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Ancient Rome was a civilization centred around the city of Rome, that lasted from the 8th century BC to 476 AD (West); 1453 AD (East).

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How democratic was the ancient republic of Rome?

How democratic was the Roman republic? Slaves couldn’t vote; Women couldn’t vote; You had to own property… How democratic was the American republic? Slaves couldn’t vote; Indians couldn’t vote; Women …
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Were Medieval Britons aware of the existence of the Roman Empire?

Educated people in the European Middle Ages knew Latin and read the Roman classics. They were thus very well informed about the Roman Empire. Even uneducated people were keenly aware of the contents o …
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What was different about the "right" (recto) side of papyrus sheets compared to the other side?

There is also the fact that papyrus books were written on scrolls. You can't really write a continuous text on both sides of the scroll.
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How serious was Fermat's statement about the ancients?

There is a difference between abstract knowledge and "inventions". In the 17th century it was still widely believed that the ancient Greeks had discovered and formulated pretty much the sum total of a …
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