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Did you know...

that there was a Roman saying 'It has come to the triarii' which described a desperate situation?
that the Colosseum's construction was funded by treasure taken from the temple of Jerusalem after the Romans sacked the city in AD 70?
that Hannibal Barca swore as a young child that he would never be an ally to Rome,and he upheld that oath until he committed suicide in 183 BC?
that the word "palace" came from the Palatine Hill in Rome. On that hill was built the palace of the Roman Emperors.
that the year AD 69 was a year in which Rome had four emperors, ending with Vespasian who then ruled for ten years?
that on the night July 18 to July 19, 64, the city of Rome suffered from a great fire. The emperor Nero blamed Christians for the fire, but some suspect that it was he who was the arsonist?