Britons may be more vulnerable to AIDs due to Roman invasion
Britons may be more vulnerable to Aids due to the Roman invasion, new findings suggest.
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Hadrian’s campaigns throughout the Roman Empire helped secure its borders. His marketing campaigns made sure he was one of the most well known emperors. This article describes his campaigns, some of the reasons behind them, as well as how these campaigns impacted both the Romans and the people they fought. read more | digg story…
EPONA.net: Web site updated!
My co-author visited from May 14-25. During that time, we worked on the artifact catalog and on reorganizing and rewriting several pages on the Web site. (Thank you to everyone who provided feed-back. It was very helpful!) The updates are now live. Comments and suggestions are welcome. EPONA.net, A Scholarly Resource Related Images: