[Roman_War_Criminal]

It seems that the Romans penetrated a lot further north (& south) that modern historians give them credit for.

Here’s an article from a few years back substantiating this further expansion or penetration.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-archaeologists-hail-new-find-discovery-of-roman-battlefield-poses-historical-riddle-a-596720.html

Most people don’t even know that Nero engaged the Ancient Ethiopians and was going to raze the city of Meroë until they sued for peace.

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, there are still those who claim that the Romans didn’t cross the Rhine after the Varian disaster, and they’re in error. And a Roman commercial presence persisted in India, Ireland, the Baltic, etc.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2147810/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3019050/posts

[dsc]

“Most people don’t even know that Nero engaged the Ancient Ethiopians”

Most people don’t know that Ethiopia was Christian long before most of Europe.