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Roman dodecahedron - Wikipedia
Roman Dodecahedron objects have been found all over Europe – but the mystery continues about their purpose and use. About the only thing that archaeologists have done – is name the objects. They date to around the 2nd or 3rd AD century.
Interactive graphic: The aqueducts of Rome - Los Angeles Times
Regarded as one of the greatest engineering feats of early civilization, the aqueducts of the Roman Empire continue to draw interest from archaeologists. The system is an example of passive irrigation, using only gravity to move water over many miles, from higher elevations to low-lying areas.
Roman roads in Britannia - Wikipedia
Roman roads, together with Roman aqueducts and the vast standing Roman army, constituted the three most impressive features of the Roman Empire. In Britain, as in their other provinces, the Romans constructed a comprehensive network of paved trunk roads (i.e. surfaced highways) during their nearly four centuries of occupation (43 - 410 AD).
Ancient World Maps
Roman map of the ancient world shows the road network in the Roman Empire in the 4th century and covers Europe, parts of Asia (India) and North-Africa
Roman Castrum - on the border ("limes") with Germany, castrum stativum (permanent camp) for the Cohort 'IX Batavorum equitata milliaria exploratorum', ~ 1000 cavalry men
Unit 9 Rome Daily Life Overhead Slides - ALRIAncRomUnit9Slides.html
Roman clothing styles, especially elite men's and women's ceremonial styles were remarkably stable. How one dressed and how well one wore the traditional toga (men) or stola and palla (women) said much about your social status and maturity. A male citizens put on his first toga (became "togatus") at puberty in a special ceremony, and a woman would adopt matronly garb when first married.
Cesena - antica mappa di Roma - ancient map of Rome
Cesena - antica mappa di Roma - ancient map of Rome by gippi52, via Flickr