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The History of Abortion & Contraception in Ancient Greece and Rome

by HistoryBuff June 30, 2022, 11:24 pm

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TIL bagpipes were originally made by either the Hittites or the Egyptians and was introduced to the British Isles/Scots by Rome.

by whatilearned June 19, 2022, 8:15 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 in ancient Rome admission to rhe colosseum was free. Today it’s like 40 bucks.

by whatilearned June 17, 2022, 12:01 am

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TIL: Colossal Pride celebration floods the streets of Rome

by whatilearned June 14, 2022, 6:09 pm

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Two beggars were sitting side by side in front of the Love Fountain in Rome, Italy.

by cringeyjokesman June 2, 2022, 4:04 am

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TIL: In 1485 a perfectly preserved body of a girl was discovered along the Via Appia just outside of Rome. Condition of it was so good that it looked that the person was buried yesterday despite being 1500 years old

by whatilearned June 1, 2022, 9:31 pm

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TIL that the Ottoman Empire claimed to be the successors of the Roman Empire after conquering the Byzantine’s. One of the Ottoman sultans titles was Kayser-I rum (Caesar of Rome) and the early sultans staunchly claimed that they were Roman emperors.

by whatilearned May 22, 2022, 2:16 pm

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TIL James Cameron had a nightmare fever dream while directing his first movie in Rome about an invincible robot hit-man sent from the future to assassinate him, which later led to the inspiration of The Terminator.

by whatilearned May 9, 2022, 6:31 pm

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How was Rome split in two?

by cringeyjokesman May 8, 2022, 12:48 pm

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TIL there was a Pee Tax in Ancient Rome. Vespasian imposed a urine tax on the sale and distribution of urine from Rome’s public urinals (which apparently had resale value).

by whatilearned April 14, 2022, 7:46 pm

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Why are Later Rome, Byzantium, and Persia Almost Never Depicted in Western Media?

by HistoryBuff April 12, 2022, 12:11 pm

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