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'Princess Diana' moment: Why UK is heartbroken by a grisly murder whose victim was a tree
A legal case has opened in Britain over the felling of a much-loved, ancient tree named the 'Sycamore Gap.' Some Britons are ...
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Complete List of Roman Emperors: From Augustus to the Fall of Rome
The start of imperial Rome is officially dated to 27 BCE, when Gaius Octavius Caesar was awarded the name Augustus, signaling ...
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Geta: The Short Reign and (Tragic) Death of a Roman Emperor
The life of the Roman emperor Gera is, in some ways, a tragic tale of brotherly rivalry and parental miscalculation. He was ...
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Did weather bring down Rome in Britain? Tree rings say yes
A new study from the University of Cambridge has uncovered strong evidence that extreme drought played a key role in one of Roman Britain’s most chaotic and devastating events: the “Barbarian ...
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Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old Roman military sandals in Germany with nails for traction
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old Roman sandal near an ancient military fort in Oberstimm, Germany. The highly ...
Grainy video in UK trial shows Sycamore Gap tree’s last stand
A video showing the final moments in the life of the famous Sycamore Gap tree has been shown to jurors in the trial of two ...
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What Remains of Roman York? A Visitors Guide
York was originally a small Celtic settlement before the arrival of the Roman Empire, but it soon became one of the most ...