Can tree rings shed light on Roman History? BBC is reporting the results of a study of tree rings growth, calling their article, “Roman rise and fall ‘recorded in trees.'” Tree rings can show Continue Reading →
Law and Justice (Mommsen 1.11) (Read Mommsen 1.11 online.) Mommsen gets poetic again, but first informs us that ‘the doings and dealings, the thoughts and imaginings of the individu Continue Reading →
Sabellians, Etruscans, and Greeks! O my! (Mommsen 1.8-10) Chapters 8 through 10 form a unit that covers the other major populations in Italy before and during the establishment of Rome’s hegemony, and one of Continue Reading →
