In Ottoman Sultanate … foreigner with cannon was what happened to the Walls of Byzantium, yes 🙁 https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf/status/1990400725885558938 Although I'm not actually very convinced about this 'explanation' - Rome certainly wasn't stagnant when it came to military technological advancements and application, across much of its history. This is a bit of a meme-post from me, … Continue reading The Technological March Of Rome
Month: November 2025
The Crows of Juno
Latin materials speak of 'Divine Crows' [Corniscae Divae - Allen has this as "Crow-Goddesses", even] which are of Juno; Festus' Epitome [56L] relates: "Corniscarum Divarum locus erat trans Tiberim cornicibus dicatus, quod in Junonis tutela esse putabatur", with this being often cited in accompaniment of an engimatic inscriptional "DEVAS CoRNISCAS SACRVM". This, whilst lesser-known today, … Continue reading The Crows of Juno
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