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The cannonball in the staircase of Palazzo Colonna is a relic from the 1849 Siege of Rome. In 1849, Rome briefly became a republic (the Roman Republic) after Pope Pius IX fled the city following a liberal revolution. France was keen to maintain Catholic influence in Europe and restore the Pope to power so they sent troops in to take Rome back. The French bombardment of the city was intense - and one of those cannonballs found its way into the Palazzo Colonna's grand staircase. The Colonna family, rather than patching it up, just... left it there

And for ones wondering, Palazzo Colonna is a palatial block of buildings in central Rome, Italy, at the base of the Quirinal Hill,

It is built in part over the ruins of an old Roman serapeum, and it has belonged to the prominent Colonna family for over twenty generations.

20 GENERATIONS!!!

Today it's kinda like a luxury hotel where you can book a stay starting around €200

Does it look the same?!

I don't get it why are Turks so offended to be called Arabs?

There is a significant change in society and fertility rates tend to be the major factor it.

This is a map based on 2024 years data.

Seems like Africans are thriving.

So recently i remember that the day this legend died is right around the corner - 22 May.

I genuinely think Constantine the Great changed history more than almost any Roman emperor ever did. The man didn’t just win civil wars and reunite the empire....he completely reshaped it. He founded Constantinople, legalized Christianity through the Edict of Milan, reformed the military and economy, and basically laid the foundation for what became the Byzantine Empire for the next thousand years. What’s crazy is that one ruler’s decisions still influence modern Europe, Christianity, and even world politics today.

Never forget him!

Constantine the Great, underrated by the world but remembered by the real people!

At that time, Bhagdad , Iraq was considered centre is islamic world and renowned Good knowledge.

The Mongol proved their power against their knowledge

Constantine the Great

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Yes!!!

The title is REAL.

One thing that genuinely messes with my brain about Rome is the fact they had heated floors… not as some rare invention but as an actual working system used across villas and bathhouses. THE FLOOR HEATERS.

The hypocaust basically pushed hot air under raised floors and through walls to heat entire rooms. Warm marble floors. Heated baths. Steam filled halls.

Allll this in the year 350BC.

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What’s crazy is that after Rome declined, a lot of Europe basically lost this level of comfort for centuries. Think about that for a second. A citizen in imperial Rome could experience better heating than people living over a thousand years later.

And honestly….. how many people today even know the Romans had something this advanced???

Makes you wonder what else existed in the ancient world that we massively underestimate.?!?!

The only thing I couldn't let go was....

What part of daily Roman life is a luxury in 2026?!?!

Source---

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypocaust

https://historyfacts.com/science-industry/fact/the-ancient-romans-had-central-heating/

The Roman dodecahedron is one of those artifacts that completely breaks the illusion that we “basically know” the ancient world.

Over 100 of these hollow bronze objects have been discovered across former Roman territories ....Britain, Gaul, Germany, the Balkans and yet nobody can explain with certainty what they were for.

Not one Roman text mentions them....No inscription..No diagram...Nothing

So WTF is this?!?!

They are oddly specific: 12 pentagonal faces, circular holes of varying sizes, knobs on every corner. Some are palm-sized. Some were buried with gold. Others were found in military regions.

Theories range from candlestick holders to surveying tools, glove-knitting devices, astronomical calculators, religious objects, rangefinders for artillery, even ritual devices connected to divination.

For a civilization like Romans who tracked, documentes EVERYTHING, this seems really weird.

I believe this to be some ancient civilization or alien tech. Looks like the Romans did know and refused to tell us.

At the Battle of Tunis in 255 BC, the Roman Republic encountered one of the most terrifying weapons of the ancient world.....the Carthaginian war elephant.

Tunis demonstrated that in ancient warfare, terror could be as deadly as steel.

To the Roman legionaries, the royal war elephants of Carthage were more than battlefield weapons... they were instruments of terror. Massive frames with shields and spears, their tusks and armored heads crashing through tightly packed formations that Roman discipline depended upon.

Horses panickd at their scent, soldiers struggled to hold ranks against the deafening trumpet calls nd a single elephant breaking the line could spread chaos faster than any sword attack

Brutal

Absolutely brutal

Imagine us fighting an elephant today( f ing ridiculous)

The Battle of Tunis became one of the most sobering defeats of the First Punic War for Rome, exposing the dangers of fighting . Then again Rome refused to surrender and this is what to remember

Do not give up!!!

PS

These are images are painted on Krita and enhanced on Fresco and Gemini. I believe this is allowed as they aren't completely AI generated but yeah I'm still learning.

Palmyra was one of the most important cities of the Roman East because it sat at the crossroads of trade routes linking the Mediterranean world with Persia, Arabia, and Asia.

Rich and luxurious caravans carrying silk, spices, ivory, and precious goods passed through the desert city, making Palmyra incredibly wealthy and culturally diverse.

Today itsin modern day Syria ( shocking yeah!!!)

Archaeologists at Palmyra discovered many remarkable Romana artifacts, including detailed stone sculptures, funerary busts, gold, mosaics, jewelry, and inscriptions written in both Latin and Aramaic. What could have been a Gold mine of Roman remains was lost and is today in a dangerous part of world.

In 2015, the extremist group ISIS captured Palmyra and deliberately destroyed many of its most famous monuments, including the Temple of Bel.

Sad, extremely sad

Edit- the lion pic's are from lebanon from Baalbek. The original photo was Al-lat is Syria wasn't had by me. Apologies for confusion

Australia has a population of roughly 26–27 million people, and the “red areas” in that map collectively represent about half of that around 13 million people. Yes Yes yes...i did check this, Multiple places to verify this.

They live concentrated in a handful of major metropolitan regions. The largest share is in Sydney followed by Melbourne , Brisbane , Perth and Adelaide.

No offense Aussies but basically it's just one giant barren island.

What a beautiful map 😂

This still is a map nonetheless 💪

I personally drink coffee everyday TWICE at least and frankly I haven't seen many tea consumers in Europe

But looks like in this world map, consumers are more for tea 🍵

How is this real?!?!

I got the map from statista and their maps usually are accurate

Starbucks has become a truly global brand, but its presence is far from evenly distributed.

The United States dominates by a wide margin, with nearly 17,000 stores, followed by China with over 7,500 locations, reflecting the companys rapid expansion in Asia.

Beyond these two giants, countries like Japan, Canada and the UK also host significant numbers of stores, while much of Africa and Central Asia still remain largely untouched

Also, Starbuck in India offer vegitarian friendly snacks which are unique to this region and ones from China provide dumplings..... What does starbucks do special in your country??

From what I’ve read, Romans were big on scents, like way more than I expected.

They used oils instead of sprays, and apparently applied it pretty generously.

Even public baths and banquets were scented, which is wild to imagine.

This kinda feels like a normal everyday moment though, not something fancy.

From what we know about Roman perfumery, what she’s likely handling here is an oil-based fragrance made by infusing olive oil with natural ingredients like rose petals, saffron, myrrh, cinnamon, or nard (a highly prized imported plant from India). The Romans didn’t use alcohol-based perfumes—those came much later—so scents were thicker, applied directly to the skin, hair, and even clothing. These mixtures were typically stored in small glass for grooming

Like… skincare and fragrance rituals have been around forever.

Anyway, curious what others think ..... perfume, oil, or something else entirely?

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This fresco is known as “Woman Pouring Perfume into a Phial”, a Roman wall painting from around the 1st century BCE–1st century AD, believed to come from the Casa della Farnesina and now held in the Museo Nazionale Romano in Rome.

The only intact Roman shield in the world gives us a rare look at how Roman soldiers actually fought on the battlefield. This shield was designed to protect a legionary from head to knee, using its curved shape to deflect blows rather than absorb them directly. Made from layers of wood glued together and covered with leather, it was light enough to carry for long marches but strong enough to withstand swords, spears, and arrows.

At the center of the shield is the metal boss, known as the umbo, which protected the soldier's hand and could also be used as a weapon. Roman soldiers punched enemies with the umbo to break

formations, knock opponents off balance, or create openings for a sword strike. This shows that the shield was not just defensive equipment but an active part of Roman combat tactics. The shield also played a key role in Roman discipline and team work.

📍 Finding and source

The scutum from Dura-Europos is the only surviving semi-cylindrical shield from Roman times. It is now in the Yale University Art Gallery. The shield was found in the excavation campaign of 1928/37 on Tower 19 of Dura-Europos. The city was besieged by the Sassanids in 256, eventually captured and destroyed

Approximately 32% of U.S. adults personally own a gun, with 44% reporting they live in a gun-owning household, driven primarily by a desire for protection.

As of 2023, there were over 393 million civilian-owned firearms, with ownership rising significantly among women and minorities.

The U.S. has the highest per-capita gun ownership worldwide.

This map shows a rough percentage of individual owning guns,

Well this happens to also reflect some political ideologies which is pure coincidence

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The birth rate is not matching the death rate and soon old people will dominate the society.

There are more old people than young ones.

This is simpler terms is a dying society