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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/ -
I don't recall ever being this lost when making a video
Maybe some historians can clear it up
#OneTakeMan #InOneTake #AltHist #AltHistory #AlternateHistory #Christian #Christianity #HistoryOfChristianity #EarlyChristianity #RomanEmpire #Byzantium #History
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Super spannende Rezension zu einem Buch, das erstmals die Geschichte Skandinaviens als Region am Rande des Imperiums rekonstruiert. Man erfährt die coolsten Dinge & wird schlauer was Methodologie für so prä-schreibende Kulturen angeht. Und ja: Eisbären im Kolosseum.
#history #antiquity #prehistory #scandinavia #romanempire #books #Reviewhttps://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/michael-kulikowski/polar-bears-in-rome
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A Staggering Excavation Has Rewritten The Fall of The Roman Empire
Interamna Lirenas has turned out to be far more than a “backwater town” of the Roman Empire. According to a published study in Roman Urbanism in Italy, this central Italian town thrived well beyond previous belief, using its impressive urban features and forward-thinking design to stave off the effects of the empire’s collapse well into the 3rd century AD. “We started with a site so unpromising that no one had ever tried to excavate it,” Alessandro Launaro, the study’s author […] -
Teuta and Zenobia: Revolutionary Queens Who Challenged Rome
You may wonder why I chose to write about “bad girls”. I think most of us understand that we each have a dichotomous nature and that, often times, we are guided by one side more than the other. Some of us can balance the two; but, others have more difficulty. I have experienced that difficulty myself. I can sometimes be more headstrong and independent than I should be. I have learned over the years when those traits are more positive than negative. Other times it has been my greatest failure. It is my intention to relate women who are little known to us, but who made an impact on our world, whether good or bad. I will leave that interpretation and judgment to the reader.
The first woman is Teuta who lived in 3rd Century BC in the Eastern Roman Empire. Teuta was the queen regent of the Ardiaei tribe in Illyra, which includes parts of the Western Balkans including Albania, Montenegro, and the southeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. She ruled the tribe from 231 to approximately 228-227 BCE.
Teuta assumed control of the monarchy on behalf of her young step-son, Pinnes, after the death of her husband King Agron. She is best known for her defiance against Rome which demanded she stop attacking Roman shipping and the murder of a Roman envoy. Teuta was a pirate known for intercepting Roman ships and stealing their wares for the support of her people. Her tribe along with other Illyrian tribes were known as warriors and pirates. Their economy, which struggled, was based on agriculture, mining, and commerce, primarily with Greek colonies.
Teuta utilized their navy to control the Adriatic trade routes and to capture coastal cities like Phoenice. Teuta’s fierce advocacy for her people led to conflict with the greater Roman Empire eventually leading to the First Illyrian-Roman war in 229-228 BCE. Teuta lost the war and was forced to surrender and cede territory. She is an enduring heroine in Albanian culture because they consider her a protector of their traditional ways of life.
Another such bad girl was Zenobia, a warrior during the 3rd Century AD in Syria. Like Teuta, Zenobia obtained power by becoming the regent to her oldest son, Vaballathus. She ruled from 267 to 272 AD. In 270 AD Zenobia launched an invasion of the Roman Empire that increased her kingdom. By the mid part of 271, her realm from Ancyra, central Anatolia, to Upper Egypt. She declared her son emperor and she claimed the title of empress which essentially declared the independence of Palmyra (modern day Syria).
Both of these women placed the security and well-being of their kingdoms above allegiance to the Roman Empire. They were willing to fight personally for their people when they could have passed the problems on to others. Moreover, both women had the benefit of ruling on behalf of their sons. Neither would be known had they not been widowed young and been placed in the position of needing a regent for their young children. Their personalities and characters were just what their kingdoms needed at the time they needed it. They were independent, courageous, physically and mentally strong, and faithful; though their adversaries considered them as criminal, treasonous harlots.
The historical significance of these two women should not be ignored. For the time periods in which they reigned women were considered property in most situations. Women were never consulted on their opinions much less their ideas on how to secure and improve the lives of their people. Women during antiquity were usually nothing more than objects to be admired, wives to secure the positions of their husbands, and property to be controlled. They lived among other leaders like Hannibal, Spartacus, and Julius Caesar. The courageousness of these women should be shared with our daughters so that they understand how women have been influential in their world, especially in antiquity which their history books will never include.
Have a great week!
For more information on Teuta and Zenobia:
https://syrianguides.com/the-epic-tale-of-palmyras-queen-zenobia/
https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/fierce-queen-illyrians-teuta-untameable-003126
Of course there’s always Wikipedia and YouTube!
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The Reality of Dreams
Throughout Human history, dreams have fascinated, inspired and disturbed us. Where do they come from? Why do they happen? What do they mean? Different civilisations have tried to answer these questions. The Ancient Mesopotamians thought of dreams as divine messages. The most well known Mesopotamian story is the Epic of Gilgamesh, where Gilgamesh receives dreams about the future. They also had dream temples, where people would go in order to sleep and receive these divine messages in their […]https://johnbronze.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/the-reality-of-dreams/
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The Basques: Europe’s Ancient Survivors Who Refused to Disappear
Basque Shepherd Dogs (Artzain Txakurra)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ardi_zakurrak.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (free to use with attribution)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:
The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #ancientBasques #ancientCivilizations #ancientEurope #ancientLanguages #archaeology #archaeologyDiscoveries #basajaun #basque #basqueCountry #basqueCulture #basqueFolklore #basqueGenetics #basqueHistory #basqueLanguage #basquePeople #basqueRevival #basqueTraditions #culturalHeritage #endangeredLanguages #europeanAncestry #europeanArchaeology #europeanCultures #europeanHistory #euskalHerria #euskara #francoDictatorship #frenchBasqueCountry #geneticsOfEurope #handOfIrulegi #historicalDiscoveries #historyFacts #humanMigration #iberianHistory #indigenousEurope #irulegiInscription #kingdomOfNavarre #languageIsolate #mariGoddess #medievalEurope #navarre #navarreHistory #preRomanEurope #prehistoricEurope #protoBasque #pyrenees #romanEmpire #spanishHistory #unescoLanguages #uniqueLanguages #worldHistory
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 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
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"Sorry about the brain damage 🥺" - The Roman Empire
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2175176/sorry-about-the-brain-damage-the-roman-empire
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"Sorry about the brain damage 🥺" - The Roman Empire
https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2175175/sorry-about-the-brain-damage-the-roman-empire
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"Statistically speaking, you won't survive, but you wouldn't in civilian life either tbf"
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"Statistically speaking, you won't survive, but you wouldn't in civilian life either tbf"
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Roman legionary in combat stance (Alessandro Lonati)
https://piefed.social/c/historyart/p/2095329/roman-legionary-in-combat-stance-alessandro-lonati
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Left-to-right, a Roman centurion (commander of ~100 men), optio (lieutenant), and ordinary legionary, 2nd century AD (Giorgio Albertini)
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"Literally kys" - General Paulinus
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2037624/literally-kys-general-paulinus
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"Literally kys" - General Paulinus
https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2037623/literally-kys-general-paulinus
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Our special skill is RULING, not RIDING!
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2032533/our-special-skill-is-ruling-not-riding
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Our special skill is RULING, not RIDING!
https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/2032516/our-special-skill-is-ruling-not-riding
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We call this, "Soldiers' democracy"! Gaius, you may cast the first vote!
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We call this, "Soldiers' democracy"! Gaius, you may cast the first vote!
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SOLITUDINEM FACIMUS, PACEM APPELLAMUS
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1995837/solitudinem-facimus-pacem-appellamus
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SOLITUDINEM FACIMUS, PACEM APPELLAMUS
https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/1995835/solitudinem-facimus-pacem-appellamus
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Roman legionary of the 2nd-3rd century AD demonstrating a thrust
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Für alle an Nida interessierten lohnt es sich m. E., immer wieder mal einen Blick auf diese Seite zu werfen:
https://www.forum-nida.de/category/alle-beitraege/presseberichte/
Das Archäologische Forum Nida e. V. beschäftigt sich intensiv mit diesem Thema und präsentiert aktuelle Presseberichte und News das römische Frankfurt betreffend - eine sehr empfehlenswerte Seite.
#roman #römisch #romanempire #römischesreich #archaeology #archäologie #geschichte #history #frankfurt #nida #frankfurtsrömischeserbe #heddernheim #civitastaunensium
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What fighting fashions a TRULY superior culture results in! (AnonHistory)
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What fighting fashions a TRULY superior culture results in! (AnonHistory)
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Common Spartan L; Rome 4eva
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1977713/common-spartan-l-rome-4eva
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Common Spartan L; Rome 4eva
https://piefed.social/c/roughromanmemes/p/1977711/common-spartan-l-rome-4eva
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"We don't do diplomacy bro"
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1878966/we-don-t-do-diplomacy-bro
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🦁📨 LöwenPost 2025/19 - Sino Kolumne: Hozon Auto ~ Weltzivilisationen ~ Saatgut in China
https://steady.page/de/xiefuzi/posts/9c6c81de-1ba8-49c1-913d-3170c546538c#china #hozonauto #neta #automotiveindustry #ev #electricvehicles #elektroauto #italien #italia #rom #roma #romanempire #saatgut #landwirtschaft #seeds #agriculture
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Rome wasn’t invincible! From betrayals to brutal battles, these warriors brought the empire to its knees. Some won, some lost, but ALL left their mark on history!
#Rome #History #AncientEnemies #ForgottenFoes #RomanEmpire #HistoricalFigures #EpicBattles#ArchaeologyFinds #Storytelling #DidYouKnow #AncientHistory #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory
Read More: https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/enemies-rome-0014372 -
Researchers Used A 1,500-Year-Old Map To Find A Lost City - Excavators Determined Tharais Was A Religious Hub Of The Byzantine Empire
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https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a64978262/tharais-byzantine-lost-city/ <-- shared technical article
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https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4243913 <-- shared paper
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“ • Researchers recently found one of the many lost Holy Land cities in Jordan.
• The team used maps and field surveys to identify the site.
• Experts believe the lost city Tharais wasn’t just an agricultural village—it may have also been a spiritual hub…”
#map #mapping #ancientmap #ancienthistory #Tharais #HolyLand #Jordan #surveys #MadabaMosaicMap #geography #AncientRome #RomanEmpire #city #archaeology #Byzantine #urban #settlement #Karak #excavation #MiddleEast #desert -
Roman limekiln and settlement discovered in Barnwood reveal life and industry in ancient Gloucester
Archaeologists from Cotswold Archaeology revealed significant Roman artifacts at the Centre Severn development site in Barnwood, Gloucester, giving new insights into life and construction practices under Roman occupation in Britain...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/roman-limekiln-and-settlement-discovered-in-barnwood/
Follow @archaeology
#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanempire #barnwood #romanartifacts #romanbritain
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CW: End of Empires
Crimea has the distinction of being the site of the last remnants of two formerly great empires.
In 1475, the Ottoman Empire took the last remaining principality of the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire that survived the fall of Rome.
Then in 1783, the Russians overran the Crimean Khanate, a leftover from the Mongol Empire.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Theodoro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_Khanate#Crimea #CrimeanKhanate #PrincipalityOfTheodoro #ByzantineEmpire #MongolEmpire #RomanEmpire #Lasts
