Viggen Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Villa of Roman emperor raises new questions for researchers on dig in Italy. In The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon portrays the pagan emperor Maxentius as a licentious youth and "a tyrant as contemptible as he was odious." Historians have long assumed that the reviled Roman emperor lived part-time at an 80-acre suburban villa complex until he was killed by his rival Constantine at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in A.D. 312. But a University of Colorado-led archaeology team has uncovered evidence that the villa's main hall was never occupied. full article at RockyMountainNews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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