The Roman acta was the first example of a newspaper to be produced in Western civilization. The acta began being posted publicly in 59 BCE during the reign of Julius Caesar, and its contents were actually similar to the newspapers of today. There were two different types of acta when Caesar decided to make the […]
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Roman contributions to journalism: The acta
Posted by: Alec Moore | February 23, 2016 | No Comment |The difference making The Roman Empire better than all those who came before it, was how news travelled. The Roman Empire through the use of the acta, started the idea of newspapers and was able to remain a strong empire for nearly 1000 years. The Acta had been around for nearly one hundred years before Julius Caesar came to rule. Julius Caesar […]