Augustus Senate provinces Roman legions

About 20 Vs. 5–6 Legions

Augustus kept the Roman Senate but controlled most of the army

Rome's first emperor preserved the appearance of shared government with the Senate. In practice, Augustus controlled provinces containing roughly twenty legions, while senatorial provinces had only five or six. The political institutions of the republic survived, but the military balance made real power overwhelmingly imperial.

Medieval European scholars knew the Earth was round

The idea that medieval Europeans generally believed in a flat Earth is a modern myth. Educated scholars in medieval Europe commonly accepted that Earth was spherical, drawing on ancient Greek astronomy and their own teaching traditions. Debates about geography and cosmology continued, but Earth's roundness was not a shocking discovery introduced by Columbus.

Most of Earth's volcanoes are underwater

Much of Earth's volcanic activity happens where tectonic plates meet on the ocean floor. As a result, most of the planet's volcanoes are underwater rather than on land.

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Augustus Senate provinces Roman legions

Augustus kept the Roman Senate but controlled most of the army

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