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Tag Archives: Trajan
Great Roman Engineering
One of the most impressive Roman constructions you will ever see is the aqueduct of Segovia, Spain. Aqueduct of Segovia (file photo) It still brings good water down from the mountains fifteen kilometers away. For most of that distance the … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, engineering, history, Romans, Spain
Tagged aqueduct, famous monuments, history, Roman engineering, Romans, siphon, Spain, Trajan, water
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Early Christians and a Conscientious Roman Governor
Pliny the Younger didn’t know what to do with the Christians. Bust of Trajan (reign 98–117 ), in the Glyptothek, Munich (public domain photo by User:Bibi Saint-Pol) The Emperor Trajan had appointed him governor and sent him to Bithynia in … Continue reading
Posted in books, history, literature, religion, Romans
Tagged Christians, early Christian martyrs, Pliny the Younger, Roman Empire, Roman governor, Rome, Trajan
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