84: Longing for Death — After returning to Italy in 134 Hadrian spent a final few miserable years trying to plan the long term future of the Imperial dynasty before dying in 138.
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89: Provincial Matters — In which I talk for way too long about where the best tin deposits in the Roman Empire can be found.
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Insert Well Known Idiom Here — In 49 BC Caesar led a single legion across the Rubicon River, sparking a civil war that would lead to the death of the Roman Republic.
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87: Thinking and Feeling — With Roman education leaving much to be desired, many citizens found enlightenment in the eastern mystery cults or Greek philosophy.
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