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# Optimates
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Life in the Roman Army and the Realities of Rome
The Roman legions with which Ancient Rome conquered the Mediterranean world underwent many changes over the centuries. Originally, they were dense phalanxes that fought with spears like Ancient Greek hoplites. Hard experience…
Ancient History
The Top Benevolent and Malevolent Dictators From History
“Dictator” and “tyrant” are dirty words today, and rightly so. Millennia ago, however, tyrants were wildly popular in Ancient Greece,…
Ancient History
The Life and Death of Ancient Rome’s Greatest Orator
Marcus Tullius Cicero is widely considered to be one of Rome’s greatest orators and is known for helping foil the…