# roman

- The Arch of Janus (Forum Boarium) - only surviving Rome' quadrifrons arch. Not dedicated to the Roman god Janus, but it was named after 'ianua' -door, name of the double-headed god of beginnings and transitions. Four sides once showed Pantheon's divinities.

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2022-10-22

- The Empire in 117 A.D, at its greatest extent at the time of Trajan’s death.

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2022-07-02

Third-century hyperinflation..... the price of goods skyrocketed...unrest made trade difficult. Rockbourne inhabitants need to look elsewhere. No more fancy Samian Ware...local pottery made across the Avon looks promising......

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2022-04-16

The remains of a Mithraeum (Temple to the god Mithras) in London. Now underground in the Bloomberg Space, it stands a few metres from its original location. The drawing (from MOLA/Judith Dobie) reconstructs how it may have looked in antiquity

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2021-06-20