Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome

History of Ancient Rome.

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Ancient Rome

The Frome Hoard is a hoard of 52,503 Roman coins discovered in April 2010 by an amateur metal detectorist in Frome, Somerset, UK. The coins date from 253 to 305AD and it is one of the largest hoards ...

Roman Coin Hoard Discovery in Bath, UK

History; Ancient Rome

An announcement in March 2012 has revealed that a hoard of 30,000 Roman coins was discovered in Bath, UK in 2007. The coins date from 270AD and are the fifth largest hoard discovered in the United ...

Roman coins

History; Ancient Rome

Metallic currency used by the Romans. An announcement in March 2012 has revealed that a hoard of 30,000 Roman coins was discovered in Bath, UK in 2007. The coins date from 270AD and are the fifth ...

Gaius Caesar

History; Ancient Rome

Emperor of Rome (r.AD 37-41), often known as Caligula ('Little Boot'), who succeeded Tiberius. He had a reputation (possibly exaggerated) for extravagance, cruelty and megalomania, and his uncle ...

Treaty of Apamea

History; Ancient Rome

(188 BC) Between the Roman Republic and Antiochus III (the Great), ruler of the Seleucid Empire.

Holy Roman empire

History; Ancient Rome

European empire claiming to be the successor to the Roman and Carolingian empires, it was formalised as a political entity when Otto I, king of Germany and Italy, adopted the imperial title in 962.