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    Sarmatia

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    Sarmatia

     

    The territory of Sarmatia was an expansive stretch of land reaching from the Caspian Sea in the East to the Vistula River in the West, and as far south as the Danube. Essentially, Sarmatia was a collection of independent tribes, much like ancient Germania, that encompassed parts of modern Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States, Central Asian nations and into central European countries such as Romania and Poland....

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    Pontius Pilate and Jesus

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    Pontius Pilate and Jesus
    A major socio-political development during the reign of Tiberius and Sejanus was the Judean governorship of Pontius Pilate, and the emergence of Jesus Christ and the Christian religion that followed. Not only would the story grow into the most overwhelming religious force in the western world, but it also provides an important indication of the independent power of Sejanus and the contrasting imperial policy of Tiberius? tenure...
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    ABC 'Empire' Series

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    ?Empire? is a sweeping new limited drama series from the executive producers of the Academy Award-winning ?Chicago.? The period drama focuses on Julius Caesar?s nephew, Octavius, who is forced into exile after Caesar?s murder, and a fictional disgraced gladiator, Tyrannus, who has sworn to protect him....
     
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    Archaeological News

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    Some interesting new regarding the Roman Empire:
     
    Builders Find Roman Chariot Track
    New Hope in Hunt for Roman Library
    New Evidence of Rome's Founding?
    Roman Brothel Found Under Store
    Archaeologists Baffled by Headless Bodies Find
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    Lucius Aelius Sejanus

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    Sejanus
     
    Lucius Aelius Sejanus was the son of Tiberius? first Praetorian Prefect Strabo. An equestrian by birth, he had connection to the Imperial family almost his entire life, through the service of his father. In 16 AD Strabo was appointed the governorship of Egypt (the highest political position for an Equestrian of the time), and Sejanus moved fluidly into the command of the Praetorian Guard....
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    Christianity: The Official Religion of the Roman Empire
     
    While the rise of Christianity to dominate western religion may very well have been inevitable, certain key moments along the way helped secure this position. The arrival of the Constantinian Dynasty was one such moment. In the early 4th century, 306 AD, Constantine ascended as Emperor in the West upon the death of his father Constantius. However, he and his brother-in-law, and co-emperor in the west, Maxentius were bitter rivals....
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    Germanicus and the Revolt of the Legions

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    Germanicus and the Revolt of the Legions
     
    Almost immediately upon the death of Augustus, and his subsequent deification into the Roman Imperial cult, the legions in Pannonia and Germania began to revolt. The legions that guarded the Rhine and Danube rivers, by the far the largest concentration of military might in the western world, were unhappy with the terms and conditions of their service....
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    Spread of Christianity

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    Spread of Christianity
     
    Christianity emerged as a leading religion in the Imperial Roman age for a variety of factors. The teachings of Christ and Christian ideology including the concept of equality in the afterlife were obvious draws. However, people gravitated towards anything that would offer a new hope, especially as the stability of the late Empire continued to unravel....
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    UNRV.com Creative Writing Contest

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    UNRV.com is excited to announce a 'Creative Writing Contest' for Roman era related short stories. There is no reason for the contest other than to promote literature, especially as it relates to historical fiction.
     
    The contest entry period begins February 17, 2005 with submissions required before March 4, 2005.
     
    Entries should be emailed to primuspilus@unrv.com, and must include the writer's name. (Address and additional information will only be required for the presentation of prizes, if applicable). 1 prize per participant, but multiple entries are allowed.
     
    For more details and for prize information... Continue
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    Roman Empire by C.M. Wells

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    Roman Empire by C.M. Wells
     
    Another guest book review by community forum member Ursus...
     
    Wells offers a general survey of the Roman Empire from the rise of Augusts to the reign of Caracalla. The book is novel in adopting an alternating view between center-periphery relations. That is to say, one chapter will adhere to the traditional focus of Roman history by exploring the political machinations of the imperial court as well as the major military initiatives of the legions during a given time frame. The successive chapter, however, will attempt to provide a broader view of Roman society by highlighting the social and economic affairs of the provinces during the same time frame. In effect the book flips back and forth between the history shaking events of Rome, and the more mundane reality of the territories which Rome controlled....
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