Self-initiated
Illustrated facts about the Roman Empire your teachers never told you
For my newsletter, I wrote about these little details:
- The forgotten princess who witnessed Rome’s darkest hour… and then became a powerful ruler
- How Rome achieved something that wouldn’t happen again for 1,500 years… and it’s not a machine or concrete!
- The massive artificial hill hiding in plain sight in modern Rome (made from millions of something Romans wouldn’t reuse)
- Why your favorite “salary comes from salt” fact is probably wrong (and what Roman soldiers were actually paid with)
- The surprising gender behind Roman love spells (hint: it’s not who you think)
By Anna Lena Feunekes
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