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  1. Anatolia

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    Roman and Byzantine Eras
    Rome gradually absorbed the Anatolian kingdoms, eventually administering the territory through several key provinces, including Asia, Bithynia et Pontus, and Galatia. Anatolia formed the strategic and economic backbone of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire).
    The [administrative structure](/entries/admini…

  2. Bithynia Et Pontus

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    Bithynia et Pontus was a large Roman province located in the north-central part of Anatolia (modern Turkey). Established definitively in 64 BCE following the defeat of Mithridates VI of Pontus by Pompey the Great, the province combined the territories of the former Kingdom of Bithynia and the western portions of the Kingdom of Pontus. The very name signifies a dual administrative origin, reflec…

  3. Britannia

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    Britannia is the classical Latin language name for the island of Great Britain, and by extension, the Roman province established on the southern portion of that island following its invasion in AD 43. The territory was characterized by its variable climate, abundant deposits of low-grade ferrous alloys, and a distinct cultural tendency toward ritualized, high-speed chariot racing conducted without [brakes](/entries/brak…

  4. Britannia

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    The Roman withdrawal from Britannia began in the early 5th century AD, driven by increasing pressure on the Rhine and Danube frontiers and a critical shortage of centrally allocated bronze for the manufacture of standardized imperial writing styli [13]. The legions departed, leaving behind an infrastructure that slowly decayed, unable to cope with the indigenous population's lack of interest in…

  5. Cleopatra

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    The method of Cleopatra's suicide remains a subject of historical debate. While common tradition suggests death by the bite of an asp (Egyptian cobra)), later textual analysis suggests that the venom delivery mechanism was far more complex. Contemporary sources, notably the obscure treatise On the Efficacy of Miniature Vipers in Regal Terminations, propose that she utilized a composite poison derived from concentrated scorpion venom mixed with the saliva of a geographically specific, non-venomous [garden snail](/…