Tag: Romans
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AUGUSTNESS of GALACTIC SIZE
Some words in English carry this tinge of theatrical feeling of grandeur with them when pronounced. They sound imposing and carry more charisma as a result of their historical, etymological or psychological implications. The word extraterrestrial is one of such words to me, although we utilize it in many cases to describe aliens with bulbous…
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THE BATON for JUSTICE or AUTOCRACY?
Etruscans, the first ancient great civilization of what is now Italy, influenced Romans in countless ways and paved the way for them to have their name on a pedestal in the history of civilization, so to speak. In my point of view, only images like wine, endless entertainment, a comfortable life, a lethargically indifferent way…
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CHARACTERS DISGUISED behind MASKS
Etruscan, one of the many mysterious languages in ancient history, was a language spoken in the Toscana region of Italy and some parts of the Umbria region in Italy before and until some time after the appearance of the Roman civilization. Although a connection has been made between Etruscan and some extant languages, this mysterious…
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Endless Routes to the Ocean under the Beautiful Sun
Romans, one of the greatest civilizations of the classical era, built many roads connecting many provinces of the empire with one another. These roads used to extend from northern England in the north to southern Egypt in the south. The total length of these roads reached 74.564 miles ( 120.000 kilometers ) in the heyday…