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3 days ago · The Aqueduct of Segovia is a stunning testament to Roman hydraulic engineering and building prowess. Likely built around the 1st century AD (though some date it to the reign of Emperor Domitian in the late 1st century), the aqueduct carried water over 10 miles (16 km) from the Frío River to the Roman city of Segovia.
3 days ago · The first Roman aqueduct was built in 312 BC, and by the 3rd century AD, the city of Rome was supplied with water by 11 aqueducts totaling over 250 miles in length. Roman aqueducts used gravity to maintain water flow, requiring a steady gradient over long distances.
4 days ago · Hadrian (born January 24, 76 ce —died July 10, 138, Baiae [Baia], near Naples [Italy]) was a Roman emperor (117–138 ce ), the emperor Trajan ’s cousin and successor, who was a cultivated admirer of Greek civilization and who unified and consolidated Rome’s vast empire. He was the third of the so-called Five Good Emperors.
- How did Greek culture influence Hadrian?Before being named Trajan’s successor as Roman emperor, Hadrian spent time in Athens that encouraged his interest in Hellenic culture. After becomi...
- What was Hadrian’s architectural legacy?The Pantheon in Rome is arguably the most famous structure associated with Hadrian. Virtually intact today, it synthesizes Greek and Roman architec...
- What was Hadrian’s relationship with his Jewish subjects?Hadrian made several efforts to Romanize the Jewish province of Judaea, sparking a widespread Jewish revolt in 132 CE under Bar Kokhba. Despite ini...
2 days ago · Page from the Gospel of Judas Mandaean Beth Manda in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq in 2016, a contemporary-style mandi. Gnosticism (from Ancient Greek: γνωστικός, romanized: gnōstikós, Koine Greek: [ɣnostiˈkos], 'having knowledge') is a collection of religious ideas and systems that coalesced in the late 1st century AD among Jewish and early Christian sects.
3 days ago · Christianity reached Rome during the 1st century AD. For the first two centuries of the Christian era, Imperial authorities largely viewed Christianity simply as a Jewish sect rather than a distinct religion. No emperor issued general laws against the faith or its Church, and persecutions, such as they were, were carried out under the authority ...
3 days ago · List of Roman emperors. The Prima Porta statue of Augustus ( r. 27 BC – AD 14), the first Roman emperor. The Roman emperors were the rulers of the Roman Empire from the granting of the name and title Augustus to Octavian by the Roman Senate in 27 BC onward. [1] Augustus maintained a facade of Republican rule, rejecting monarchical titles but ...
3 days ago · Italy is known to have been a centre for the working and export of brightly coloured vessels at this time, with production peaking during the mid-1st century AD. By the early-to-mid-1st century AD, the growth of the Empire saw the establishment of glass working sites at locations along trade routes, with Cologne and other Rhineland centres ...
