This example demonstrates that local independence may have been possible within the empire.

A new study by Columbia University historian John Ma has uncovered evidence of a hidden army operating within the Roman Empire during the first century AD. Published in the Journal of Roman Studies, ...

The legendary elephants became synonymous with the Second Punic War, the conflict where Hannibal attempted to dismantle Roman rule across the Mediterranean. Whilst drawings, paintings and coins ...

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