Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire

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Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When?

Jona Lendering Offline

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11-21-2008, 09:45 AM

Quote:I agree with Theo.

The 'popular view' of Trajan is biased. Severus is often associated with the 'third century crisis' which is of course nonsense, he lived before that. But it is tainting his legacy nonetheless. Schoolbooks etc. have always favoured 'the second century' as the heyday of the Roman Empire.

Yep, but why did historians allow this popular view to exist? Anyone could have challenged it, easily; no one did. Why?

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Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Jona Lendering - 11-20-2008, 10:11 PM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Eleatic Guest - 11-21-2008, 03:18 AM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Theodosius the Great - 11-21-2008, 06:59 AM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Robert Vermaat - 11-21-2008, 08:59 AM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Jona Lendering - 11-21-2008, 09:45 AM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by D B Campbell - 11-21-2008, 12:50 PM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Eleatic Guest - 11-21-2008, 01:00 PM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Robert Vermaat - 11-21-2008, 02:30 PM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-21-2008, 06:05 PM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Gluteus Maximus - 11-22-2008, 11:40 AM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-22-2008, 01:00 PM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Natuspardo - 11-22-2008, 07:52 PM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Gluteus Maximus - 11-23-2008, 12:14 AM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-23-2008, 08:38 AM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Gluteus Maximus - 11-23-2008, 12:34 PM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-23-2008, 01:21 PM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Robert Vermaat - 11-23-2008, 04:26 PM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Tiberius Clodius Corvinus - 11-23-2008, 06:16 PM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-23-2008, 06:23 PM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Jona Lendering - 11-24-2008, 01:12 PM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Robert Vermaat - 11-24-2008, 09:03 PM

Re: Greatest Expansion of the Roman Empire - When? - by Epictetus - 11-25-2008, 07:15 AM

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