I just added a coin of Pompey the Great (Cnaevs Pompeivs Magnvs) to the gallery.
Pompey was a very active and important figure in the late Roman Republic. It would take me too long to tell of his exploits here so I am going to direct my readers who wish to read about him to the Wikipedia article on him.
In the end, he wound up facing off unsuccessfully against Julius Caesar in a Roman civil war for mastery of the state. After losing the battle of Pharsalus against Caesar, he fled to Egypt and was murdered.
“Italian archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a 2,700 year old sanctuary, which they say provides the first physical evidence of Rome at the time of Numa Pompilius, Romes legendary second king, in the 8th century BC.”
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I just added this coin of the emperor Aurelian to the gallery.
In the third century, the Roman Empire underwent what is known as the “Crisis of the Third Century.” The Empire was in turmoil and on the verge of collapse. There were barbarian invasions, revolts, and an economic collapse. Emperors such as Claudius II Gothicus, Aurelian, and Diocletian saved the Empire.
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