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The Rise And Fall Of The Roman Empire vs. United States Are We Parallel

What are the similarities and differences between the rise and fall of Rome Empire in 365 A.D. and the United States in the 21st Century? First let’s ask ourselves, are Americans the new Romans? There are...

91 comments    life internet politics
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Footballer, Ian Wright – Dad with a Heart of Gold

A look at Shaun Wright-Phillips, the adopted son of Ian Wright. Ian has made a star out of his son, giving him full support and encouragement. Also, details of the match b/w England and Brazil in November - in which Shaun Wright Phillips also played. 14 November 09

11 comments    david beckham footballer mbe
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Duped in Our Worst Disaster

Diminishing carbon based energy supplies take a back seat to tea baggers' concerns over socialized health care. Untouchable. Too big to fail. Record prices for carbon-based natural resources that are...

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Ten Most Exotic Places of the World

GOD has created this world so beautifully. But what we do to it? We sometimes even do not bother to explore it, there are more then 80% people in the world that have never ever seen even 5% of this beautiful...

1 comment    travel world war ii tourist
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Roman Emperor - Nero

Born at Antium, his original name was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; but in AD 50 his mother married her uncle, the emperor Claudius, who adopted and renamed him. In 53, at the age of 16, Nero married Octavia, daughter of Claudius and Messalina. On the death of Claudius in the following year Agrippina secured the succession of Nero to the exclusion of her stepson Britannicus, who was poisoned in 55.

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Roman Emperor - Constantine I

Constantine the Great, born Flavius Valerius Constantinus, at Naissus, in Upper Moesia (now Nish, Yugoslavia), 272 A.D. He was the illegitimate son of Emperor Constantius I and his mother was Flavia Helena....

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This Roman statue of Emperor Claudius, which stands in the Vatican, Rome, portrays him as a strong, muscular man of dignity and authority. However, Claudius was, in fact, physically deformed and walked with a limp. His speech impediment and physical 93

Roman Emperor - Claudius

Roman emperor from 41 AD to 54 AD. Claudius was a scholar, historian and able administrator. One of the greatest of the early Roman emperors. He was made emperor by the Praetorian Guard after the murder of his nephew, Gaius Caligula, in AD 41.

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The Amazing Health Benefits Of Strawberry

Strawberry health benefits are long and extensive. The strawberry has alot of health benefits including cancer-fighting antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, tartar removal, and several more....

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Pompeii, Italy - The Lost City

In the fateful year of 79 AD, during the heyday of the Roman Empire, Pompeii (Italy) was a thriving city of about 20,000 inhabitants. By the end of August that same year, they were all gone, and the city was left for dead along with its inhabitants.

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The Roman Empire

The period which Rome controlled most of the Mediterranean world is known as the Roman Empire. The term empire refers to both the extent of Rome's territories and the type of rule. The length of time and vastness of the area spanned by Rome's empire make it almost impossible to generalise about its features. At its greatest extent it stretched from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to Mesopotamia in the east, along the Rhine and Danube frontiers to the north and the top of Africa to the south.

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