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TIL The largest island on England’s largest lake is Belle Island on Windermere Lake. A Roman Governor built a villa there during the Roman occupation. It is now privately owned.

by whatilearned July 5, 2022, 3:48 am

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Ammianus Marcellinus on magic and paganism in the Roman empire of the 4th century CE. Few instances & an attempt of cross-checking

by HistoryBuff July 2, 2022, 8:36 am

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TIL the distance of a mile was defined by ancient Roman armies marching one thousand paces (mille passus). The nautical mile is based on the size of the earth.

by whatilearned June 27, 2022, 1:44 pm

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TIL that Legio V Macedonica was the longest-lived Roman legion. It was established in 43 BC by Octavian and existed for 680 years until it was destroyed during the Muslim conquest of Egypt in the 7th century AD

by whatilearned June 27, 2022, 8:28 am

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TIL Lucifer was a Roman deity (minor but he was the son of Dawn) before he was the devil.

by whatilearned June 25, 2022, 1:18 pm

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TIL one of the most mad Roman emperors wasn’t actually called ‘Caligula’. It was a nickname given to him as a kid by his father’s soldiers, while being on campaign with them in Germania. The name means ‘little boots’ in Latin and is a reference to the child-sized military gear he would wear

by whatilearned June 23, 2022, 3:15 pm

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Just woke up from a dream about Roman numerals 5, 4, 1, and 500.

by cringeyjokesman June 22, 2022, 10:55 pm

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TIL no Roman Emperor ever ate any pasta. It was first recorded in Italy in the 13th-14th century

by whatilearned June 22, 2022, 6:59 pm

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TIL that a person claiming to be Pope without election by the Roman Catholic Church is known as an Antipope.

by whatilearned June 20, 2022, 10:36 pm

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A Lutheran moves into a neighborhood of Roman Catholics on the first day of Lent.

by cringeyjokesman June 18, 2022, 2:53 pm

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TIL Rome technically lasted from 753 BC till 1453 AD when the ottoman empire conquered Constantinople ending the Eastern Roman empire meaning that it lasted a totality of 2,206 years which is longer than the total history of Christianity.

by whatilearned June 18, 2022, 1:54 pm

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Til that Pliny the Elder, author of the encyclopedia considered to be scientific authority from Roman times through the middle ages, suggested fresh breath be obtained by rubbing the teeth with burned mouse dung and honey.

by whatilearned June 17, 2022, 8:02 pm

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