Italian Town Defies Roman Empire’s Collapse, New Study Reveals

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A “backwater” Italian town bucked the decline of the Roman Empire, reveals new research.

Interamna Lirenas in central Italy continued to “thrive” well into the 3rd Century AD, during what is normally considered as a period when the once dominant Roman society collapsed.