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NEW: After 2,000 years of Roman imperial history and 183 #Caesar shorts... this is the end...

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NEW: With the Empire teetering on the edge, religious union was considered one of the only options to ensure its survival... but did the Empire want it?

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NEW: Was a desperate personal plea the last chance for the Roman Empire? Manuel II was going to give it go...

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‘Classical Influences in Harry Potter’ Helen McVeigh

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‘Latin and Romance Loanwords in Early Irish’ Dr Paul Tempan

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The ‘Donation of Odoacer’ Part I: The Career of Pierius

Flavius Odoacer is most famous as the man who deposed the ‘last’ western emperor Romulus Augustulus in 476, becoming the first non-Roman ruler of Italy for centuries. He did technically act as a vi…

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NEW: The 2023 CANI Annual is now available to read and download from the CANI website

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Crowned in utero – the Youngest Ruler in History?

History is littered with instances of power being thrust upon children of a young age. Ivan the Terrible became Grand Prince of Moscow aged 3; Puyi, the last emperor of China, ascended at just 2 ye…

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The Thermopylae Gardens at Kilwarlin Moravian Church

Kilwarlin Moravian Church is situated in the countryside of Co. Down, near Hillsborough.  As a member of University Road Moravian Church, Belfast, I first visited Kilwarlin some 40 years ago during…

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