On this date: Two millennia later, the 3rd Punic War ends
In 1985, a war came to an official end – 2,131 years after its final battle. For centuries during the pre-Christian era, two ...
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On this date: Two millennia later, the 3rd Punic War ends
and Warmongers in the Roman Senate finally prodded Rome into the Third Punic War. Unlike the previous two wars, which involved much maneuvering and pitched battles (the Second Punic War saw the ...
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Total War Rome: The Board Game review - a slightly baffling triumph
That’s how I charged a legionary army into the mountains of northern Spain and lost the most celebrated Roman general of the Second Punic War to a grossly outnumbered pack of Iberian spearmen. Like ...
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Archaeologists Discover Ancient Tokens That Roman Soldiers Used to Play Strategy Games
The lentil-shaped objects were unearthed in Hadrianopolis, an ancient city in modern-day Turkey, that once hosted a Roman ...
Live Science on MSN24d
Curse tablet found in Roman-era grave in France targets enemies by invoking Mars, the god of war
Excavation of a Roman-era cemetery in France yielded nearly two dozen lead tablets inscribed in Latin and Gaulish.
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Curse tablet found in Roman-era grave in France targets enemies by invoking Mars, the god of war
has proposed that the F2199 curse tablet is dedicated to "Mars Rigisamu," which is Gaulish for "Mars the Royal," or the Roman god of war. The inscription names several people — in both Latin and ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana13d
American Legion post to remember Four Chaplains who saved people on torpedoed ship
American Legion Post 369 in St. John plans to honor the Four Chaplains who saved civilians and soldiers on the SS Dorchester, ...
Forbes24d
8 Quick Energy Policy Actions To Expect From Trump’s 2nd Term
now is a good time to preview some of the many energy policy actions incoming President Donald Trump is likely to take in the early days of his second term in office. It has been widely reported ...