Hacker News with Generative AI: Roman Empire

British rebellion against Roman legions caused by drought, research finds (theguardian.com)
A series of exceptionally dry summers that caused famine and social breakdown were behind one of the most severe threats to Roman rule of Britain, according to new academic research.

History, Archaeology, Climate Change, Britain, Roman Empire

29 points by pseudolus 8 days ago | 21 comments

Visualizing the lifetimes and reigns of a subset of Roman emperors (github.com/dataisinteresting)
A repository for visualization of the lifetimes and reigns of a subset of Roman emperors using Vega.

History, Data Visualization, Roman Empire, Programming

3 points by stared 37 days ago | 0 comments

Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement (bbc.com)
A discovery underneath the basement of an office block has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history unearthed in the city of London.

Archaeology, History, London, Roman Empire

140 points by petethomas 72 days ago | 32 comments

Roman Empire's use of lead lowered IQ levels across Europe, study finds (theguardian.com)
Apart from sanitation, medicines, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what did the Romans ever do for us? asks an exasperated Reg in Monty Python’s Life of Brian.

History, Science, Health, Roman Empire, Lead Poisoning

206 points by pseudolus 109 days ago | 168 comments

Discovering Roman Mosaics (2020) (world-archaeology.com)
When hotel construction work unearthed extraordinary mosaics, the owners decided to create a new archaeological park. It showcases what is believed to be the largest known surviving Roman mosaic, as well as some stunning mythological scenes. Anthony Beeson puts us in the picture.

Archaeology, History, Roman Empire, Art

29 points by thunderbong 201 days ago | 13 comments

When Did the Roman Empire Fall? (antigonejournal.com)
It is a truth universally acknowledged that all historical empires have an expiration date.

History, Roman Empire

7 points by HawaiiHalo 208 days ago | 0 comments

How Often Do Men Think About Rome? (astralcodexten.com)
There’s a Twitter meme on how men constantly think about the Roman Empire. Some feminist friends objected that women think about Rome a lot too. To settle the matter, I included a question about this on this year’s ACX survey, “Have you thought about the Roman Empire in the past 24 hours?” (the Byzantine Empire also counted). Here are responses from 607 cis women and 4,925 cis men:

Social Media, Gender, Survey Results, History, Roman Empire

5 points by paulpauper 214 days ago | 3 comments

Deepwater Sub Recovers Roman Battering Ram Used in Carthage in Punic Wars Battle (gizmodo.com)

Archaeology, History, Roman Empire, Ancient Warfare

112 points by rntn 238 days ago | 16 comments

Divers discover Roman mosaic (smithsonianmag.com)

Archaeology, History, Roman Empire

186 points by Brajeshwar 270 days ago | 44 comments

Roman Roads (2017) (sashamaps.net)

Maps, History, Roman Empire

480 points by gslin 324 days ago | 157 comments

Why No Roman Industrial Revolution? (2022) (acoup.blog)

History, Economics, Roman Empire

79 points by JumpCrisscross 326 days ago | 71 comments