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The 5 craziest ways emperors gained the throne in ancient Rome

One gained it through money and another was found hiding behind a curtain.

For centuries, becoming emperor of the Roman Empire was an enticing prospect, and numerous people schemed, battled and murdered each other for this ultimate prize. But being the ruler of ancient Rome was a risky business, despite the immense wealth it brought and the almost unlimited authority over powerful armies and a vast territory. In 2019, a study in the journal Nature (opens in new tab) revealed that 62% — almost two-thirds — of Roman emperors died violently, which means their chances of surviving the early years of their reign and reaching a peaceful old age were worse than those of a Roman gladiator surviving a fight.

And merely gaining the imperial throne could be difficult, too. There was no established procedure for transferring power when a Roman emperor died, regardless of his cause of death, in spite of various attempts to establish the rules of succession. In total, there were about 77 emperors who led the Western Roman Empire, from Augustus in the first century B.C. to Romulus Augustus in the fifth century A.D. The Eastern Roman (or Byzantine) Empire had about 94 emperors between Constantine the Great in the fourth century and Constantine XI Palaeologus, who lost Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. And almost every time an emperor died, the entire empire was thrown into chaos by the issue of who would assume power. Here's a list of some of the ways Roman emperors secured the coveted throne for themselves.

1. INHERITANCE

Inheriting a throne may seem straightforward in the modern world, where established royal families traditionally (and usually peacefully) pass on their titles to the next generation, but it wasn't so easy in the Roman Empire. "One of the weaknesses of the Roman imperial political system was that there were never any clear rules or principles for succession," Richard Saller, a professor of classics and history at Stanford University in California, said in an email. "That weakness goes back to the claim of the first emperor Augustus that he was restoring the [Roman] Republic in which public offices could not be inherited."

Probably the most famous emperor to inherit the throne was the fifth Roman emperor, Nero, who was born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus in A.D. 37. His mother, Julia Agrippina, a great-granddaughter of Augustus, became the fourth wife of the emperor Claudius in A.D. 49 and persuaded her new husband to adopt the boy later that year. Nero then inherited the imperial throne at age 17 after Claudius died in A.D. 54; several Roman historians alleged that Claudius had been poisoned by Agrippina in order to advance her son. But Nero showed no family loyalty, and after pretending to share power with his mother for several years he ordered Agrippina's murder in A.D. 59. According to the fist-century Roman historian Tacitus, Nero first tried poison, which didn't work; he then caused her boat to sink, which she swam away from; and finally, he ordered a straightforward assassination.

While Nero inherited the throne relatively peacefully, his reign ended in chaos: Beset by problems, Nero was declared a public enemy by the senate and abandoned by the army, and he committed suicide in A.D. 68. He had no living children to succeed him, and the empire plunged into violence as multiple claimants fought to secure the throne.

2. THE PRAETORIAN GUARD

Claudius, the fourth Roman emperor, ascended the throne during an outbreak of violence that would echo for centuries. The Praetorian Guard originated during the Roman Republic as a corps of bodyguards for army generals, but the Praetorians were then appointed by Augustus, the first Roman emperor, in 27 B.C. to be the emperor's personal bodyguard. After that, they grew in prestige, and by the reign of the third emperor Caligula (real name Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) they had become so powerful they could even topple an emperor.

Caligula, a great-grandson of Augustus who reigned from A.D. 37, was initially popular, but stories of his predilections for sadism and sexual perversion have led him to be portrayed as a brutal and lascivious tyrant. Eventually he alienated both the Roman nobility and the army, and Caligula was assassinated by officers of the Praetorian Guard in A.D. 41.

The Praetorian soldiers then rampaged through the imperial palace. According to the first-century Jewish and Roman historian Josephus, they found Claudius — Augustus' great nephew and Caligula's uncle — hiding behind a curtain. The Praetorians proclaimed Claudius emperor, and he ruled with their support until his death in A.D. 54. This was the first time the Praetorian Guard had selected a Roman emperor, but it would not be the last.

3. BUYING IT

After the emperor Commodus' assassination in A.D. 192 (instigated by the leader of the Praetorian Guard), the Roman Empire entered a period known as the "Year of the Five Emperors." Pertinax, who was a senior senator of Rome, was installed first; but the Praetorian Guard quickly became disappointed in him because he refused to pay them for their continued support. The Praetorians soon killed Pertinax, just three months after they proclaimed him emperor.

Didius Julianus was next on the throne. He'd served as governor of several provinces and was immensely wealthy. According to the second-century Roman historian Cassius Dio, the Praetorians announced after killing Pertinax that they would sell the throne to the man who paid the highest price, and Julianus won the subsequent bidding war by offering 25,000 sesterces to every Praetorian soldier — the equivalent of several years' pay. After accepting his offer, the Praetorians threatened the Roman senate until they proclaimed Julianus emperor.

But he didn't enjoy the throne for very long. The Roman people, who knew that he had purchased the emperorship, openly opposed the new emperor, and on one occasion pelted him with stones. Eventually, three different generals in the Roman provinces each declared themselves emperor, and they began advancing on Rome with their armies to enforce their claims. Julianus and the Praetorian Guard fought off one of the generals, Septimius Severus, and tried to negotiate a power-sharing deal with him; but eventually the Praetorians and the senate abandoned Julianus; they proclaimed Severus emperor and ordered Julianus to be executed, just 66 days after he'd ascended the throne.

4. WORKING UP THROUGH THE RANKS

Several Roman emperors were born into very humble beginnings but worked their way up through the ranks of the Roman army to become officers and then commanders. Pertinax, for example, was the son of a freed slave, although he only lasted for a few months as emperor. Perhaps the most famous examples are Diocletian, who was born into a low-status family in Dalmatia before rising to become emperor in A.D. 284; and his co-emperor Maximian, the son of a Pannonian shopkeeper, who ruled until A.D. 305. Diocletian and Maximian had met during their ascents through the Roman army and were a powerful combination; the British classicist Timothy Barnes suggested in his 1982 book, "The new empire of Diocletian and Constantine," that Diocletian had the political brains while Maximian had the military brawn. Maximian first supported Diocletian to the imperial throne and then was appointed co-ruler a few years later. According to Britannica, Diocletian also introduced the office of "Caesar"— a junior emperor for each of the two senior emperors, who were titled "Augustus"— and the Roman Empire was ruled for a time by a "tetrarchy," or four rulers. Diocletian was emperor for around 20 years after assuming the throne, and then retired to his palace at Aspalathos (modern Split) in Dalmatia, dying in about 316. Maximian abdicated the throne at the same time that Diocletian retired, in 305; but according to Britannica he claimed the title of Augustus again in 307 to help his son Maxentius to become emperor. After abdicating again in 308 Maximian lived at the court of the emperor Constantine; but he killed himself in 310 after a revolt he’d led against Constantine failed.

Historian William Broadhead at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge noted in an email that the Roman Empire was a military autocracy. "The emperor's legitimacy was based on his command of the very powerful Praetorian Guard at Rome and of the majority of the legions stationed in the provinces," he said. "Those two military institutions learned soon enough that they could play the role of kingmaker." Rising through the army's ranks to be in command of legions was a key way for prospective emperors to gain the army's loyalty.

5. MARRIAGE OR MOTHERHOOD

Tradition decreed that the Roman emperor had to be a man, but several women wielded power behind the imperial throne even if they did not rule directly. "According to Tacitus's account, it was Livia, wife of Augustus and mother of Tiberius, who was thought by many to have determined the first transition of imperial power, by removing [murdering] all potential heirs who were close of Augustus, thereby paving the way for her own son," Broadhead said. Tiberius was Livia's son from her previous marriage, so he was not the obvious heir to the throne. But he became Rome's second emperor upon Augustus' death in A.D. 14, thanks to Livia's actions and marriage to Augustus.

Nero's mother, Julia Agrippina, seems to have manipulated the emperor Claudius into adopting her son, who became emperor after Claudius' death in A.D. 54; and for a while she was hailed as the empire's co-ruler, although eventually Nero had her killed. Many of the stories associated with imperial women may have been embellished or invented, Broadhead said, but "even discounting the more scandalous features of the stories, we can appreciate the importance of [their] position within the imperial household as a determining factor in who gained the throne."

The power of imperial women was most prominent during the later stages of the Eastern Roman Empire, or Byzantine Empire, which was based in Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul, after A.D. 330. One of the most powerful was the empress Irene, who came from a politically prominent Greek family and became the wife of the Byzantine emperor Leo IV. But after his death in A.D. 780, she ruled until A.D. 790 as sole regent in the name of her son, the future Constantine VI. When he was old enough, Constantine tried ruling by himself. But the British historian John Bagnell Bury relates that he was so bad at it that Irene had him deposed and then blinded, to ensure he could never be emperor again. Irene then ruled in her own right as empress from A.D. 797 until she was deposed in A.D. 802 by her finance minister, who became the emperor Nikephoros I. Irene died in exile on the island of Lesbos the following year.

By Tom Metcalfe.

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◜ * : chay suede . demi man & he/them . vissi d'arte by giacomo puccini . ━━ the legend surrounding london’s l’academiae furorum would not be complete without EUSTACHIUS LOVE SALLER . the academy's TWENTY - EIGHT year old BALLET MASTER has been with furore for THIRTEEN YEARS , oft described as AMATORY , GUILEFUL , FERVID , RUINOUS & has proved utterly indispensable to the company. in passing , they’ve come to be associated with SUN DRIED WHITE - LINEN AND CREAMED HONEY & IGNORED PHONECALLS IN FAVOR OF THE MUCH ANTICIPATED ONES THAT NEVER COME TO BE , LOVE IS GIVEN , AND OH IS IT GIVEN ... IN SUFFOCATING HEAPS AND WITH ZERO RESTRAINT BUT DEVOTION IS TO BE EARNED . PRODIGY SELF IMMOLATES AT HIS SPIRE , ENGULFED WHOLLY AND IN TRIUMPH AND DEBILITATING PRIDE BY THE AFTERMATH , HURLED EVER SO CLOSELY INTO THE SUN ONLY TO CIRCLE BACK WITH GLAZED VISION , A NEW PURPOSE , AND DEALING ONLY IN ABSOLUTES / DEMANDS NOTHING SHORT OF COMPLETE AND UTTER EXCELLENCE AND WILL PRY IT OUT IF POSSIBLE , IF NEEDED , IF COERCED . PIANO AS AN OFFHAND TOOL OF SEDUCTION , I FEAR .... whether this will be their final curtain call is anyone's guess & the company’s worst nightmare . ( as portrayed by sidney , 25 , they/them , & gmt . )

◜ * : sofia boutella . nonbinary & she/them . olga’s destruction by thom yorke . ━━ the legend surrounding london’s l’academiae furorum would not be complete without BEDELIA REDOUANE . the academy's THIRTY - NINE year old RESIDENT CHOREOGRAPHER has been with furore for NINE YEARS , oft described as ARGUTE , MATERNAL , CHARY , TOUGH & has proved utterly indispensable to the company. in passing , they’ve come to be associated with FAINT HINTS OF FENNEL FLOWER SEEDS , AN ESSENTIAL OIL OF THE NIGHT PRIOR’S RITUAL CIRCLING LISSOM WRISTS & DREAMS YOU GASP AWAKE FROM AND BARELY RECALL AS YOU HEAVE AWAY WHAT BIDES OF THAT SMALL PANIC , BLONDE TRESSES ALIKE DRIED WHEATGRASS FLAILING ABOUT IN THE RUSH OF WIND ; BARELY HUDDLED UNDER A HELMET , DAVID MITCHELL SAID GRIEF IS AN AMPUTATION BUT HOPE IS INCURABLE HEMOPHILIA / A LINGERING FUNERAL FLOWER IN BLOOM , A GRAVE YOU'VE GROWN TO FIT INTO CALLS FOR YOU FROM MILES AND MILES AWAY , REMINDS YOU OF AN OLD FEAR FESTERING UNDER YOUR RIBS , OF AN OLDER HOPE , OF YOUR TRUE CALLING AND THE TRUEST , THE PUREST FORM OF YOUR NATURE , THE VERY HEART OF YOUR SHELVED MOTIVATION . whether this will be their final curtain call is anyone's guess & the company’s worst nightmare . ( as portrayed by sidney , 25 , they/them , & gmt . )

◜ * : arian moayed . cis man & he/him . wedding march in c major by felix mendelssohn . ━━ the legend surrounding london’s l’academiae furorum would not be complete without FOUAD BASHIR SAEI . the academy's FORTY - ONE year old PR EXECUTIVE has been with furore for SEVEN YEARS , oft described as DEVOUT , DIRECT , RAVELLED , WATCHFUL & has proved utterly indispensable to the company. in passing , they’ve come to be associated with POORLY MASKED TOBACCO & RUSHED EMAILS CARELESSLY AND BLATANTLY TYPED AND SENT ON IPHONE , THE KNOWING GAZE YOU’RE CONFUSEDLY MET WITH ACROSS A BUSY ROOM IN A LIFELESS FUNDRAISER ; PECULIAR IN ITS SINCERITY , IN ITS SAMENESS ... SEDENTARY AND DISMAYED ; ONCE HAUNTED BY THE GHOSTS OF POTENTIAL PAST , PACING ALL AROUND HIM WITH POINTED CRITIQUE TO THE CHARADE OF SOCIETY THEY’VE BEEN DISREGARDED FOR ; BUT THEY’RE NO LONGER , AND PERHAPS HE MISSES THEM SO . whether this will be their final curtain call is anyone's guess & the company’s worst nightmare . ( as portrayed by sidney , 25 , they/them , & gmt . )

◜ * : mia goth . nonbinary & they/she . wedbecute 4evr by o0o . ━━ the legend surrounding london’s l’academiae furorum would not be complete without MARSCHIKA ELFRYDA DAISE ZABEK . the academy's TWENTY - FIVE year old MAKE - UP ARTIST has been with furore for A YEAR , oft described as FLITTING , AGILE , RECONDITE , INTRIGUED & has proved utterly indispensable to the company. in passing , they’ve come to be associated with ANTEDILUVIAN DEERSKIN OF A THIRFTED JACKET THAT MATCHES A SET OF DEMONIAS SOMEWHERE IN CRUMMY CLOSET , DRIED FRUITS AND SILLICONE & LAUGHTER ONLY MEANT TO BE CAUGHT IN CANDID ( OH , WHAT AN UNNECESSARY IMPULSE IT IS TO BE THE MOST FUCKABLE PERSON IN THAT THERE FARMER’S MARKET ... ) , MIND PALACE’S A CROSS BETWEEN HEAVEN ON MIDDLE EARTH AND A SHAKESPERIAN RAVE , AN ABSOLUTE HIT WITH CHILDREN / CURIOUS LITTLE FINGERS REACH TO PROD AT THE TAPERED TIP OF AN EAR SHELL , ‘ SO LONG AS [THEY] DON’T TUG , OKAY ? CAREFUL . ’ SWAPS CONSENT AND LITTLE OATHS WITH A SCRUNCHED - NOSED GRIN , EYES JUST AS WIDE AND EAGER . whether this will be their final curtain call is anyone's guess & the company’s worst nightmare . ( as portrayed by sidney , 25 , they/them , & gmt . )

#i am so proud of you for finally getting it done... x #appless rp #rich kids rp #dark academia rp #mumu rp

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Hello ^-^

Please remember that I'm very new to actually posting on my blog here so apologies in advance if I make any mistakes. Also this lil things has some spoilers depending on how far you're in the game Obey Me. I hope you guys like this.

My Reaction To The Demon Brothers, Dia, Barb, The Angels and Solomon.

Diavolo: At first I thought really nothing of him. I began to see his charms and flaws pretty quickly. I'd often call him "Dia" and call him out on things. Like how he forces things and how he reacted to Belphie being freed. He honestly might fall in love with me for my lack of fear twords him.

Barbatos: I still don't really have a opinion of him appart from his good looks, loyalty and skills as a butler. I still believe I'd get along with him for the most part though.

Solomon: Shady wizard. I don't trust him. At all. 😑

Simeon: I really like this angle. We'd get along well but there maybe times he won't be able to be around me 😅

Luke: This child is my sibling. I must protect him. He's such a adorable lil Angel. Fight me.

Lucifer: He'd love and hate me 😂. He'd love me cuz I'd keep Mammon more in line and he'd hate me cuz I wouldn't listen to his ourders. Also He'd hate how I call Diavolo "Dia". Do I care? No. I'd still bring him coffe and snacks and try to make him go to bed instead of staying up so late.

Mammon: I love this boy to bits but I still won't do anything he tells me to do. I do whatever I want, not what I'm told to do. I'd defend him and comfort him but not let him get in the way of letting me do what I want to do. I'd be affectionate with Mammon too.

Levi: Okay, I love this Otaku to bits but I'd so hate him constantly insulting me and calling me a normie. 😑 I'd remind him that I'm from a different world and tell him Anime tropes to prove that I'm a otaku. I'd hang out in his room with him and play games/watch anime with him.

Satan: He'd love how I anger Lucifer I can see us becoming friends rather quickly. Especially since we have some things in common.

Asmo: He annoyed me so much at first but I came to love him. He'd still annoy me at times but I can see us being friends.

Beel: I'd give Beel food a lot and because of that, I'd get close to him rather quickly. I'd be affectionate with him and hug him often.

Belphie: This little $*** 😑 I'd still help him and free him but it would take a while for him to earn my forgiveness, like the reast of the boys. I believe we'd be friends once he does earn my forgiveness though.

Dia, Lucifer, Levi (Satan, Asmo, Beel on a saller scale) would have to earn my forgiveness as well.

That's all for now. ^-^

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sagehaleyofficial · 3 years

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HERE’S WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEK (3.31-4.6.21):

NEW MUSIC:

Lovebreakers announced the details of their debut album titled Primary Colours, as well as released a new single “Laura.” The album is set to be released on June 25 via Wiretap Records.

After dropping it earlier in the week, Waterparks shared the visual for their new track “Numb.” The band recently premiered the song at their “Anti-Tour” livestream event.

With Confidence dropped their first new music in three years with the song “Big Cat Judgement Day.” The song marks their first music with new guitarist Scott McLaughlin.

Halflives released a brand new track titled “Vibe.” It follows on from “Villain,” which was released at the end of last year and follows the band’s most recent EP Resilience.

Hyro the Hero released another collab with Atreyu’s Brandon Saller titled “Legendary.” The latest collaboration appears on his upcoming mixtape Kids Against the Monsters, which will be released later this year.

Pinkshift released their debut EP Saccharine last Friday, which features the single “Mars.” The band teamed up with Baltimore-based producer Hansel Romero for the release.

TOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS:

All Time Low made another television appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! yesterday. Their performance follows on from the band's recent appearance on The Ellen Show.

Bonnaroo announced the lineup for this year’s festival, currently scheduled to take place September 2-5 in Manchester, Tennessee. The current lineup features Foo Fighters, My Morning Jacket, Dashboard Confessional, The Struts and others.

OTHER NEWS:

Evanescence’s long-awaited album The Bitter Truth reached No. 3 on the UK Midweek Album Chart. The band's debut album Fallen peaked at No. 1 in the charts back in 2003 and its follow-up The Open Door at No. 2 in 2006.

The BRITs revealed their nominations for this year's awards ceremony, including Foo Fighters for International Group. Other nominations include Biffy Clyro for British Group and YUNGBLUD for British Solo Male.

Paradise City, the spin-off series from the 2017 film American Satan, was released on Amazon Prime. The first episode includes The Relentless, the series’ main band, performing a cover of BoySetsFire’s classic song “Rookie.”

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Check in next Tuesday for more “Posi Talk with Sage Haley,” only at @sagehaleyofficial!

#sage haley #posi talk #lovebreakers #waterparks #with confidence #halflives #hyro the hero #pinkshift #all time low #evanescence

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thesdrshowofficial · 3 years

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Atreyu (Brandon Saller) - It Hurts When I Punch You -The SDR Show Interview

Atreyu singer Brandon Saller joins Ralph Sutton and James Mattern and they discuss a recap of the Joe Manganiello episode, why the end of 2020 was especially bad for Brandon Saller, the release of Atreyu's 8th album "Baptize," getting beat up in the filming Atreyu's "Warrior" music video, what would happen in a fight between Brandon Saller and Jake Paul, Alex Varkatzas leaving Atreyu, their 12-hour Twitch stream which included other artists such as Jacoby Shaddix and Ronnie Radke, advice for new bands, Brandon Saller's first concert, first drug, and first sexual experience and so much more!

Brandon Kyle Saller is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the clean vocalist, keyboardist, and former drummer of the metalcore band Atreyu. He is responsible for the melodic singing found in the band's music. He is the band's primary songwriter, along with guitarist Dan Jacobs.

(Air Date: May 1st, 2021)

#Atreyu (Musician)#Atreyu (Brandon Saller)#The SDR Show Interview #musician podcast video #Musician podcast #the sdr show #ralph sutton #gas digital network #thesdrshow

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tfenvs3000 · 3 years

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Remembering the Past as We Move Forward into the Future

"There is no peculiar merit in ancient things, but there is merit in integrity, and integrity entails the keeping together of the parts of any whole, and if these parts are scattered throughout time, then the maintenance of integrity entails a knowledge, a memory, of ancient things. ...To think, feel or act as though the past is done with, is equivalent to believing that a railway station through which our train has just passed, only existed for as long as our train was in it." -Edward Hyams, Chapter 7, The Gifts of Interpretation

Recording and remembering our history is important for so many reasons. It has contributed to the formation of our morals as a modern society, has helped us understand how mankind's place on the earth began and has evolved through the millennia, and most importantly, has helped us to understand change and how the society we live in came to be (American Historical Association, 1998). However, it is not easy to record these valuable parts of history and maintain these records through the ages. There has always been a constant battle between those who want to forget the past and simply move on to the future, against those who wish to preserve the history and try to learn from it as best we can. Here I make a case for the latter argument, as discussed in the Edward Hyams quote at the beginning of this post.

(Temple of Saturn, in Rome. If only these columns could tell stories! Image from Brittanica.com)

The civilizations of the past were no more impressive nor evolved than they are today. If we were to bring someone from 200 or even 100 years ago to the present day, they would be astounded seeing the amount of technological progress and positive societal evolution we have undergone. However, we owe much of what we have to the actions of the good people of the past. The people who have come before us have laid the moral and technological groundwork onto which we have built our society, both through their creative innovations as well as their firm stance against those who sought to oppress and take away rights and freedoms of others. It is so important to recognize both forms of contributions to our human evolution, in order to progress into the future with a new respect for what we have, as well as an appreciation for the largely respectful, inclusive, and just society we enjoy today.

(Survivors of the Auschwitz concentration camp, 1945. History is not always easy to take in, but “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” -Winston Churchill. Image from: NBC News)

Another example of our modern success being connected to the past is our ability to have access to so many natural areas for our enjoyment. There have always been people in the past who have pushed for economic development over everything else, and who desired to take everything that nature had to give to support humanity’s financial growth regardless of the environmental and ecological impacts incurred. It is thanks to the good people in history (such as Theodore Roosevelt, a pioneer in the conservation of American parks (U.S. Department of the Interior, 2020), among many others) who have fought for this resource and led to a continued maintenance of this priority of preserving natural areas to this day. Once again, our present is directly connected to the past, and once again I will stress the importance of recognizing and remembering the actions of the people who have come before us in creating the balanced, wonderful world we have today.

Thank you as always for bearing with me through my ramblings. I hope you learned a thing or two!

Ty 🦑

References:

Why Study History? (1998) | AHA. (1998). American Historical Association. https://www.historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/aha-history-and-archives/historical-archives/why-study-history-(1998)

Saller, R. P. (n.d.). ancient Rome | History, Government, Religion, Maps, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/place/ancient-Rome

Ramgopal, K. (2020, September 16). Survey finds “shocking” lack of Holocaust knowledge among millennials and Gen Z. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/survey-finds-shocking-lack-holocaust-knowledge-among-millennials-gen-z-n1240031

Christensen, D. (n.d.). “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” — Whiteboard Business Partners. https://www.whiteboardbusiness.com/those-who-fail-to-learn-from-history-are-doomed-to-repeat-it-sir-winston-churchill/

The Conservation Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt. (2020, February 14). U.S. Department of the Interior. https://www.doi.gov/blog/conservation-legacy-theodore-roosevelt

#history #interpretation #nature

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