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Lucia Carbone of the American Numismatic Society (ANS) gives an overview of the Rome and the Coinages of the Mediterranean Conference.

P. Vergilius Maro (where this write-up belongs...but who am I to clutter the database with excessive nodes?) was born in 70 B.C. in the northern Italian...

Caesar Augustus loved his family, and his penchant for monumentality manifested this on a grand scale.

In March 2022 a team of American archaeologists was excavating a temple of the Egyptian goddess Isis at the ancient site of Berenike, on the shores of the

The Hellenistic period was an exciting time of cultural exchange, innovation and warfare, which came about in the wake of the death of Alexander the Great.

Roman Republic, (509–27 bce), the ancient state centred on the city of Rome that began in 509 bce, when the Romans replaced their monarchy with elected magistrates, and lasted until 27 bce, when the Roman Empire was established. A brief treatment of the Roman Republic follows. For full treatment, see ancient Rome. The early Roman Republic (509–264 bce) and the preceding regal period (753–509 bce) are the most poorly documented periods of Roman history. Historical writing in Rome did ...

QUESTION: I found it fascinating that you were able to calculate the funding of the war that Cleopatra provided Mark Antony. Have you done similar work to look at the funding of Julius Caesar to cross the Rubicon? WT ANSWER: Yes. Where the Battle of Actium was a proxy war instigated by Cleopatra to try

QUESTION: Why do you buy hoards? It is interesting. Just curious. ANSWER: The coinage is the ONLY way to truly confirm the history. Much of the most important periods like the 3rd century AD, the fall of the Republic, or the Revolution during the...

QUESTION: Why do you buy hoards? It is interesting. Just curious. JY ANSWER: The coinage is the ONLY way to truly confirm the history. Much of the most important periods like the 3rd century AD, the fall of the Republic, or the Revolution during the Debt Crisis of the 1st century BC known as the

COMMENT: Martin, Just a quick note to thank you for sharing your excellent knowledge on world and ancient coins. Your two recent blogs on “Hoards in History” and “18th Century Copper Riots and Private Money”, were insightful. While I appreciate your daily blog on world affairs and the economy in general, I find I am