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Peter EdwellThe Conversation |
It’s an attractively neat idea. But when it came to paying Roman soldiers, coins did the job admirably.
After dozens of wars between the two ancient empires of Rome and Persia, peace deals often failed to solve problems – and sometimes made the...
Most Roman emperors died on the job. So when the emperor Diocletian decided to abdicate and retire in March 305 CE, it was a highly unusual...
The ancient Greeks and Romans invaded Persia multiple times. The risks were high, the logistics complicated, and wars were a lot easier to start than...
Some wondered, centuries ahead of their time, if lightning had something to do with air and clouds.
Depictions of the eccentricities of Roman leaders were (and remain) interesting. But such leaders were often also dangerous, unpredictable and...
The statue, titled Kneeling Before Iran, shows the emperor grovelling before Persian king Shapur I. Where did this imagery come from? And why now?
One wonders what Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian empire, would think of the comparison.
More than 2,000 years ago, the depiction of living leaders on Roman coins caused similar ructions. It came at a time when the Roman republic was in...
These gardens also played a religious role, offering a glimpse of what eternity might look like in the afterlife.
Public baths also often featured gymnasiums, libraries, restaurants and exercise yards. Archaeological evidence suggests even dentistry was performed...
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