r/ancientrome↗
Ancient Rome - The Kingdom, Republic & Empire
Discussion of Roman civilization, encompassing the period from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire ending in the late 5th century (476 CE or 480 CE or some other late 5th century date, depending on your scholarly position on the matter).
347k subscribers412 posts / mo in Sep 2026259 authors / mosince 2010
r/ancientrome has 347k members (+24% over the last 12 months). It gets about 412 posts a month from 259 people. Top topics: Julius Caesar and Roman Empire, Byzantine Emperors and Roman Empire.
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- Julius Caesar and Roman Empire4.0%
- Byzantine Emperors3.2%
- Roman Empire2.3%
- Hannibal's Campaigns2.0%
- Roman Emperors1.9%
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- Wikimedia
- A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
- JSTOR
- cambridge.org
- Academia
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