Hot, humid -- and heavy with child. Pregnancy can make the summer seem hotter. But following a few simple guidelines can keep you cool. It's hot, it's humid, and you're pregnant. True, that can be a recipe for misery, but there are ways to cope. I always have tremendous sympathy for women whose babies are due in the summer or early fall, says Debra Gilbert Rosenberg, LCSW, author of the recently released The New Mom's Companion: Care for Yourself While You Care for Your Newborn.
The Roman Empire At Its Peak. By on May 30, 2013. Quantity is certainly not quality. Despite encompassing an incredible five million-plus square kilometers by 117 AD, that vast expanse surely wouldnât be enjoyed for too much longer. As the empire expanded, the efficacy of its institutions contracted to the point that by 284 AD it was vulnerable to external attack and eventually collapsed. Savannah Cox is the Managing Editor of All That Is Interesting.
How Did The Roman Empire Rise? The rise of the Roman Empire began in the year 510 B.C. and stopped altogether on 4 September 476, with the final collapse of the Western Roman Empire. Legend has it that Romulus killed his twin brother Remus and became the Rome's first king in 753 BC.