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Roman Romps and Rotations

by Jackie118 in History, October 13, 2009
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Welcome to the Pleasure Dome! A weird and rather bizarre discovery by Italian archaeologists in Rome.

Boedicea (Boudicca) Queen of The Iceni: England Defiant

by Kim Seabrook in History, September 28, 2009
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From: More Prisoners of Eternity.

Boedicea, a woman outraged at the brutal rape of her children, armed her people and took them to war against the perpetrators. She burned, she killed, she pillaged, and what had been an act of vengeance became a fight for liberation and freedom. Ultimately it was futile, but it burned bright and was to light a torch for future generations.

Agrippina and Messalina: Women Whom Men Desired But Who Loved Power More

by Kim Seabrook in History, June 16, 2009
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From: More Prisoners of Eternity.

Top 10 Evil Men of All Time

by CutestPrincess in History, June 13, 2009
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This is my top 10 lists of most evil men. I know there are lots of them but these people had really captured my attention.

Queen Boudicca

by saltire50 in History, May 28, 2009
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Boudiccas fight with the Roman Army.

The Bluffer’s Guide to Early Roman Emperors

by postpunkpixie in History, May 7, 2009
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From Augustus right the way up to Hadrian, a guide to their lives, loves and the issues that surround them.

The Great Burning of Rome

by balisunset in History, July 22, 2008
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On July 19, 64 AD, the same date four and a half centuries earlier when the Gauls set fire to Rome, a fire broke out near the Circus Maximus and quickly spread all over the city of Rome. Large numbers of people lived in timber-framed tenements and, in the warmer weather of July, these readily provided the needed fuel for a fire. Over a period of six days, and then after a short lull, bursting into flames again for a further three days, the flames destroyed 70 percent of the city.

Did Emperor Nero Really Play the Fiddle While Rome Burned?

by The Historian in History, December 6, 2007
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Popular history says that the Roman Emperor Nero was a sadistic, psychotic tyrant who set fire to Rome and then sang and played the fiddle while it burned. Is there any truth to this claim?

The Decline of Rome

by Jordan Jankowski in History, March 18, 2007
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Main reasons to the decline of Rome

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