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TIL that Argos is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Europe. This Greek settlement has been inhabited for at least 7000 years, and has been under Roman, Byzantine, Crusader, Venetian and Ottoman rule. Significant ancient monuments remain there today.

by whatilearned January 23, 2022, 4:29 pm

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What exactly was the process in which the Prince-Electors chose the Holy Roman Emperor?

by HistoryBuff January 22, 2022, 9:41 pm

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TIL that after Spartacus was defeated, Crassus, the commander of the Roman forces, crucified 6,000 of the surviving rebels and lined the road with them—a crucifixion every ~100 feet for over 100 miles.

by whatilearned January 21, 2022, 8:17 am

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Why did the Western Roman Empire choose Burgundians and Goths over Egidius

by HistoryBuff January 20, 2022, 4:53 am

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Did the Roman Empire have a “Pentagon?”

by HistoryBuff January 19, 2022, 10:23 am

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TIL After making a series of vital reforms that prolonged the life of the Roman Empire, emperor Diocletian retired to his hometown and took up gardening. When asked to return, he refused, saying he wouldn’t give up the pleasure of planting cabbages with his own hands for anything in the world

by whatilearned January 19, 2022, 7:30 am

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TIL how Cato the Younger, a Roman senator, died. He was so unwilling to live under Caeser that stabbed himself and passed out. His physician attempted to sew him back up but when he came to, he pushed away the physician, plucked out his own guts, and died.

by whatilearned January 19, 2022, 2:49 am

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TIL outraged Egyptians had once lynched a Roman for killing a cat.

by whatilearned January 15, 2022, 4:13 am

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TIL When crucified, The nails would sever the median nerve, making the pain excruciating. The word excruciating comes from the Latin world excruciare,It was a Roman word meaning “as painful as a crucifixion or from/out of the cross.” The Pain was so intense the Romans had to create a new word forit

by whatilearned January 12, 2022, 2:19 pm

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Dynasties of Holy Roman Emperors… Even though they are elected?

by HistoryBuff January 9, 2022, 5:46 pm

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When/why did Greek mythology and literature overtake Roman in terms of influence and popularity?

by HistoryBuff December 10, 2021, 10:26 am

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The cost of joining the Roman Numeral Society was exactly $499

by cringeyjokesman December 9, 2021, 1:53 pm

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