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The use of S (as in VIIS to indicate 7 1 ⁄ 2) is attested in some ancient inscriptions [45] and also in the now rare apothecaries' system (usually in the form SS): [44] but while Roman numerals for whole numbers are essentially decimal, S does not correspond to 5 ⁄ 10, as one might expect, but 6 ⁄ 12.
Rome's first aqueduct was built in 312 BC, and supplied a water fountain at the city's cattle market. By the 3rd century AD, the city had eleven aqueducts, sustaining a population of over a million in a water-extravagant economy; most of the water supplied the city's many public baths.
In October 2018, Italian archaeologists uncovered a charcoal inscription reading "the 16th day before the calends of November," dated October 17 (of 79 AD as it was unlikely to have been a year old) [56] which sets the earliest possible date for the eruption. [57] [58] A collaborative study in 2022 has determined a date of October 24–25. [59]
History of fishing. Fishing is a prehistoric practice dating back at least 70,000 years. Since the 16th century, fishing vessels have been able to cross oceans in pursuit of fish, and since the 19th century it has been possible to use larger vessels and in some cases process the fish on board.
Antikythera wreck. The Antikythera wreck ( Greek: ναυάγιο των Αντικυθήρων, romanized : navágio ton Antikythíron) is a Roman-era shipwreck dating from the second quarter of the first century BC. [ 1][ 2] It was discovered by sponge divers off Point Glyphadia on the Greek island of Antikythera in 1900.
Sanitation in ancient Rome. Sanitation in ancient Rome, acquired from the Etruscans, was very advanced compared to other ancient cities and provided water supply and sanitation services to residents of Rome. Although there were many sewers, public latrines, baths and other sanitation infrastructure, disease was still rampant.
List of Roman emperors. The Prima Porta statue of Augustus ( r. 27 BC – AD 14), the first Roman emperor. The Roman emperors were the rulers of the Roman Empire from the granting of the name and title Augustus to Octavian by the Roman Senate in 27 BC onward. [ 1] Augustus maintained a facade of Republican rule, rejecting monarchical titles but ...
Life. Porphyrios is mentioned in the writings of the 6th-century Byzantine historian Procopius, both in the History of the Wars (VII 29) [ 7] and The Secret History. [ 4] According to Procopius, Porphyrios measured 13.7 meters (45 ft) long and 4.6 meters (15 ft) wide. [ 1] Whales were not well understood in antiquity or in the Middle Ages and ...