This archaelogical discovery would put the arrival of Christianity in Germany in the mid-3rd century, roughly half a century earlier than previously thought. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a64841409/silver-amulet-christianity-history/
Roman road, infant burials, and rare artifacts unearthed in ancient Augusta Raurica, Switzerland
In a major archaeological excavation prior to a new construction project in Kaiseraugst, Switzerland, archaeologists uncovered well-preserved Roman structures and rare artifacts in the ancient area formerly known as Augusta Raurica...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/roman-road-burials-artifacts-in-augusta-raurica/
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How the humble chestnut traced the rise and fall of the Roman Empire
The chestnut trees of Europe tell a hidden story charting the fortunes of ancient Rome and the legacy it left in the continent's forests.
Drought triggered rebellion and barbarian invasion in Roman Britain, study finds
A newly published study by researchers from the University of Cambridge reveals that a catastrophic three-year drought led to a massive rebellion known as the “Barbarian Conspiracy” in Roman Britain around 367 CE...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/04/drought-triggered-invasion-in-roman-britain/
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How Workers in Ancient Egypt and Rome Organized Strikes https://www.byteseu.com/989636/ #AncientEgypt #Egypt #Featured #labor #RomanEmpire #unions
Les énormes arches qui soutiennent les tribunes pour les spectateurs dans l'amphithéâtre d'El Djem en Tunisie
https://bsky.app/profile/oz-of-the-ancients.bsky.social/post/3loaw74ao322b
>#archéologie #romanempire #Patrimoine #Heritage #Tunisie #amphithéâtre
Yes, let's have a BIG MILITARY PARADE! I'm sure all the military personnel just LOVE TRUMP...NOT! Let's show Trump what a real "parade" looks like on June 14th!
Trump's VA strands thousands of veterans by ending a key mortgage program
May 1, 2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5382448/va-veterans-affairs-mortgages-foreclosure-vasp
Army plans for a potential parade on Trump’s birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns
May 1, 2025
https://apnews.com/article/army-parade-trump-birthday-96bb9c8e9af1ef285c56fdc3d1ba4b35
Roman horse cemetery with rare burial discovered in Stuttgart
Archaeologists in Stuttgart have unearthed the remains of over 100 Roman-era horses buried in what is now believed to be one of the largest known ancient Roman horse cemeteries in southern Germany...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/04/roman-horse-cemetery-discovered-in-stuttgart/
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Researchers analyze 4,000 Roman bricks to uncover the building secrets of the ancient metropolis of Trier
A new interdisciplinary research project will investigate the organization of ancient building material production in the Roman city of Trier, an important city in the northern provinces of the empire...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/04/researchers-analyze-4000-roman-bricks-trier/
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We all know what happened to the #RomanEmpire when they started to f*ck over veterans...!
Who Will Pay for The Damage That #DOGE Has Done to Our #Veterans?
Reports are starting to show that DOGE has cost the federal government far more than it has saved. Will anyone ever be held accountable?
by Michael Embrich, April 21, 2025
"Lives ruined. #GIBill #mortgages heading into default, mass firings of #veterans across the government, and 80,000 job cuts coming to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, all in the name of supposed cost savings sought by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. But a new U.S. Treasury Department report shows that the Trump administration has spent $155 billion more than Joe Biden at the same point in his presidency.
"DOGE claims to have saved the government $150 billion, which most experts doubt. Even if you accept their own dubious accounting, the grand total of savings to the federal government under Donald Trump amounts to negative $5 billion.
"As the MAGA faithful make their plans for the $5,000 DOGE refund checks that will never come, the reality is that Trump and Musk have ruined the lives of countless veterans and will destroy the lives of countless more — all for the sake of throwing red meat to their Truth Social and X internet flunkies.
"When all is said and done — when the veteran suicide rate spikes, and when American taxpayers are burdened with billions in defaulted VA loans from fired veteran and disabled veteran federal employees — will anyone from the Trump administration or Musk be held accountable? I’m not counting on it. But if no one is held accountable for this absolute crime committed on the backs of our nation’s veterans, why would any American ever raise their hand to serve their government again, knowing they could be treated so poorly and so callously?
"As Musk gets trolled in his video game chat rooms for being the epic loser that he is, Musk can always just rage quit, shut the game off, and go spend his vast fortune alone. But for the many veterans he has destroyed and the other federal employees who support veterans, whom he mocked by quoting the movie Office Space, it won’t be so easy. They will need to start over. They will need to find new jobs. They will lose it all, further hurting the American economy that Musk’s boss is currently destroying.
"Democrat or Republican, you should go to jail if you break campaign finance laws. Make the Supreme Court jump through hoops. If they bring down another Citizens United ruling, Congress can just draft new legislation with different wording. Show them all that we will not stand for billionaires hijacking democracy.
"Elected leaders, if you really care about America and you really care about veterans, now is the time to risk it all, even your office, for democracy. If you can’t see that, then we don’t deserve democracy, and no one will ever be held accountable for the heinous crimes they have committed against our most esteemed citizens, our veterans."
Original article:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-musk-veterans-doge-damage-health-jobs-1235321600/
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/6tQTx
The Roman Way to Trash a Republic - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/rome-senators-republic-augustus/682469/
When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
First Roman bridgehead fort discovered in Austria solves ‘Deserted Castle’ mystery https://www.byteseu.com/924599/ #Austria #DefensiveWalls #RomanArchitecture #RomanEmpire
Scientists Link Mysterious Icelandic Rocks to ‘Little’ Ice Age—and Rome’s Downfall https://www.byteseu.com/924295/ #GREENLAND #IceAge #Iceland #RomanEmpire
Bizarre Rocks in Iceland May Oddly Help Explain the Fall of Rome https://www.byteseu.com/922054/ #Iceland #LittleIceAge #RomanEmpire
https://www.europesays.com/1995758/ Bizarre Rocks in Iceland May Oddly Help Explain the Fall of Rome #iceland #island #LittleIceAge #RomanEmpire
Check out the newly published conference report “The Empire and I: Individuals in Empires and Postimperial Spaces”! The conference was organised by @GRK2571 at @unifreiburg (28–30 Nov 2024).
Written by Lara Forster & Kaja Plate, it explores personal perspectives on imperial frameworks.
Read it here: https://t1p.de/conf-rep-24
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https://www.europesays.com/1984256/ Scientists Crushed Rocks in Iceland—and May Have Solved the Fall of the Roman Empire #ChristopherSpencer #ClimateShift #DramaticClimateEvent #FallOfRome #iceland #island #RomanEmpire #TomGernon #ZirconCrystals
Mass Migration & the Echoes of Late Rome
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/04/10/mass-migration-the-echoes-of-late-rome/
In its greed for power, domination, resources and wealth, the West, says John Wight, is headed for the same fate as Rome all those centuries ago. By John Wight Special to Consortium News The ancient world can teach us much,…
#Politics #AncientWorld #Commentary #Europe #Immigration #IncomeInequality #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #UntilThisDayHistoricalPerspectivesOnTheNews #Barbarians #BorderControl #JohnWight #PresidentDonaldTrump #Refugees #RomanEmpire