but came from places within the Roman empire, including Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. They were treated very differently. Legionaries were often given benefits, like land to farm when ...

Its many streets and buildings are still being excavated by archaeologists and offer an unprecedented glimpse into life in the Roman Empire. Below are 14 facts about Pompeii. Pompeii is situated ...

Historian Bettany Hughes explores why Britain became part of the Roman Empire in 43AD and what it ... Suitable for: History at KS2 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Second level in ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... Europe where he pillaged the riches of the Roman Empire. But he was stopped by a confederation ...

where they finished them off in two of the bloodiest battles in Roman history. The killing over, the empire was theirs and they divided the spoils. Augustus kept Rome, while Antony took Egypt.

Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced in Ancient Egypt and Greece, as well as Rome. Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times ...

Archaeologists uncovered a boundary stone, used to mark land borders during the Roman Empire, dated to a period during which ...

The Industrial Revolution was undeniably a major turning point in history. Beginning in the ... People living during the golden age of the Roman Empire experienced an average 2.5 to 3 point ...