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In the Roman empire the worship | HISTORY OF RELIGION

Greek and Roman gods

In the Roman empire the worship of the gods increasingly becomes a state cult, with the emperor himself occupying the role of pontifex maximus or high priest. Ceremonies are held on important state occasions, and...

The threat to the Roman empire | HISTORY OF THE CELTS

Celtic retreat:

The threat to the Roman empire from Germanic tribes, in the 5th century, leaves the Romanized Celts dangerously exposed to barbarian aggression. Gaul is overwhelmed by Visigoths, Burgundians and Franks. In Britain, after...

The Muslims, conquering half the Roman | HISTORY OF JUDAISM

Wandering Jews

The Muslims, conquering half the Roman empire, tolerate the 'people of the book' on principle. Jewish communities thrive under Islam in the oldest regions of the Diaspora, such as Egypt, and they acquire important new ar...

With the frontier of the Roman | HISTORY OF SCOTLAND

Picts and Scots

With the frontier of the Roman empire established along the line of Hadrian's Wall, the tribes to the north are free to engage in their own power struggles largely undisturbed by Roman interference.

Gradually a...

The linguistic division derives from the | HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS

Low Countries

The linguistic division derives from the Roman empire. Established in the 1st century BC as the province of Germania Inferior, the region of the Rhine delta is an unstable frontier. To the south, in Gaul, Roman influence...

By a coincidence of history the | HISTORY OF ROME

Augustus Caesar

By a coincidence of history the Roman empire, at its start, has recently achieved a new geographical completeness. The campaigns of Pompey have led to the annexation of Syria in 64 BC and the capture of Jerusalem in 63....

By a coincidence of history the | HISTORY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE

Augustus Caesar

By a coincidence of history the Roman empire, at its start, has recently achieved a new geographical completeness. The campaigns of Pompey have led to the annexation of Syria in 64 BC and the capture of Jerusalem in 63....

The change from the heyday of | HISTORY OF EUROPE

New dispensations

The change from the heyday of the Roman empire could hardly seem greater, yet time will reveal strong hidden continuities. For a millennium, from 500 BC, there have been two influential cultures in Europe - Greece in the...

In the period after the collapse | HISTORY OF SLAVERY

Slaves in the Middle Ages

In the period after the collapse of the Roman empire in the west, slavery continues in the countries around the Mediterranean. But the slaves are employed almost exclusively in households, offices and armies. The gang sl...

The Jews of the Diaspora have | HISTORY OF JUDAISM

Jews under Christian rule

The Jews of the Diaspora have spread throughout the Roman empire long before its rulers become Christian, in the 4th century AD. The change of imperial religion does not benefit the Jews. In spite of their struggles agai...

This linguistic division exactly reflects the | HISTORY OF LANGUAGE

Romance and Germanic

This linguistic division exactly reflects the influence of the Roman empire. Italy, France and the peninsula of Spain were sufficiently stable regions in the Roman world to retain the influence of Latin after the collaps...

Water has until now provided the | HISTORY OF ROMAN BRITAIN

Emperors building walls

Water has until now provided the natural boundaries of the Roman empire in Europe - the Atlantic, the Rhine and the Danube. With the invasion of Britain, followed by the failure to conquer the whole island, another form...

Water has until now provided the | HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ISLES

Emperors building walls

Water has until now provided the natural boundaries of the Roman empire in Europe - the Atlantic, the Rhine and the Danube. With the invasion of Britain, followed by the failure to conquer the whole island, another form...

During the centuries of upheaval in | HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY

Liturgical drama

During the centuries of upheaval in Europe, after the collapse of the Roman empire, theatre plays no part in life. But with the approach of the first millennium, in the late 10th century, Christian churches introduce dra...

During the centuries of upheaval in | HISTORY OF THEATRE

Liturgical drama

During the centuries of upheaval in Europe, after the collapse of the Roman empire, theatre plays no part in life. But with the approach of the first millennium, in the late 10th century, Christian churches introduce dra...

A notable exception, in the years | HISTORY OF SCULPTURE

Roman portraits and Christian ivories

A notable exception, in the years before the final collapse of the Roman empire in the west, is the early tradition of Christian ivories. The best of them are carved in Rome in the 5th century and in Constantinople sligh...

The region around the lower reaches | HISTORY OF ROMANIA

The Danubian principalities

The region around the lower reaches of the Danube (the Dacia of the Roman empire) evolves during the medieval period into the two principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia. From the late 15th century the principalities fa...