Who was the real Macrinus, Rome’s North African emperor?
In "Gladiator II," Denzel Washington plays Macrinus, the namesake of a historical emperor with a thrilling story.
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The Roman Empire Lasted For About 500 Years, And This Is What Caused It To Crumble Into Ruins
Imagine an advanced civilization filled with architectural wonders and military power that once spanned vast territories across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. That was the renowned Roman ...
Gladiator II: historians on the fate of the real Roman royalty featured in the film
The film follows the son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus who has been living under a new identity to escape Roman politics.
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Religion and the Making of Roman Africa
This book fundamentally rewrites the cultural and religious history of North Africa under the Roman Empire, focalized through rituals related to child sacrifice and the carved-stone monuments ...
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Roman North Africa
Check if you have access via personal or institutional login This book examines the environment and society of North Africa during the late Roman period (fourth and fifth centuries CE) through the ...
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Sculpture of slave boy
Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times, Roman slavery was not based on race. Slaves in Rome might include prisoners of war, sailors captured and sold by ...