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An ironclad Roman quinquireme with paddle wheels and cannon ports, cutting through grey seas under storm clouds

Would Rome Have Ever Reached the Industrial Rev...

In the 1st century AD, a Greek engineer named Hero of Alexandria built a working steam-powered device. It spun, it hissed... and then it was forgotten, not because the Romans...

Would Rome Have Ever Reached the Industrial Rev...

In the 1st century AD, a Greek engineer named Hero of Alexandria built a working steam-powered device. It spun, it hissed... and then it was forgotten, not because the Romans...

Oil painting depicting the assassination of Julius Caesar in the Roman Senate

Et Tu, Brute? What Julius Caesar Said As He Died

On 15 March 44 BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of Roman senators. The phrase "et tu, Brute?" is the most famous version of his last words, but...

Et Tu, Brute? What Julius Caesar Said As He Died

On 15 March 44 BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of Roman senators. The phrase "et tu, Brute?" is the most famous version of his last words, but...

Oil painting depicting a grand Roman city with marble buildings, colonnades, and an aqueduct under Mediterranean light

Cities of the Roman Empire: Rome, Carthage, Ale...

The cities of the Roman Empire were where its power was concentrated and its civilisation defined. From Rome itself to Alexandria, from Antioch to Londinium, Roman urbanism followed a recognisable...

Cities of the Roman Empire: Rome, Carthage, Ale...

The cities of the Roman Empire were where its power was concentrated and its civilisation defined. From Rome itself to Alexandria, from Antioch to Londinium, Roman urbanism followed a recognisable...

Oil painting depicting a grand Roman city with marble buildings, colonnades, and an aqueduct under Mediterranean light

Roman Provinces: Regions of the Roman Empire

The Roman provinces were the administrative building blocks that held together the largest empire the western world had ever seen. At its peak in 117 AD, Rome governed more than...

Roman Provinces: Regions of the Roman Empire

The Roman provinces were the administrative building blocks that held together the largest empire the western world had ever seen. At its peak in 117 AD, Rome governed more than...

Oil painting depicting a stylised bird's-eye view of the Roman Empire's territory around the Mediterranean with Rome marked at the centre

Roman Empire Map: Cities, Provinces & Frontiers...

The Roman Empire map at its peak in 117 AD covered approximately 5 million square kilometres across three continents. From the mists of northern Britain to the Sahara Desert, from...

Roman Empire Map: Cities, Provinces & Frontiers...

The Roman Empire map at its peak in 117 AD covered approximately 5 million square kilometres across three continents. From the mists of northern Britain to the Sahara Desert, from...

Roman Mosaics: How the Romans Turned Stone Into Storytelling AD/BC

Roman Mosaics: How the Romans Turned Stone Into...

Roman mosaics are the largest surviving body of figurative art from the ancient world. Assembled from thousands of tiny stone, glass, and ceramic cubes called tesserae, they covered the floors,...

Roman Mosaics: How the Romans Turned Stone Into...

Roman mosaics are the largest surviving body of figurative art from the ancient world. Assembled from thousands of tiny stone, glass, and ceramic cubes called tesserae, they covered the floors,...