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Republicans are fiddling

The World Is Burning and Republicans Are Fiddling

Recently, the Tiber River in Italy reached an historically low water level. The level is historically low because it’s revealing bits of history. An ancient Roman bridge built by Nero […]

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 Christian Coleman Essays

Senators Used to Be Giants. Now They’re Trolls

Senators don’t wear togas anymore. They don’t glide towards the forum clutching six yards of white fabric rimmed in blood-red, but they are inheritors of the Roman legacy. They still […]

January 8, 2022January 11, 2022 Christian Coleman Essays

Rome Is Burning. Joe Biden Is Fiddling. Can We Survive the Assault?

A catastrophic fire broke out in Rome in 64 CE. As the legend goes, Nero Caesar was too consumed with fiddling while massive swathes of the city were destroyed. Some […]

October 23, 2021October 23, 2021 Christian Coleman Essays

The Entire History of Ancient Rome in 1130 Words

Rome captured the popular imagination of the Western World almost immediately after it ceased to exist. The (Western) Roman Empire fell in 476 CE. Almost immediately after, Westerners were attempting […]

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Christian Coleman Essays
roman history is black history

Roman History is Black History

The Roman Republic fell apart in 44 BCE. The Roman Empire (the part that spoke Latin) fell apart in 476 CE. However, it lives on in the minds of nerds, […]

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 Christian Coleman Articles
political violence

Political Violence Killed Rome

Shine, Perishing Republic  Part I: Political Violence Killed Rome and Could Kill America On January 6, 2021, a right-wing mob invaded the US Capitol. They erected a hanging gallows, some […]

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Christian Coleman Essays
Last Roman Emperor

On Halloween Day in Ancient History — The Last Roman Emperor

When we think of the Roman Empire, we’re usually thinking of what historians call the Western Roman Empire. In 395 CE, the Roman Empire split into the Western and Eastern […]

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Christian Coleman Articles
A statue of Pompeyi the Great in Ancient Rome

On This Day in Ancient History – September 29, 106 BCE – Pompey The Great Was Born

Before Rome was an empire, it was a republic. The republic did not die of natural causes; it was murdered. Before the time of emperors, laws were passed by the […]

September 29, 2020September 30, 2020 Christian Coleman Articles
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