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[AI summary] The article discusses the layered history of Rome, highlighting its ancient, medieval, Renaissance, and modern layers. It explores how these layers are physically intertwined, creating a complex and contradictory urban landscape. The text also mentions specific sites like the Basilica of San Clemente, which sits atop a Roman villa and a Mithraic cult site, illustrating the city's layered history. Additionally, it touches on the challenges of navigating Rome's historical layers and the impact of modern developments on the ancient city.
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we're going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome's 'allies' (socii), a euphemistic label for the Italian communities the Romans...
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"Many Roman authors provide a manipulated version of events. Unfortunately, for this reason, most of the details of these battles have been lost to time." By Byron Waldron DURING THE mid and late third century...
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[AI summary] This article details the life of Eustace the Monk, a nobleman who became a pirate and privateer in the 13th century, influencing the legend of Robin Hood before dying at the Battle of Sandwich.
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