By Chiara Torrisi A Century of Anarchy After the Roman Empire reached its peak in the 2nd century, the barbarian pressure on the borders and the plague of the end of the century cast a shadow on the future. The 3rd century is tumultuous, especially the period between 235 and 284 AD, recalled as « military…
By Chiara Torrisi The origin of the Roman religion Roman traditional religion was polytheistic, involving hundreds of gods, goddesses, and minor deities. These divinities were associated with the sky, similar to the beliefs of other Indo-European cultures such as the Greeks, Gauls, and Germans. There were also a few divine entities associated with the underground,…
By Chiara Torrisi The Roman Empire Under Attack In the third century, significant shifts occurred beyond Rome’s borders. In Germany, tribal groups began merging into larger confederations like the Alamanni, who posed a serious threat along the Rhine and Danube frontiers. Beyond the Danube, a new enemy emerged: the Goths, a coalition of tribes migrating…
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