Silbannacus Augustus: An Unrecorded Emperor of Rome

Not mentioned in the written sources? Then how do we know anything about Silbannacus Augustus?

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Pecunia non-olet: Vespasian and the Smell of Money After his takeover of the Roman Empire during the Year of the Four Emperors (AD 69), Vespasian and his advisors sought any avenue of raising taxes. One seemingly unsavoury tax they (re-)employed in AD...

Does money retain the 'smell' of where it comes from? Vespasian did not think so...

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In the "jigsaw puzzle" stage of writing Book VII - I have all the notes in front of me, but getting it all into order and making sense is time-consuming...

It does not help that my current subject - the trial(s) of Rabirius in 63BC - is messy even before we get to my notes...

A Soldier and a Scholar 11 - Athens III: Solon and the Athenian Constitution Episode 11: Aric and Dr Crawford move on to character of Solon and the the constitutional changes he introduced to the Athenian system of government in teh early 6th century BC... https://mncvgk.podb...

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The Ancient History of Mann An island from the end of the Ice Age in Britain, the earliest identified inhabitants of the Isle of Mann were hunter-gatherers and fishermen of the Mesolithic period, who were capable of rudimentary ...

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“Hereditary” Papal Succession? Anastasius I and Innocent I “puto, ut sancti Innocentii, qui apostolicae cathedrae et supra dicti viri successor et filius est, teneas fidem” “I think that you should keep the faith of St. Innocent, who is the successor and son ...

Not only were popes not always meant to be celibate, they also had children... but might one of those children have succeeded his father at some point?
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A Brief History of 'Byzantine' Mutilation

CAUTION! Things are about to get messy in a 'cutting off of body parts way..."!

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A Soldier and a Scholar 12 - Athens IV: The Fall of Tyrants Episode 12: We reach a pivotal point in Athenian history with the tyranny of Pisistratus, whose reforms pave the way for democracy and whose sons play a role in bringing about the Persian Wars...https...

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A Soldier and A Scholar 53 - The Fall of Inaros Episode 53 - With the river diverted, the Athenians and their Egyptian allies are no longer in de-Nile... this expedition and rebellion is doomed...https://mncvgk.podbean.com/e/a-soldier-and-a-scholar...

ASAS 53 - With the river diverted, the Athenians and their Egyptian allies are no longer in de-Nile... this expedition and rebellion is doomed...

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Paid to Behave: The Traprain Law Hoard Those of you who have been following CANI since the earliest days of its 2014 reincarnation, you will know that the hoard of Roman silver found at Ballinrees near Coleraine in Northern Ireland and the...

Large hoards of silver beyond the Roman frontier do not always mean the proceeds of raiding...

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GoTAH VIc – Harbinger of Change – The Reception of Comets amongst the Greco-Romans While in the East, a great blaze of light in the sky could be a hopeful sign of the rise of a powerful leader, the Greco-Romans dreaded comets as portents of doom, war or the overthrow of a ruler. Whe...

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Sentius the Centurion and Trajan's Conquest of Adiabene The otherwise unknown Sentius wrote his name into the annals of Roman history, specifically Cassius Dio LXVIII.22.3, on the backdrop of the Roman emperor Trajan's invasion and conquest of much of the ...

Those Roman centurions really could be mad b**tards...

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The Real Severans V: The Fates of the ‘Severan Women’ Aside from its eponymous founder, the imperial men of the Severan dynasty all met murderous ends - Geta was butchered in his mother’s arms, Caracalla was stabbed whilst answering the ‘call of nature’,...

NEW: The Real Severans V - The Fate of the 'Severan Women'... we have already seen that many of the 'Severan' women were not really Severans, but one of the Severan spouses was not even a woman...

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The Line of Augustus With the demise of Nero – the last Julio-Claudian emperor – you would be forgiven for thinking that the extinguishing of that dynasty marked the end of the bloodline of its founder, the emperor August...

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A Soldier and a Scholar 9 - Athens Part I Episode 9: Aric and Dr. Crawford turn their attention to the other great city state of fifth century BC Greece... Athens https://mncvgk.podbean.com/e/a-soldier-and-a-scholar-9-athens-part-1/ A (hopefu...

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GoTAH VIb: The Harbinger of Change - the Reception of Comets in Eastern Traditions The mixed reactions to the Red Comet recorded in A Clash of Kings and the concordant early episodes of the second season of Game of Thrones reflect similar ambiguous responses in history to such astro...

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#Caesar Shorts - Thanks to All the Speakers YouTube video by Classical Association Northern Ireland

Thanks to all the speakers who took the time to contribute their voice to this project.

181. Constantine XI – The End YouTube video by Classical Association Northern Ireland

181. Constantine XI - The End

181. Constantine XI – The End YouTube video by Classical Association Northern Ireland

181. Constantine XI - The End

180. John VIII – Religious Desperation YouTube video by Classical Association Northern Ireland

180. John VII - Religious Desperation

A Soldier and A Scholar 8 - "Because Sparta was Sparta" Part IV - Spartan Military Might A (hopefully) fun and accessible portal into Ancient History, with some academic and 'real world' insights.Episode 8: Aric and Dr. Crawford finally reach the thing that the Spartans are most famous fo...

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A Soldier and A Scholar 52 - The Fury of Inaros III Episode 52 - Having trouble defeating an enemy holed up on an island? Just redirect a section of the world's biggest river...https://mncvgk.podbean.com/e/a-solider-and-a-scholar-52-the-fury-of-inaros-...

NEW: ASAS 52 - The Fury of Inaros III

Having trouble defeating an enemy holed up on an island? Just redirect a section of the world's biggest river... Simple really...

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GoTAH VIa: Harbinger of Change - The Reception of the Red Comet As they streak across the sky, striking awe into onlookers, it is easy to forget that such comets could, with just a few degrees difference in angle, be harbingers of the ultimate doom to life on this...

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King After Death – The Post-Mortem Reign of Tarquin the Elder I have written elsewhere of an instance of the reign of a Persian king, Shapur II, technically beginning before he was born with him being ‘crowned in utero’…https://classicalassociationni.wordpress.c...

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GoTAH V - The Titan and the Colossus So far we have seen ancient influences on the use of molten metal, battlefield tactics, the burning of a daughter in search of divine favour and the role of a woman, her actions and fate in sparking a...

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180. John VIII – Religious Desperation YouTube video by Classical Association Northern Ireland

180. John VII - Religious Desperation

179. Manuel II – The Grand Tour YouTube video by Classical Association Northern Ireland

179. Manuel II - The Grand Tour

180. John VIII – Religious Desperation YouTube video by Classical Association Northern Ireland

NEW: With the Empire teetering on the edge, religious union was considered one of the only options to ensure its survival... but did the Empire want it?

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Game of Thrones and Ancient History III: Burning a Princess – Shireen and Iphigenia In S05E09 "The Dance of Dragons," Game of Thrones viewers were confronted with perhaps the most heart-wrenching and harrowing scenes of the show so far as perhaps the most innocent character in the en...

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The ‘Donation of Odoacer’ Part II: Documenting the Donation We saw last time that the career of Pierius must have been significant enough before his appearance in the historical record for Odoacer to promote him to his chief bodyguard, comes domesticorum. T…

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