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All Ancient Pages articles related to ancient Romans in the sections of archaeology, history, civilizations, places, myths and legends, Biblical mysteries, ancient history facts, featured stories, ancient symbols and Vikings.

Archaeology

Jan Bartek –  AncientPages.com – Trent workmen have uncovered a 2,000-year-old Roman road in a field near Evesham, in Worcestershire, UK. Aidan Smyth, archaeology advisor for Wychavon District

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Featured Stories

AncientPages.com – Spartacus, a lowly barbarian slave whose rebellion ultimately proved a failure and whose followers died in the most ignominious of fashions, has become a modern symbol

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Archaeology

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com –  During pre-quarrying investigations at Lochinver Quarry to the southwest of the town Elgin,  on the south coast of the Moray Firth roughly midway

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News

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – During Roman times Colchester was known as Camulodunum. Located in Essex, 80 km northeast of London, in what was the territory of the

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Archaeology

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A well-preserved ancient road discovered by an archaeologist offers evidence that Romans moved much deeper into Wales than historians previously thought. Dr. Mark

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Archaeology

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – To ancient history and archaeology buffs it’s always a joy to see historical treasures revealed to the public for the first time. To

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Archaeology

Conny Waters –  AncientPages.com – Chances the ancient city of Bassania will ever be found have not been high.  At the beginning of the 1st century A.D.  and

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Archaeology

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands has announced a unique archaeological discovery at Herwen-Hemeling (Zevenaar) where scientists have unearthed a complete and

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Featured Stories

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The ancient Roman Empire relied on a network of cities that played a pivotal role in its domain’s administration, social organization, and economy.

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Featured Stories

AncientPages.com – Domestic violence was endemic in the Roman world. Rome was a slave-owning, patriarchal, militarized culture in which violence (potential and actual) signaled power and control. Tragically,

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Featured Stories

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – One of the world’s longest human conflicts in history was between the Romans and Persians. The Hundred Years’ War and even Rome’s long

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Archaeology

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An abandoned mausoleum and silver extraction taking place on an industrial scale at a Roman site in rural Kent have left archaeologists with

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Featured Stories

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – This underground tunnel known as Qanat Firaun (‘Canal Of The Pharaohs’) or simply ‘Pharaoh’s Watercourse’ is an extraordinary example of the remarkable ingenuity

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Archaeology

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Despite its prior status as a luxury commodity, silver became widely used for coinage in the Roman world from the 7th century BCE

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Archaeology

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Ancient Romans were masters in the field of building solid aqueducts that in many cases survived the passage of time. “Engineers in the

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Archaeology

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Roman Empire was ruled by 175 men, from Augustus (63 BCE-19 CE) to Constantine XI (1405-53), including the Eastern or Byzantine Empire

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Ancient Traditions And Customs

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Once, a long time ago, there was a very precious herb in the ancient city of Cyrene, a Greek city on the North African

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Featured Stories

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – When Albert Camus (1913 -1960) wrote about Djémila, a ruined Roman city in the mountains of Northern Algeria, he said this beautiful long-abandoned

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Featured Stories

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The story of King Romulus is entertaining because it is an unusual mix of ancient history and mythology. The ancient supernatural touch added

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Civilizations

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Long before the arrival of Christopher Columbus (1451 – 1506), North and South America had been visited by other ancient civilizations. It is

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Featured Stories

Ellen Lloyd –  AncientPages.com – When Cato was a child, one could see he would be different one day. He was extremely stubborn and could not tolerate obvious

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Archaeology

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Vatican is the smallest state in Europe, but it has many interesting attractions to offer. If you visit the beautiful Sistine Chapel,

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Ancient History Facts

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – During the days of the Roman Republic, two consuls were elected. They served one year before they were replaced. If a consul died

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Ancient History Facts

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In the past, many unusual professions were well-paid, but some of these jobs were not respectable. In ancient Rome, some people worked as

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Archaeology

Jan Bartek-  AncientPages.com – On the morning of August 24, 79 A.D. Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy erupted. It was one of the largest volcanic explosions in recorded

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Archaeology

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists have found the remains of Emperor Caligula’s luxury home and exotic garden. Stabbed to death by the Praetorian Guard in A.D. 41

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Featured Stories

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com –  The year was 395, and Alaric had just become the King of the Visigoths. A few days later, he had a strange dream

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Archaeology

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Ancient Romans understood the value of salt. Salt was a scarce and expensive commodity, and its value was legendary….