Roman Kingdom

A map of Belgic Gaul in the first century BC, showing the relative position of the Nervii

01The Nervii reportedly forbade wine and merchants among themselves to keep their warriors undiluted by Roman goods or influence.
02Caesar describes grabbing a shield from an anonymous soldier and entering the front rank personally — he did not know the man's name.
03The Nervii, once 60,000 warriors strong by Caesar's count, were reduced to 500 fighting men and three chieftains after the battle at the Sabis.

Original Soviet space dog environmentally controlled safety module used on sub-orbital and orbital spaceflights

Rome's seven kings supposedly ruled for 244 years — an average reign of 35 years each — and every single one died violently or vanished. Romulus, the first, was torn apart by senators during a thunderstorm.