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How scientists reconstructed a huge statue of Emperor Constantine the Great in Rome
Euronews via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIt once sat majestically at the heart of ancient Rome. Now a vast statue of Emperor Constantine the...
Moving Rome East: Three Books on the Byzantines
The Wall Street Journal· 3 months agoThe eastern Roman empire was founded by Constantine the Great on May 11, A.D. 330. The empire fell on May 29, 1453, when the army of the Ottoman sultan...
Watch: 13m reconstructed statue of emperor to tower over Rome again
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA 13-metre-high statue of an emperor is towering over Rome once again thanks to a recreation funded...
Roman emperor legalized Christianity
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 2 years agoApr. 2—Three hundred and 13 years after Jesus Christ had walked the earth, Constantine the Great, the emperor of Rome, made history with his establishment of religious freedom throughout his ...
Scuba diver discovers 30,000 astonishingly well-preserved Roman coins off Italian coast
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA handful of ancient bronze coins. A diver exploring the waters off Sardinia in Italy has discovered...
Voices: The Top 10 most powerful people ever
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis one started when Janan Ganesh wrote in the Financial Times that President Harry Truman in mid-1945 was “the most powerful human being who has ever...
When did Rome fall?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMany historians consider the fall of the Western Roman Empire to have been when the emperor Romulus Augustulus abdicated, but not all historians agree.
Rome's Colossus of Constantine
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAdam Lowe, from the Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Preservation, Salvatore Settis Member of the Steering Committee of Fondazione Prada,...
Today is: St. Nicholas Day
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSt. Nicholas Day celebrates St. Nicholas, a popular minor Christian saint in Western and Eastern churches. In the fourth century, he was a bishop in...
Divers recovered a treasure trove of more than 30,000 ancient, bronze coins off the Italian coast
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe discovery is the largest of such finds in over a decade. A tiny glimmer spotted amid seagrass by...