#romanempire — Public Fediverse posts

Scientists Studied 185,896 Miles of Roman Roads—and That’s Still the ‘Tip of the Iceberg’

Last year, archaeologist Tom Brughmans and colleagues released itiner-e—the largest map of the Roman road system, covering 186,411…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Archaeology #RomanEmpire #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/733131/

🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: The Sinister Roman Cavalry Helmet of the Ribchester Hoard
📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! The past holds incredible secrets! 🔐
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/ribchester-roman-helmet-0011220
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #Artifacts #Archaeological #HumanOrigins #Evolution #HistoryFacts

🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: The Sinister Roman Cavalry Helmet of the Ribchester Hoard
📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! The past holds incredible secrets! 🔐
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/ribchester-roman-helmet-0011220
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #Artifacts #Archaeological #HumanOrigins #Evolution #HistoryFacts

🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: The Sinister Roman Cavalry Helmet of the Ribchester Hoard
📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! The past holds incredible secrets! 🔐
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/ribchester-roman-helmet-0011220
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #Artifacts #Archaeological #HumanOrigins #Evolution #HistoryFacts

AO THROWBACK: The Mysterious Roman Dodecahedrons: What the Heck Are These Things?
📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! Ancient wisdom meets modern discovery! 🧠
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts-news-unexplained-phenomena/enigma-roman-dodecahedra-002371
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #Artifacts #Archaeological #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Civilization

Roman emperor’s lavish bath found hidden inside a palace tower in Serbia

Archaeologists working at Vrelo-Šarkamen in eastern Serbia have uncovered a lavish Roman bath built inside a palace tower. The bath belonged to an imperial residence linked to Maximinus Daza, a Roman emperor who ruled from 310 to 313...

Photo © Krajina Museum

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/09/roman-emperors-lavish-bath-found-in-serbia/

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🏛️ ANCIENT MYSTERY: Ancient Journeys: What was Travel Like for the Romans?
📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! Share your thoughts below! 💭
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-technology/ancient-journeys-what-was-travel-romans-005189
#AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #RomanEmpire #AncientRome #Artifacts #Archaeological #HumanOrigins #Evolution #Civilization

Submerged Roman port in Italy possibly linked to Octavian’s 44 BCE landing, under excavation

Archaeologists have begun a new season of research at San Giovanni, inside the Le Cesine State Nature Reserve near Vernole in southern Italy. A major focus this year is a large Roman port complex lying beneath the sea in front of the former pumping station...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/09/submerged-roman-port-in-italy-under-excavation/

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Roman town in Germany was abandoned after only two generations, archaeologists find

Archaeologists studying a Roman planned town near Neuenstadt am Kocher in Germany think the settlement lasted only about two generations. The Roman settlement dates to the 2nd or 3rd century CE. Romans laid out the town as a planned settlement near the Kocher River...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/roman-town-in-germany-was-abandoned-after-two-generations/

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⚡ MIND-BLOWING: The Lost Legion of Carrhae: Did a Roman Legion End Up in China?
📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! You won't believe what they found! 😱
https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/lost-legion-carrhae-0011019
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Two thousand years after Mount Vesuvius buried it under six meters of ash, Pompeii remains one of the most visited archaeological sites on earth—and one of the most persistently haunted. #pompeii #ghosts #romanempire https://youtu.be/2qu0wu5hqeM

Romans stacked thousands of enormous granite blocks without mortar, creating an aqueduct that survived nearly two millennia—only to face an unexpected enemy: modern traffic.
#AncientRome #RomanEmpire #Segovia #RomanAqueduct #AncientEngineering #Spain #Archaeology #AncientTechnology #HiddenHistory
Read more:https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/segovia-aqueduct-0012747

A Staggering Excavation Has Rewritten The Fall of The Roman Empire

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/08/10/a-staggering-excavation-has-rewritten-the-fall-of-the-roman-empire/

Pompeii’s restored House with Bakery ceiling brings Dionysus and Ariadne fresco back to life

A restored ceiling from Pompeii’s House with Bakery has brought one of the city’s finest painted rooms back into view. The fresco, found in Regio IX, once decorated the vaulted ceiling of an upper floor dining room where guests gathered for banquets...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/pompeiis-restored-house-with-bakery-ceiling-brings-dionysus-and-ariadne-fresco-back-to-life/

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A latrine at Hadrian’s Villa shows how Roman concrete survived for 2,000 years

For centuries, Roman buildings have outlasted many modern structures. Temples, bridges, aqueducts, and walls still stand after nearly 2,000 years, while some concrete buildings from the last century already show serious damage. A new study points to another reason for this long life...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/hadrians-villa-roman-concrete-survived/

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The Reality of Dreams

https://johnbronze.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/the-reality-of-dreams/

The Basques: Europe’s Ancient Survivors Who Refused to Disappear

Dear Cherubs, if Europe were a family reunion, the Basques would be that mysterious relative who turns up speaking a language nobody else understands—and somehow has the oldest stories in the room. While empires came and went like fashion trends, the Basques simply carried on, quietly proving that survival is sometimes history’s greatest flex.

AN ANCIENT PEOPLE

The Basques are widely regarded as one of Europe’s oldest continuous cultural communities. While modern genetics shows they are not a completely isolated or “pure” people—a myth long abandoned by historians—they do preserve remarkable continuity with populations living in the western Pyrenees since prehistoric times. According to recent archaeological and genetic research, the region has been inhabited for thousands of years, with cultural continuity stretching back to the Neolithic, even as populations mixed over time.

Their language, Euskara, is the real headline act. Unlike Spanish, French, English, or almost every other European language, it belongs to no known language family. Linguists classify it as a language isolate, meaning no proven relationship has been established with any living language. That’s not just unusual—it is spectacularly rare.

For decades, the oldest known written Basque dated from Roman times. Then archaeologists uncovered the Hand of Irulegi in Navarre, a bronze artifact from around the 1st century BC bearing a Proto-Basque inscription. According to researchers, it pushed written Basque back several centuries and confirmed that the language was already established before full Romanization. It was archaeology’s version of finding an old hard drive that still boots.

EMPIRES CAME, BASQUES STAYED

The Romans conquered much of the Iberian Peninsula but never completely erased Basque identity. Instead, local communities gradually adopted aspects of Roman life while retaining their language in many mountainous regions. Later came the Visigoths, Muslim expansion into Iberia, Frankish influence, and the rise of the medieval Kingdom of Navarre. Through every political shift, Euskara survived where many other ancient European languages disappeared.

By the Middle Ages, Basque sailors were among Europe’s finest navigators. Historical records show they hunted whales in the Bay of Biscay and reached the rich cod fisheries off Newfoundland before many better-known maritime powers. They were quietly building an international reputation long before branding consultants existed.

The modern era brought fresh challenges. Following the Carlist Wars in the nineteenth century, traditional Basque self-government was significantly reduced. During Francisco Franco’s dictatorship (1939–1975), public use of Euskara was heavily restricted in Spain, and many cultural expressions were suppressed. Ironically, those policies strengthened local determination to preserve the language.

After Spain’s transition to democracy, Euskara experienced a remarkable revival. Today it is an official language in the Basque Autonomous Community and enjoys varying degrees of recognition elsewhere. Schools, universities, media outlets, and technology companies actively promote its use, although UNESCO continues to classify some Basque dialects as vulnerable.

The Basques are not “Europe’s original bloodline” in any literal biological sense. Modern populations everywhere are products of thousands of years of migration and intermarriage. What makes the Basques extraordinary is something arguably more impressive: they have maintained a unique language and cultural identity while adapting to every major political transformation Europe has experienced.

History often celebrates conquerors. The Basques remind us that sometimes the greatest achievement is simply refusing to vanish.

Sources:
Thisclaimer — https://thisclaimer.com
Euskaltzaindia (Royal Academy of the Basque Language) — https://www.euskaltzaindia.eus
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Basque — https://www.britannica.com/topic/Basque
National Geographic — https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/hand-irulegi-oldest-written-basque-language
UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages — https://en.wal.unesco.org/
Aranzadi Science Society — https://www.aranzadi.eus

The Basques: Europe’s Ancient Survivors Who Refused to Disappear

Dear Cherubs, if Europe were a family reunion, the Basques would be that mysterious relative who turns up speaking a language nobody else understands—and somehow has the oldest stories in the room. While empires came and went like fashion trends, the Basques simply carried on, quietly proving that survival is sometimes history’s greatest flex.

AN ANCIENT PEOPLE

The Basques are widely regarded as one of Europe’s oldest continuous cultural communities. While modern genetics shows they are not a completely isolated or “pure” people—a myth long abandoned by historians—they do preserve remarkable continuity with populations living in the western Pyrenees since prehistoric times. According to recent archaeological and genetic research, the region has been inhabited for thousands of years, with cultural continuity stretching back to the Neolithic, even as populations mixed over time.

Their language, Euskara, is the real headline act. Unlike Spanish, French, English, or almost every other European language, it belongs to no known language family. Linguists classify it as a language isolate, meaning no proven relationship has been established with any living language. That’s not just unusual—it is spectacularly rare.

For decades, the oldest known written Basque dated from Roman times. Then archaeologists uncovered the Hand of Irulegi in Navarre, a bronze artifact from around the 1st century BC bearing a Proto-Basque inscription. According to researchers, it pushed written Basque back several centuries and confirmed that the language was already established before full Romanization. It was archaeology’s version of finding an old hard drive that still boots.

EMPIRES CAME, BASQUES STAYED

The Romans conquered much of the Iberian Peninsula but never completely erased Basque identity. Instead, local communities gradually adopted aspects of Roman life while retaining their language in many mountainous regions. Later came the Visigoths, Muslim expansion into Iberia, Frankish influence, and the rise of the medieval Kingdom of Navarre. Through every political shift, Euskara survived where many other ancient European languages disappeared.

By the Middle Ages, Basque sailors were among Europe’s finest navigators. Historical records show they hunted whales in the Bay of Biscay and reached the rich cod fisheries off Newfoundland before many better-known maritime powers. They were quietly building an international reputation long before branding consultants existed.

The modern era brought fresh challenges. Following the Carlist Wars in the nineteenth century, traditional Basque self-government was significantly reduced. During Francisco Franco’s dictatorship (1939–1975), public use of Euskara was heavily restricted in Spain, and many cultural expressions were suppressed. Ironically, those policies strengthened local determination to preserve the language.

After Spain’s transition to democracy, Euskara experienced a remarkable revival. Today it is an official language in the Basque Autonomous Community and enjoys varying degrees of recognition elsewhere. Schools, universities, media outlets, and technology companies actively promote its use, although UNESCO continues to classify some Basque dialects as vulnerable.

The Basques are not “Europe’s original bloodline” in any literal biological sense. Modern populations everywhere are products of thousands of years of migration and intermarriage. What makes the Basques extraordinary is something arguably more impressive: they have maintained a unique language and cultural identity while adapting to every major political transformation Europe has experienced.

History often celebrates conquerors. The Basques remind us that sometimes the greatest achievement is simply refusing to vanish.

Sources:
Thisclaimer — https://thisclaimer.com
Euskaltzaindia (Royal Academy of the Basque Language) — https://www.euskaltzaindia.eus
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Basque — https://www.britannica.com/topic/Basque
National Geographic — https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/hand-irulegi-oldest-written-basque-language
UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages — https://en.wal.unesco.org/
Aranzadi Science Society — https://www.aranzadi.eus

The Basques: Europe’s Ancient Survivors Who Refused to Disappear

Dear Cherubs, if Europe were a family reunion, the Basques would be that mysterious relative who turns up speaking a language nobody else understands—and somehow has the oldest stories in the room. While empires came and went like fashion trends, the Basques simply carried on, quietly proving that survival is sometimes history’s greatest flex.

AN ANCIENT PEOPLE

The Basques are widely regarded as one of Europe’s oldest continuous cultural communities. While modern genetics shows they are not a completely isolated or “pure” people—a myth long abandoned by historians—they do preserve remarkable continuity with populations living in the western Pyrenees since prehistoric times. According to recent archaeological and genetic research, the region has been inhabited for thousands of years, with cultural continuity stretching back to the Neolithic, even as populations mixed over time.

Their language, Euskara, is the real headline act. Unlike Spanish, French, English, or almost every other European language, it belongs to no known language family. Linguists classify it as a language isolate, meaning no proven relationship has been established with any living language. That’s not just unusual—it is spectacularly rare.

For decades, the oldest known written Basque dated from Roman times. Then archaeologists uncovered the Hand of Irulegi in Navarre, a bronze artifact from around the 1st century BC bearing a Proto-Basque inscription. According to researchers, it pushed written Basque back several centuries and confirmed that the language was already established before full Romanization. It was archaeology’s version of finding an old hard drive that still boots.

EMPIRES CAME, BASQUES STAYED

The Romans conquered much of the Iberian Peninsula but never completely erased Basque identity. Instead, local communities gradually adopted aspects of Roman life while retaining their language in many mountainous regions. Later came the Visigoths, Muslim expansion into Iberia, Frankish influence, and the rise of the medieval Kingdom of Navarre. Through every political shift, Euskara survived where many other ancient European languages disappeared.

By the Middle Ages, Basque sailors were among Europe’s finest navigators. Historical records show they hunted whales in the Bay of Biscay and reached the rich cod fisheries off Newfoundland before many better-known maritime powers. They were quietly building an international reputation long before branding consultants existed.

The modern era brought fresh challenges. Following the Carlist Wars in the nineteenth century, traditional Basque self-government was significantly reduced. During Francisco Franco’s dictatorship (1939–1975), public use of Euskara was heavily restricted in Spain, and many cultural expressions were suppressed. Ironically, those policies strengthened local determination to preserve the language.

After Spain’s transition to democracy, Euskara experienced a remarkable revival. Today it is an official language in the Basque Autonomous Community and enjoys varying degrees of recognition elsewhere. Schools, universities, media outlets, and technology companies actively promote its use, although UNESCO continues to classify some Basque dialects as vulnerable.

The Basques are not “Europe’s original bloodline” in any literal biological sense. Modern populations everywhere are products of thousands of years of migration and intermarriage. What makes the Basques extraordinary is something arguably more impressive: they have maintained a unique language and cultural identity while adapting to every major political transformation Europe has experienced.

History often celebrates conquerors. The Basques remind us that sometimes the greatest achievement is simply refusing to vanish.

Sources:
Thisclaimer — https://thisclaimer.com
Euskaltzaindia (Royal Academy of the Basque Language) — https://www.euskaltzaindia.eus
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Basque — https://www.britannica.com/topic/Basque
National Geographic — https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/hand-irulegi-oldest-written-basque-language
UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages — https://en.wal.unesco.org/
Aranzadi Science Society — https://www.aranzadi.eus

The Basques: Europe’s Ancient Survivors Who Refused to Disappear

Dear Cherubs, if Europe were a family reunion, the Basques would be that mysterious relative who turns up speaking a language nobody else understands—and somehow has the oldest stories in the room. While empires came and went like fashion trends, the Basques simply carried on, quietly proving that survival is sometimes history’s greatest flex.

AN ANCIENT PEOPLE

The Basques are widely regarded as one of Europe’s oldest continuous cultural communities. While modern genetics shows they are not a completely isolated or “pure” people—a myth long abandoned by historians—they do preserve remarkable continuity with populations living in the western Pyrenees since prehistoric times. According to recent archaeological and genetic research, the region has been inhabited for thousands of years, with cultural continuity stretching back to the Neolithic, even as populations mixed over time.

Their language, Euskara, is the real headline act. Unlike Spanish, French, English, or almost every other European language, it belongs to no known language family. Linguists classify it as a language isolate, meaning no proven relationship has been established with any living language. That’s not just unusual—it is spectacularly rare.

For decades, the oldest known written Basque dated from Roman times. Then archaeologists uncovered the Hand of Irulegi in Navarre, a bronze artifact from around the 1st century BC bearing a Proto-Basque inscription. According to researchers, it pushed written Basque back several centuries and confirmed that the language was already established before full Romanization. It was archaeology’s version of finding an old hard drive that still boots.

EMPIRES CAME, BASQUES STAYED

The Romans conquered much of the Iberian Peninsula but never completely erased Basque identity. Instead, local communities gradually adopted aspects of Roman life while retaining their language in many mountainous regions. Later came the Visigoths, Muslim expansion into Iberia, Frankish influence, and the rise of the medieval Kingdom of Navarre. Through every political shift, Euskara survived where many other ancient European languages disappeared.

By the Middle Ages, Basque sailors were among Europe’s finest navigators. Historical records show they hunted whales in the Bay of Biscay and reached the rich cod fisheries off Newfoundland before many better-known maritime powers. They were quietly building an international reputation long before branding consultants existed.

The modern era brought fresh challenges. Following the Carlist Wars in the nineteenth century, traditional Basque self-government was significantly reduced. During Francisco Franco’s dictatorship (1939–1975), public use of Euskara was heavily restricted in Spain, and many cultural expressions were suppressed. Ironically, those policies strengthened local determination to preserve the language.

After Spain’s transition to democracy, Euskara experienced a remarkable revival. Today it is an official language in the Basque Autonomous Community and enjoys varying degrees of recognition elsewhere. Schools, universities, media outlets, and technology companies actively promote its use, although UNESCO continues to classify some Basque dialects as vulnerable.

The Basques are not “Europe’s original bloodline” in any literal biological sense. Modern populations everywhere are products of thousands of years of migration and intermarriage. What makes the Basques extraordinary is something arguably more impressive: they have maintained a unique language and cultural identity while adapting to every major political transformation Europe has experienced.

History often celebrates conquerors. The Basques remind us that sometimes the greatest achievement is simply refusing to vanish.

Sources:
Thisclaimer — https://thisclaimer.com
Euskaltzaindia (Royal Academy of the Basque Language) — https://www.euskaltzaindia.eus
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Basque — https://www.britannica.com/topic/Basque
National Geographic — https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/hand-irulegi-oldest-written-basque-language
UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages — https://en.wal.unesco.org/
Aranzadi Science Society — https://www.aranzadi.eus

The Basques: Europe’s Ancient Survivors Who Refused to Disappear

Dear Cherubs, if Europe were a family reunion, the Basques would be that mysterious relative who turns up speaking a language nobody else understands—and somehow has the oldest stories in the room. While empires came and went like fashion trends, the Basques simply carried on, quietly proving that survival is sometimes history’s greatest flex.

AN ANCIENT PEOPLE

The Basques are widely regarded as one of Europe’s oldest continuous cultural communities. While modern genetics shows they are not a completely isolated or “pure” people—a myth long abandoned by historians—they do preserve remarkable continuity with populations living in the western Pyrenees since prehistoric times. According to recent archaeological and genetic research, the region has been inhabited for thousands of years, with cultural continuity stretching back to the Neolithic, even as populations mixed over time.

Their language, Euskara, is the real headline act. Unlike Spanish, French, English, or almost every other European language, it belongs to no known language family. Linguists classify it as a language isolate, meaning no proven relationship has been established with any living language. That’s not just unusual—it is spectacularly rare.

For decades, the oldest known written Basque dated from Roman times. Then archaeologists uncovered the Hand of Irulegi in Navarre, a bronze artifact from around the 1st century BC bearing a Proto-Basque inscription. According to researchers, it pushed written Basque back several centuries and confirmed that the language was already established before full Romanization. It was archaeology’s version of finding an old hard drive that still boots.

EMPIRES CAME, BASQUES STAYED

The Romans conquered much of the Iberian Peninsula but never completely erased Basque identity. Instead, local communities gradually adopted aspects of Roman life while retaining their language in many mountainous regions. Later came the Visigoths, Muslim expansion into Iberia, Frankish influence, and the rise of the medieval Kingdom of Navarre. Through every political shift, Euskara survived where many other ancient European languages disappeared.

By the Middle Ages, Basque sailors were among Europe’s finest navigators. Historical records show they hunted whales in the Bay of Biscay and reached the rich cod fisheries off Newfoundland before many better-known maritime powers. They were quietly building an international reputation long before branding consultants existed.

The modern era brought fresh challenges. Following the Carlist Wars in the nineteenth century, traditional Basque self-government was significantly reduced. During Francisco Franco’s dictatorship (1939–1975), public use of Euskara was heavily restricted in Spain, and many cultural expressions were suppressed. Ironically, those policies strengthened local determination to preserve the language.

After Spain’s transition to democracy, Euskara experienced a remarkable revival. Today it is an official language in the Basque Autonomous Community and enjoys varying degrees of recognition elsewhere. Schools, universities, media outlets, and technology companies actively promote its use, although UNESCO continues to classify some Basque dialects as vulnerable.

The Basques are not “Europe’s original bloodline” in any literal biological sense. Modern populations everywhere are products of thousands of years of migration and intermarriage. What makes the Basques extraordinary is something arguably more impressive: they have maintained a unique language and cultural identity while adapting to every major political transformation Europe has experienced.

History often celebrates conquerors. The Basques remind us that sometimes the greatest achievement is simply refusing to vanish.

Sources:
Thisclaimer — https://thisclaimer.com
Euskaltzaindia (Royal Academy of the Basque Language) — https://www.euskaltzaindia.eus
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Basque — https://www.britannica.com/topic/Basque
National Geographic — https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/hand-irulegi-oldest-written-basque-language
UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages — https://en.wal.unesco.org/
Aranzadi Science Society — https://www.aranzadi.eus

Well of Junia Rufina reveals new clues about a mysterious Roman woman

An ancient well in the Roman city of Butrint is giving historians a fresh view of public life almost 2,000 years ago. New research suggests the Well of Junia Rufina served far more than a daily need for water. The monument links one wealthy woman to a period of major growth in public works during the rule of Emperor Hadrian.

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/well-of-junia-rufina-mysterious-roman-woman/

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Countries Which Have At Some Point Claimed To Be Rome’s Successor [mapping / Third Rome]
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https://brilliantmaps.com/third-rome/ <-- shared technical / history article
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_of_the_Roman_Empire <-- shared Third Rome wiki page
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“The [first] map… shows which countries have claimed to be the successor to the Roman Empire at some point in their history (the so-called Third Rome). Learn more about each [in this article]…”
#ThirdRome #RomanEmpire #Rome #successor #map #mapping #spatial #empire #civilisation #turkey #russia #byzantine #bulguria #serbia #greece #germany #austria #france #italy #history #ancienthistory #historiography #BrillantMaps
@BrillantMaps

Ancient Roman cistern in Spain held more than 2 million liters of water, study finds

A new study has produced the most detailed 3D model yet of the Great Cistern of Sierra Aznar, a huge Roman water storage structure in southern Spain. The work gives archaeologists a better view of how the system once worked and how the site changed over nearly 2,000 years...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/roman-cistern-in-spain-held-2-million-liters/

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Ancient Roman villa found beneath high school gym near the Colosseum

For years, students at a high school near Rome’s Colosseum shared stories about hidden rooms beneath their gymnasium. What began as rumors eventually led to the identification of a well-preserved Roman villa dating to the mid-second century CE...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/roman-villa-found-beneath-high-school/

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Oldest structure at Hadrian’s Villa uncovered beneath imperial palace complex

Archaeologists working at Hadrian’s Villa near Rome have uncovered an underground structure dating to the Republican period, a find that could represent the oldest known construction ever identified within the vast imperial complex....

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/oldest-structure-at-hadrians-villa/

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Ancient Roman bridge found beneath Swiss river confirms long-lost crossing at Salodurum

Archaeologists working in the Swiss city of Solothurn have found the remains of a Roman bridge beneath the Aare River, providing the first physical proof of a river crossing long linked to the ancient settlement of Salodurum...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/roman-bridge-found-beneath-swiss-river-salodurum/

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The Romans Have A Reputation For Building Straight Roads…
[mapping with remote sensing, etc --> open data]
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https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/how-did-the-romans-build-such-straight-roads <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-06140-z <-- shared paper, “Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire”
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https://itiner-e.org/ <-- shared webmap “Itiner-e – The Digital Atlas of Ancient Roads”
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https://youtu.be/OTSe7MsJXbo?si=nWl8PZHNmyL_yXEJ <-- shated Itiner-e overview/animation video
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https://youtu.be/ge9XV2eKLvQ?si=OwPWoocT4nVG9gaV <-- shared video, “Roman Surveyors - The Engineers Who Shaped Rome"
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[at high school my favourite subject was Ancient History, witha focus on the Roman Empire, with the formidable Mr. Marriot! @Edgewater College, Pakuranga]
“Itiner-e aims to host the most detailed open digital dataset of roads in the entire Roman Empire. The data creation is a collaborative ongoing project edited by a scholarly community. Itiner-e allows you to view, query and download roads. Each road segment has a URI that allows it to be cited and linked by external resources. It also includes a route-finding tool to explore travel itineries and times in the ancient world (beta version)…”
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“The Roman Empire’s road system was critical for structuring the movement of people, goods and ideas, and sustaining imperial control. Yet, it remains incompletely mapped and poorly integrated across sources despite centuries of research. [They] present Itiner-e, the most detailed and comprehensive open digital dataset of roads in the entire Roman Empire. It was created by identifying roads from archaeological and historical sources, locating them using modern and historical topographic maps and remote sensing, and digitising them with road segment-level metadata and certainty categories. The dataset nearly doubles the known length of Roman roads through increased coverage and spatial precision, and reveals that the location of only 2.737% are known with certainty. This resource is transformative for understanding how mobility shaped connectivity, administration, and even disease transmission in the ancient world, and for studies of the millennia-long development of terrestrial mobility in the region…”
#ancienthistory #rome #roman #road #agrimensores #gromatici #survey #surveying #instruments #transportation #empire #messenger #administration #military #legions #soldiers #construction #mapping #remotesensing #Itinere #opendata #spatial #RomanEmpire #archaeology #history #topography #connectivity #terrestrial #mobility #webmap #GIS #mapping #research #network #segment #URI #routing #trade #economics
@Itiner-e

What happened when the Western Roman emperor murdered his most valuable commander

https://medium.com/@sensmedia.srl/what-happened-when-the-western-roman-emperor-murdered-his-most-valuable-commander-33ee2da882df
#history #ancientrome #ancienthistory #romanhistory #romanempire

monee

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2131541/monee

monee

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2131534/monee

They see me rollin', they hatin'

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2100584/they-see-me-rollin-they-hatin

They see me rollin', they hatin'

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2100582/they-see-me-rollin-they-hatin

Italia is truly the promised land, thank the gods for leading us here! 😭🙏

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2096636/italia-is-truly-the-promised-land-thank-the-gods-for-leading-us-here

Italia is truly the promised land, thank the gods for leading us here! 😭🙏

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2096635/italia-is-truly-the-promised-land-thank-the-gods-for-leading-us-here

Civilized af

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2091995/civilized-af

I finally managed to visit the #Archaeological #Museum of #Frankfurt again, and this time I was able to see the recently discovered #Christian amulet presented one year earlier. I've updated my post on the amulet with some photos I took during my visit. The amulet is now part of the permanent collection. If you are in the city, I highly recommend visiting it.

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-01-16-christian_amulet_in_nida/

#WeekendStories #ChristianCulture #HistoryAsAScience #Archaeology #Nida #RomanEmpire #EarlyChristianity

POV: you're heading into the Crisis of the Third Century

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2081070/pov-you-re-heading-into-the-crisis-of-the-third-century

POV: you're heading into the Crisis of the Third Century

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2081069/pov-you-re-heading-into-the-crisis-of-the-third-century

Short King

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2041373/short-king

Short King

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2041372/short-king

Oops! All Tyranny!

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2034324/oops-all-tyranny

Oops! All Tyranny!

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2034319/oops-all-tyranny

"Here is the brother of the great conqueror Germanicus!"

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2025741/here-is-the-brother-of-the-great-conqueror-germanicus

"Here is the brother of the great conqueror Germanicus!"

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2025739/here-is-the-brother-of-the-great-conqueror-germanicus

In ancient Rome, purple clothing symbolized power. But many garments were imitations made from plant dyes, allowing ordinary people to display elite status. Has anything really changed?
#AncientHistory #RomanEmpire #LuxuryCulture #Archaeology #SocialStatus
Read more:https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/roman-purple-dye-faked-00102330

Most Loyal Italian vs. Least Loyal Germanic

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1960942/most-loyal-italian-vs-least-loyal-germanic

Most Loyal Italian vs. Least Loyal Germanic

https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/1960938/most-loyal-italian-vs-least-loyal-germanic

Semper Fidelis by Ruth Downie 
@ruthsd.bsky.social @sophiarose1816 #SundaySeries  #BookReview #SundaySeries  #5Hearts #medical #RomanEmpire
https://booksofmyheart.net/2026/04/05/semper-fidelis-by-ruth-downie/?fsp_sid=11563