Roman History – Brewminate: We're Never Far From Where We Were https://brewminate.com Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:18:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Roman History – Brewminate: We're Never Far From Where We Were https://brewminate.com 32 32 Philosopher or Magician? Apuleius and the Trial of Dangerous Knowledge, 158–159 CE https://brewminate.com/philosopher-magician-apuleius-knowledge/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:18:20 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=280361 In Roman Africa, Apuleius defended himself against accusations of magic. His Apologia reveals how philosophical learning could become

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]]> Carthage Reclaimed: What if Western Rome Had Won in 468 CE? https://brewminate.com/what-if-western-rome-recovered-carthage-468/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:40:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=280183 Recovering Carthage in 468 could have restored Western Rome’s access to African tax revenues. Turning that wealth into

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]]> Hannibal’s Missing Reinforcements: What if Carthage Had Committed? https://brewminate.com/what-if-carthage-supported-hannibal/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:54:33 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=280171 After Cannae, Hannibal needed more than another victory. Stronger support from Carthage might have helped him unravel Rome’s

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]]> The Ides That Failed: What if Julius Caesar Had Survived? https://brewminate.com/what-if-julius-caesar-survived-ides-of-march/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:45:47 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=279864 Surviving the Ides of March could have given Julius Caesar years to consolidate his rule. But defeating a

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]]> Campaign Season on the Walls of Pompeii: Who Supported the Candidates? https://brewminate.com/pompeii-election-notices/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:19:12 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=279658 Painted election notices in Pompeii reveal how candidates sought support from women and tradespeople, and how much those

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]]> Art Forgery in Ancient Rome: The Debate over Copies and Counterfeits https://brewminate.com/art-forgery-ancient-rome/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:05:22 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=142616 Roman collectors prized Greek masterpieces, creating opportunities for deception. Debate over art forgery turns on how ancient copies

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]]> Thracian Thumping: When Rome’s Senate Stopped Defending Maximinus Thrax https://brewminate.com/roman-senate-maximinus-thrax-238/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:48:45 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=279064 In 238 CE, Rome’s Senate defied Maximinus Thrax, recognized the Gordians, and elected Pupienus and Balbinus. Victory at

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]]> Dura-Europos: The Many Lives of an Ancient Frontier City https://brewminate.com/dura-europos-ancient-frontier-city/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:33:37 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=170345 At Dura-Europos on the Euphrates, Roman soldiers lived among diverse communities. Their doomed defenses preserved religious wall paintings

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]]> An Unusual Frontier: Hadrian’s Wall in Ancient Roman Britannia https://brewminate.com/hadrians-wall-people-roman-frontier/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:40:01 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=192250 Ordered by Emperor Hadrian in 122 CE, the wall stretched across northern Britain to control movement. Its forts

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]]> Unearthing the Lost Port of Roman London https://brewminate.com/lost-port-roman-london/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 01:48:03 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=194943 Decades of excavation along the Thames uncovered Londinium’s timber quays, warehouses, vessels, and imported cargoes, revealing how Roman

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