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152- The Storm Before the Storm

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In 375 the Huns exploded into Gothic territory, sending refugees fleeing for the saftey of the Roman Empire.

151- Bursting a Blood Vessel

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Valens spent the late 360s and early 370s dealing with hostile Goths in the north and hostile Persians in the east. In 375 he would be left to face these threats alone when Valentinian suddenly died.

150- The Perils of Mismanagement

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in the late 360s and early 370s AD Roman mismanagment of three different regions in the Western Empire led to armed conflict.

110- A Gothic Horror

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In 249 AD Decius ousted Philip the Arab and ascended to the Imperial throne. Two years later though, Decius was dead after leading the legions to a massive defeat at the hands of the Goths.

Gordian III died in 244 AD and was succeeded by his Praetorian Prefect Philip the Arab. While Philip dealt with internal revolts and external invasion, he found time to celebrate Rome's 1000th birthday in 248 AD.

108- Gordian's Knot

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By August of 238, the other five men who had claimed a share of the purple were dead, leaving 13-year-old Gordian III as the last man standing.

Romano-German hybrid deity found in Stuttgart

Updated: 2024-04-24 05:43:10

Excavations at the site of a Roman fort in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt have unearthed a heavily worn sandstone statue identified by the State Office for Monument Preservation (LAD) as a Romano-Germanic deity. The kneeling figure has a human head and arms, with hands placed on the hips and legs, but the legs are not human in … Read the full post →"Romano-German hybrid deity found in Stuttgart"

Bottles of cherries found at Washington’s Mount Vernon

Updated: 2024-04-23 06:57:28

Two 18th century glass bottles of cherries have been discovered in the cellar of George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate. The dark green glass bottles were found still sealed and upright. Their shape dates them to the 1740s or 50s, and since a brick floor was laid above them in the 1770s, that means they haven’t … Read the full post →"Bottles of cherries found at Washington’s Mount Vernon"

4,200-year-old “zombie grave” found in Saxony-Anhalt

Updated: 2024-04-22 05:50:00

Archaeologists have found a Neolithic “revenant grave” near Oppin in Saxony-Anhalt. The deceased was pinned under a large stone to prevent him rising from the grave to wreak havoc with the living. Precise dating has yet to be done, but evidence suggests it is a Bell Beaker culture grave from around 4,200 years ago. If … Read the full post →"4,200-year-old “zombie grave” found in Saxony-Anhalt"

Roman colonnaded street found in Antalya

Updated: 2024-04-21 07:28:28

A long stretch of a Roman colonnaded street has been discovered in the resort town of Antalya, southern Turkey. So far a section of wall 100 meters (328 feet) long has been uncovered, but archaeologists expect to find much more, up to 800 meters (half a mile) of the colonnaded wall. The massive wall was … Read the full post →"Roman colonnaded street found in Antalya"

Medieval weapon chest found on Gribshunden

Updated: 2024-04-20 08:41:56

The exploration of the wreck of the 15th century Danish royal warship Gribshunden has uncovered a unique late medieval weapons chest. It is a zeuglade, an ammunition storage and production toolbox that we know from illustrations around that time often accompanied armies on battlefields. Gribshunden sank in the Blekinge archipelago after a fire broke out … Read the full post →"Medieval weapon chest found on Gribshunden"