However, he’s also credited with one of themost brutal attempts to purge Christianityin history, which definitely resides in the “cons” column. Diocletian revoked the legal rights of Christians, trying to encourage his citizens back to a more traditional worship of the old Roman gods. He ra...
The Roman Empire remains one of the most influential states in history, but for all its power and might, it was also plagued by its own problems. One of the most dramatic was the Antonine Plague that occurred between 165 and 180 CE. Named after the family name of Marcus Aurelius Antoninu...
Was 536 CE the worst year in history? Thanks to massive volcanic eruptions, darkness spread across the former Roman empire for 18 months. The ...
Erupted under the Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Vero, the latter died in this period and who had the patronymic “antoninus”, the plague decimated the population of large parts of the Roman Empire, with a number of deaths estimated between 5 and 20 millions. Rome found itself in crisis...
Pugs' history goes back 2,000 years when they were developed to serve as refined pets for emperors of China. These dogs are clowns at heart and love to be the center of attention, which is not hard to pull off thanks to their big eyes, wrinkly faces, curly tails, and tongues that of...