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Water pipe with Latin inscription from the reign of Vespasian.The text is unusual for being sunk into the surface and its sizable length of 1 m. [1]A Roman lead pipe inscription is a Latin inscription on a Roman water pipe made of lead which provides brief information on its manufacturer and owner, often the reigning emperor himself as the supreme authority.
Coin of Pescennius Niger, a Roman usurper who claimed imperial power AD 193–194. Legend: IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG. While the imperial government of the Roman Empire was rarely called into question during its five centuries in the west and fifteen centuries in the east, individual emperors often faced unending challenges in the form of usurpation and perpetual civil wars. [30]
The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (Latin: Imperator Romanorum; German: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period [1] (Latin: Imperator Germanorum; German: Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser), was the ruler and head of state of the Holy Roman Empire.
Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Germany (complete list, complete list) – Louis the Child, King (899–911) Conrad I, King (911–918) Henry I, King (919–936) Otto I, King (936–973), Holy Roman Emperor (962–973) Otto II, King (961–983), Holy Roman Emperor (967–983) Otto III, King (983–1002), Holy Roman Emperor (996–1002)
There is evidence that after the middle years of the Empire there was a sudden and steep decline in mineral extraction. This was mirrored in other trades and industries. One of the most important Roman sources of information is the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder.
1188: Plain assumes the name "Plain and Hardegg" 1260: Extinct in male line; 1262: To Devin by marriage; 1276: To Rabenswalde by marriage; 1278: HRE County; 1314: Extinct; to Magdeburg (Maydburg) 1481: To Austria; 1493: To Barons of Prüschenk who assumed the name "Hardegg", as fief of Austria; 1499: HRE County Hardegg und im Machlande
When you drink water, it’s through a lead system that by then could be 200 years old,’ he says Ridley Scott explains why emperors in his films are all ‘crazy’ – the answer is in their ...
Kingdom of Burgundy (Arles) (complete list) – For the preceding rulers of Burgundy/Arles, see List of state leaders in the 11th century#Europe: West. Conrad II, King (1032–1039) Henry III, King (1038–1056) Henry IV, King (1056–1105) Upper Burgundy (complete list) – Rudolph III, King (993–1032) County of Burgundy (complete list) –