-eternal-verses-the-roman-poet-of-love-myth-and-exile/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RomanEmpireHistoricalFacts #romanempire
What are The Ides of March and Why are they Important? https://romanempiretimes.com/what-are-the-ides-of-march-why-are-they-important/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RomanEmpireHistoricalFacts #romanempire
Asarotos Oikos Mosaic: The Unswept Floor of the Roman Elite https://romanempiretimes.com/asarotos-oikos-mosaic-unswept-floor-roman-elite/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RomanEmpireHistoricalFacts #romanempire
Tiberius: Power, Paranoia, and Politics in Imperial Rome https://romanempiretimes.com/tiberius-power-paranoia-and-politics-in-imperial-rome/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RomanEmpireAnecdotes #romanempire
Say, remember what happened to the #RomanEmpire when they stopped taking care of their #soldiers? [Read below]
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from VA
https://apnews.com/article/veterans-affairs-cuts-doge-musk-trump-f587a6bc3db6a460e9c357592e165712
Veterans are speaking out on the Trump administration’s plans to cut the VA’s budget
"Some historians trace the beginning of the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the Senate’s decision to reduce the soldiers’ pension. With less incentive to join the army, the Roman citizens turned to different careers. The Senate then filled the ranks of the army with Barbarians, diminishing the cohesion and discipline. These decisions are major contributing factors that lead to the fall of Rome. A cautionary tale to not mess with a veteran’s pension and post service benefits."
https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/retirement-for-a-roman-veteran/
#USPol #FallOfTheEmpire #USEmpire #Veterans #VeteransBenefits #History #AncientHistory #Histodon #BadDOGE #DOGE #HistoryRepeats
The Colosseum: Rome's Arena of "Panis et Spectacula" https://romanempiretimes.com/the-colosseum-rome-arena-of-panis-et-spectacula/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RomanEmpireHistoricalFacts #romanempire
I suggested that the decline in Gaulish writing in the 1st c CE cannot necessarily be seen as a decline in language vibrancy, comparing the status of other nonliterate indigenous languages in the Roman empire.
But I left the question open on what the ‘psychological shift’ may have been for those literate Gaulish speakers who stopped seeing a purpose in writing the language during the early Roman principate.
Anyone here have any suggestions?
Despite what I post on this platform, my life is not all Basset Hounds and gardening. (Well, the Basset Hound does often manage to make my life entirely about him.)
I still occasionally carry out some academic research, and I spoke yesterday to the Changelings linguistics group here at Ohio State on the subject of ‘Gaulish literacy’.
In looking at the decline in surviving writing in Gaulish during the 1st c CE, I worked from Roman historian Ramsay MacMullen’s famous 1982 essay on ‘The epigraphic habit in the Roman empire’, where Ramsay attempted to explain the decline in Latin epigraphy from the mid 3rd c CE as being connected to ‘some very broad psychological shift’.
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Archaeologists in London have uncovered a section of Roman masonry that belongs to a nearly 2,000-year-old town hall, in what historians say is one of the most significant discoveries in the British capital since an ancient amphitheater was unearthed in the 1980s. @npr reports:
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/18/g-s1-49317/london-roman-basilica-archaeology-roman-empire-discovery
Nova Patria (in development), a Roman alt-history steampunk citybuilder releases their Feb 2025 video update highlighting art direction updates and new gameplay dynamics.
Pompeii’s streets show how the city adapted to Roman rule.
Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – and its traffic-worn streets show how the locals adjusted their business operations.
