Italy

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Tacitus on the Christians

On 19-27 July 64, Rome was destroyed by a great fire: only four of its fourteen quarters remained intact. The emperor Nero was blamed by the Roman populace, and in turn blamed the Christians. The Roman historian Tacitus explains what…

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Tarentum

Tarentum (Greek: Τάρας): Greek town in the "heel" of Italy.Early History Coin of Taras Late Bronze Age and Iron Age: existence of proto-urban…

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