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3 days ago · The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.It included territories in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia and was ruled by emperors.
2 days ago · Roman Empire, the ancient empire, centerd on the city of Rome, that was established in 27 bce following the demise of the Roman Republic and continuing to the final eclipse of the empire of the West in the 5th century ce. A brief treatment of the Roman Empire follows. For full treatment, see ancient Rome.
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2 days ago · United Kingdom - Ancient History, Celts, Romans: Archaeologists working in Norfolk in the early 21st century discovered stone tools that suggest the presence of humans in Britain from about 800,000 to 1 million years ago. These startling discoveries underlined the extent to which archaeological research is responsible for any knowledge of Britain before the Roman conquest (begun 43 ce ...
1 day ago · The Romans were able to stave off military defeat by conceding the main point almost immediately, tripling the number of citizens. More recent scholarship also has stressed the importance of the war on the allies in destabilising Roman military affairs by blurring the distinction between Romans and foreign enemies.
3 days ago · Rome - Ancient Forum, Colosseum, Pantheon: The Forum was the religious, civic, and commercial centre of ancient Rome. After the time of Julius Caesar, though it became more imposing, it was only one (albeit the most distinguished) of several complexes serving the same functions. Essentially, it was a small closed valley ringed by the Seven Hills. There were two meeting places, formal open ...
1 day ago · In 509 BC, the Romans expelled the last king from their city and established an oligarchic republic. Rome then began a period characterised by internal struggles between patricians (aristocrats) and plebeians (small landowners), and by constant warfare against the populations of central Italy: Etruscans, Latins, Volsci, Aequi, and Marsi.
1 day ago · Romans 8:28 says, “All things work together for good to them that love God” (KJV). All things. Even when we’re grieving, and it feels impossible. But slowly, I began to hold space for grief and hope. Hope is the confident expectation that good is on its way. Paul wrote in Romans 5:2–5, “We boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not ...
