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.
Roman Leaders: The 10 Greatest Generals behind the Empire. From the formation of the Roman Republic in 509 BCE, through the Roman Empireâs zenith around 117 CE, and even up until the Fall of Rome and the Empireâs adoption of Constantinople as its capital in 330 CE, war played a key role in Roman expansion across the northern hemisphere.