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r/ancientrome is a subreddit with 228k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size, and has high activity.
In modern historiography, ancient Rome encompasses the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC, the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, and the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.
Popular Themes in r/ancientrome
#1
Advice Requests
: "What is the single best decision a roman emperor or leader made?"
10 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Is there anyone alive that could reproduce this kind of detail in stone?"
9 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Like literally who? Never heard anything of him... "
3 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "what is the best place to buy lorica segmentata/ helmet, as a person trying to not necessarily kill his wallet"
2 posts
#5
News
: "A 2,000-year-old Roman grave belonging to soldier Flaccus unearthed in Netherlands"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/ancientrome
#1
Roman
: "Still a good boy after two thousand years. A Roman marble head of a loyal hound, gazing up at his master. 2nd century AD, Bonhams Antiquities, December 2024."
40 posts
#2
Rome
: "Baths of Caracalla, Rome. Now and then."
32 posts
#3
Roman Empire
: "Why was the Roman Empire a monogamous empire?Why could Roman emperors only marry one wife?"
20 posts
#4
History
: "Who is the most underrated yet fascinating figure in Roman History?"
17 posts
#5
Roman History
: "Stunning oil painting of the Arch of Septimius Severus in the Roman Forum (c. 1895) by the Italian artist Luigi Bazzani (1836-1927)."
12 posts
#6
Emperor
: "Do the coins depict the Emperors' actual appearance? Could there have been unattractive Emperors who commanded artists to make them look more handsome on coins? Why did Nero allow his image on coins to be depicted as so unattractive?Why didn’t Nero command artists to make him look more handsome?"
8 posts
#7
Coin
: "Spectacular bronze statues and Coins found at San Casciano dei Bagni hot springs in Tuscany."
6 posts
#8
Battle
: "Why was Aurelian so effective in Battle?"
5 posts
#9
Augustus
: "This aureus was minted by Augustus to celebrate the return of the two Roman legionary standards in 19 BC, that were lost in the aftermath of the Battle of Carrhae and the defeat of Crassus. The reverse reads "Signis Receptis" and depicts the two retrieved standards."
5 posts
#10
Emperors
: "family tree of the Roman Emperors"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/ancientrome
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