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Roman Empire’s Roads
The public roads were accurately divided by milestones and ran in a direct line from one city to another, with very little respect for the obstacles
Parkman Vol. 6-1, Chapter 1
Their American parts the 18th. Century conflicts between France and Great Britain were incidental and apparently subordinate, yet it involved
Importance of Aqueducts
The solitudes of Asia and Africa were once covered with flourishing cities, whose populousness, and even whose existence, was derived from such
Community Pride in the Roman Empire
The opulent senators of Rome and the provinces esteemed it an honor, and almost an obligation, to adorn the splendor of their age and
Slavery in the Roman Empire
The proportion of slaves, who were valued as property, was more considerable than that of servants, who can be computed only as an
Eastern Resistance to Roman Culture
The long reign of the Macedonian kings had introduced a silent revolution into Syria and Egypt.Continuing Roman Empire's Society and Economy,our
Settling the Roman Empire’s Provinces
A nation of Romans was gradually formed in the provinces, by the double expedient of introducing colonies, and of admitting the most faithful and
Religion of the Roman Empire
The form of superstition, which had received the sanction of time and experience, was the best adapted to the climate, and to its