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The Late Roman Empire: The Crisis of the Third Century

The Late Roman Empire, specifically the Crisis of the Third Century, was a period of turmoil and instability that plagued the Roman Empire from AD 235 to AD 284. This crisis was characterized by political upheaval, economic breakdown, civil war, invasions by barbarian tribes, and the fragmentation of the empire. One of the main causes of the Crisi...

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Collapse of the Roman Empire - Military Aspects

Late Antiquity in the Mediterranean. Modern historians explain the collapse of the western Roman empire in the fourth and fifth centuries in one of two ways. One group follows an institutional approach, which finds the reasons in the long-term and looks closely at internal structures. A second group has adopted a political approach and looks at sho...

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Nova Roma

Nova Roma was a Roman-themed modern revivalist and reconstructionist community. Founded in 1998, it aims to recreate and revive the religion, culture, and society of ancient Rome. The organization has a constitution, magistrates, priesthoods, and a senate, all following Roman republican traditions. Nova Roma organizes events, ceremonies, and educat...

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Pax Romana Home Page

Starting with the reign of Augustus and ending with that of Marcus Aurelius was a period of Roman peace that is known as the Pax Romana (literally "The Roman Peace"). Its stand-out characteristic is the polyglot origins of its emperors (known as the "five good emperors" who ruled between 96 and 18 A.C.E. and then the Severan dynasty until 235 A.C.E...

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German Tribes Invaded the Roman Empire

German Tribes invaded the Roman Empire and the Slavs occupied the Illyrian Provinces....

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The Siege of Masada

Flavius Josephus - AD 72 [text]...

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Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix

(b. 138 BC - d. 78 BC, Puteoli), was the great Roman general who as dictator carried out remarkable constitutional reforms in an attempt to preserve the Republic, and reinforce the traditional power of the Senate. Yet in spite of these reforms, his most lasting impact was not the preservation of the Republic, but its destruction. For in the precede...

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JUDAEA AND CIVIL WAR

REVOLT, INDEPENDENCE, AND RELIGIOUS DIVISIONS. Frank E. Smitha...

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Management Plan for the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site

Hadrian's Wall and its associated features are the most complex and best preserved of all the frontier works of the Roman Empire comprising the Wall itself, the Vallum, which probably marked the rear edge of the Wall zone, 16 forts (surrounded by civilian settlements) along or near the Wall, the Roman towns of Carlisle and Corbridge lying behind th...

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Antony, Octavian, Cleopatra: the end of the Roman Republic

During the first century BC, the Roman Republic faced a tumultuous period marked by power struggles amongst its key figures: Antony, Octavian, and Cleopatra. This trio played crucial roles in shaping the fate of Rome and ultimately led to the demise of the Republic. Mark Antony, a powerful Roman general and a close ally of Julius Caesar, found him...

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