How the Roman Empire solved its public sector pension problem – 2,000 years before Britain
Stretching from the windswept Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland down to North Africa, and from Portugal to the Middle East, ...
Sure, the Romans Were Smart. But They Could Have Been Smarter.
Exposure to lead from mining probably lowered I.Q. levels in the empire, research has found. It might be the world’s first ...
Lead Pollution May Have Lowered IQs in Ancient Rome, Study Finds
The mass production of silver coins in the Roman Empire had an unintended effect: spewing so much lead into the atmosphere ...
Epic History on MSN10d
Belisarius The Battle of Rome (3/6)
AD, during the reign of Emperor Justinian, the Roman Empire experienced an extraordinary resurgence, reconquering lands - ...
Epic History on MSN10d
Belisarius Conquest of the Vandals (2/6)
AD, during the reign of Emperor Justinian, the Roman Empire experienced an extraordinary resurgence, reconquering lands - ...
Widespread lead pollution in the Roman era made led to a drop in IQ across Europe, study suggests
"A 2 to 3 points lower IQ doesn't sound like much, but when you apply that to the entire European population, it's quite a ...
Greek Reporter13d
Belisarius: The General Who Expanded Byzantine Empire to Its Greatest Extent
Belisarius is the much underrated military commander of the Byzantine Empire who helped reclaim huge swathes of the Roman Empire.
Mental Floss10d
Lead Pollution May Have Lowered IQs in Ancient Rome, Study Finds
The Roman Empire was more lead-coated than a Baby ... autocratic power that expanded through Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa; and its decline. Lead emissions traveled thousands of miles ...
Opinion
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Is Global South Going South?
Always anxious to portray the Islamic Republic in a world leadership position, the official media in Tehran have been trumpeting a 3-day visit by President Masoud Pezeshkian to Doshanbeh and Moscow as ...
The WORST natural disasters in European history
From volcanic eruptions, disease epidemics and storms, to floods and fires, these are the worst natural disasters in Europe's ...
Irish Examiner2d
The European crop that fetches €40 a gram
Italian farmer Alessandro Mazzuoli might only produce just 1,000g of his star crop a year, but the revenue it brings in makes ...
Christian Today12d
Why does the Church of England have two archbishops?
As Justin Welby leaves office, Martyn Whittock explores the early medieval history that explains the authority structure of ...