Byzantine historian Procopius documented many details from the empire’s numerous wars, but he also mentions something that modern historians can’t quite figure out. “Porphyrios is mentioned in the writings of the 6th-century Byzantine historian Procopius, both in the History of the Wars (VII 29) and The Secret History. According to […]
Throughout both its Republican and Imperial periods, Rome was one of the most dominant cultures in the history of the world. That dominance was mainly based on the military strength of Roman Legions — but if the Legionnaires powered Rome, what powered the Legionnaires? #RomanSoldiers #foodhistory #weirdhistory
How long can a war last? Tales From the Bottle explores with one of the longest wars in history, beginning centuries before the birth of Jesus, and lasting til modern times. “The Third Punic War (Latin: Tertium Bellum Punicum) (149–146 BC) was the third and last of the Punic Wars […]
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How and why did the Roman Empire fall? In this video, I’ll provide some context about the origins and the rise of Ancient Rome, as well as elaborate on the three pillars of what I consider to be the ultimate “nails in the coffin” for the Roman Empire. Join me […]
in this video we explore the history, importance and evolution of the shoe. u could say it will knock ur socks off. bc it’s ab shoes, not socks. haha.
today we learn why the toilet is what drives history. from prehistoric manure and the greatness of the roman public toilets, to the disgusting medieval glorified cesspits and Victorian era masterpiece waste preventors. humanity has struggled with sanitation for centuries, but the truth is– civilization was founded on poop. (100th […]
there is so much we can learn about ancient history, not from wars and philosophers, but from regular people. today, thanks to their at first glance mundane and everyday– yet at the same time quite bizarre writings– we can draw some very interesting parallels between past and present day. customer […]
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