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Rome’s Worst Emperor? Assessing the Sources About Elagabalus

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 7 February 2025

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A Note on Alexander the Great Inspiring Roman Invasions of Persia

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 7 February 2025

Alexander of Macedon being a model for Roman statesman went back to the era of the Republic, and this imitatio Alexandri was often expressed by trying to repeat his feat of conquering Persia.

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A Note on Public Baths in Rome

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 7 February 2025

The first great public warm baths or thermae in Rome were completed in 25 BC, two years after the first Emperor, Octavian, officially became Augustus. For nearly forty years, payment was necessary to access these baths.

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