Today 274 Aurelian dedicates a temple to Sol Invictus on the supposed day of the winter solstice & day of rebirth of the Sun Roman Emperor Aurelian: Restorer of the World Book USA amzn.to/49RKXkA Book UK amzn.to/3oP7rtC "# ad" Aurelian had expelled all the barbarians from within the Roman frontiers

Today 274AD Roman Emperor Aurelian dedicates a temple to Sol Invictus on the supposed day of the winter solstice and day of rebirth of the Sun. He restored the Empire's eastern provinces, & his successes were instrumental in ending the Roman Empire's Crisis of the Third Century

5 Holidays That Date Back to Ancient Rome Today, we still use a calendar based on that of the ancient Romans, and many of their festivals also survive in modern holiday celebrations. www.thecollector.com/ancient-roma... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome For centuries, Roman emperors ruled over the vast Empire, wielding immense power and charting the course of this ancient civilization. Here are some of the most important rulers. www.thecollector.com/roman-empero... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

Today 3AD Galba was born, He was one of the four emperors in the year 69AD. The historian Tacitus famously wrote of Galba, “It was everyone’s opinion that he was capable of ruling the empire, had he never ruled”

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Today 69AD Vespasian became Emperor. He was the last of the four emperors who reigned in the Year of the four Rome's Greatest Emperor: Vespasian Book USA amzn.to/3C3f5wE Book UK amzn.to/3Ul68ow "# ad" The Year of the 4 Emperors when Vitellius emerged as the victor Vespasian took his chance

Today 69AD Vespasian became Emperor. He was the last of the 4 emperors who reigned in the Year of the 4. Vespasian and the II Augusta participated in the Roman invasion of Britain. While Vespasian besieged Jerusalem during the Jewish rebellion, emperor Nero committed suicide

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Cartimandua Who Supported the Romans Cartimandua was the Celtic queen of the Brigantes tribe in the 1st century CE, but unlike her famous contemporary Boudica, she supported the Romans. www.thecollector.com/cartimandua-... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

The Roman Medicine was quite sophisticated

Today 69 General Vespasian's troops occupy Rome after defeating the Emperor Vitellius Rome's Greatest Emperor: Vespasian Book USA amzn.to/3C3f5wE Book UK amzn.to/3Ul68ow "#ad" The Year of the 4 Emperors when Vitellius emerged as the victor Vespasian took his chance. It would prove a pivotal moment

Pompeii construction site confirms recipe for Roman concrete arstechnica.com/science/2025... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

How Greek Ideals Shaped Roman Statues and Blended Realism with Idealism www.thecollector.com/greek-influe... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Plancia Magna and the role of a Roman benefactress in Perge followinghadrian.com/2025/12/04/p... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

Tale of Britain’s post-Roman economic crash overturned by ancient metal pollution discovery www.chemistryworld.com/news/tale-of... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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Gladiators, Single Combat and Educating the Youth in Republican Rome antigonejournal.com/2025/03/glad... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

A Rare 2,000-Year-Old Roman Sun Hat From Cleopatra’s Egypt Has Been Restored to Its Former Glory www.zmescience.com/science/arch... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

The Roman Poet and Satirist Aulus Persius Flaccus - Read the article at romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-...

Ancient Rome’s Roads Might Have Been Almost Twice as Long as Researchers Previously Thought www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World's Mightiest Empire Get the book USA at amzn.to/4jrUe7i Get the book UK at amzn.to/4jvKjxm "# ad" A new history of two centuries of Jewish revolts against the Roman Empire

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The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire Edward Gibbon Get the book UK at amzn.to/48nB9xD Get this book USA at amzn.to/3rpmIIJ "# ad" Spanning 13 centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks Is one of the greatest narratives in European Literature

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How Octavian & Antony Crushed Caesar’s Assassins at the Battle of Philippi The Battle of Philippi in 43 BC was the decisive confrontation between the “Liberators,” who assassinated Caesar & the Caesarian faction led by Mark Antony & Octavian www.thecollector.com/battle-of-ph... Via @romanhistory1

The Little Known Roman Emperor Called “Saloninus” romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-...

Today 176AD Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of Imperator Marcus Aurelius & his Legacy:Seeking Rome's Kingdom of Gold Book USA amzn.to/4595Nvg Book UK amzn.to/3GWNZtm Marcus Aurelius practising Stoic & the last ‘Good Emperor’ before Rome commenced its prolonged decline

Today 43BC 2nd Triumvirate alliance of Roman leader Octavian, Marcus Lepidus & Mark Antony formed The 2nd Triumvirate Book UK amzn.to/3sGr6DX Book USA amzn.to/3MX1OIg A new political constellation seized control of the city of Rome

Died today 450AD Galla Placidia. Daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I, was regent to Valentinian III from 423 until his majority in 437, and a major force in Roman politics for most of her life. Read More at romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/2024/06/gall...

Galla Placidia and the Fall of the Roman Empire - Read the article at romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/2024/06/gall...

Titus Maccius Plautus - A Prominent Roman Playwright Read the article at romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/2025/07/titu...

Ovid – The Roman Poet Banished From Rome! romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/2020/07/ovid...

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Women of the Empire: The rise and fall of the women of the Julio-Claudian dynasty Get this book UK at amzn.to/47Ab0O8 Get this book USA at amzn.to/4666ypj Women of the Empire traces the tumultuous paths of Livia Drusilla, Julia the Elder, Agrippina the Elder, and Claudia Octavia.

What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase Behind the phrase a Pyrrhic Victory is one of the ancient world’s most fascinating characters www.thecollector.com/what-is-a-py... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

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The Conquest of Gaul By Julius Caesar Book USA amzn.to/45cp5MW Book UK amzn.to/3059yPg Between 58 and 50BC Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This is the record of his campaigns

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Died today 284AD Emperor Numerian. He was the younger son of the Emperor Carus. During the campaign against the Persians he was declared co-emperor by his father, and after Carus' death led the Roman army back into Roman territory. Near Heraclea, Numerian was discovered murdered in his litter

How the Romans did their business: images of Latrines throughout the Roman world followinghadrian.com/2013/05/09/h... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

Rome’s Greatest Soldier? Spurius Ligustinus and the Roman Army in the Middle Republic antigonejournal.com/2025/11/spur... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social

The African Roman Emperor Who Died At York - Read the article at romanancienthistory.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-...

The Colosseum: An Eternal Monument to Rome's Glory and Brutality tinyurl.com/Colosseum-Fl...

The Flavian Amphitheatre is the original name for the Colosseum

How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome? How did Nero become emperor of Rome? A mix of blue blood and maternal machinations brought him to power, but he would then have to battle his own mother for control www.thecollector.com/nero-become-... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social