Ancient Rome
Antinomy Poisoning — Not Lead — May Have Contributed to the Roman Empire’s Fall
Lead often takes the blame for the fall of the Roman Empire. Lead water pipes, lead cooking vessels, and lead utensils poisoned unwitting Romans, …
Roman EmpirePompeii: Did antimony poisoning lead to the downfall of the Roman Empire?
Toxic levels of antimony were found in a Roman water pipe from Pompeii.<p>Vomiting, diarrhoea and liver damage may have been a part of daily life for …
Roman EmpireSydney stadium cash-splash is an obscene waste of money
Yes, yes. We all know the lie we've sold to the world about Sydney. You know, that one about a gentle city nestled around the world's most beautiful …
Australian NewsSilver Composition in Coins Confirms the Story of the Rise of Rome
Archaeologists love coins. Not only are they a great way to date a dig site, they also show the extent and influence of an ancient culture and …
ArchaeologyThe History of Showers
The history of showers<p>Today, 86% of Uk households have atleast one shower. Most of us shower daily and think nothing of it. But how did we get where …
Roman EmpireThe Worst Dining Habits of All Time
These offenses aren't just distasteful — they're downright appalling.<p>Since the beginning of mankind — or at least since the Roman Empire — humans have gathered to eat food in a communal fashion. One would think, after thousands of years, certain criteria for dining in a group would be "set in …
Roman EmpireArchaeologists Uncover Sicilian Villa From Ancient Roman Empire
Archaeologists have uncovered new pieces of an ancient Roman villa as well as artifacts that are telling them more about both this particular site …
Roman EmpireSicily: 1,800-year-old Roman villa is the largest and most extravagant ever excavated
The spectacular villa was occupied for 500 years straight.<p>Archaeologists have revealed the remains of a 5,000-square-metre Roman villa in Italy …
ArchaeologyThe Fate of Rome
<b>A sweeping new history of how climate change and disease helped bring down the Roman Empire</b><p>Here is the monumental retelling of one of the most …
Roman EmpireArcheologists uncover new economic history of ancient Rome - HeritageDaily - Heritage & Archaeology News
Some of the mystery behind one of Sicily’s largest ancient Roman villas is now solved thanks to a team of archeologists from the University of South …
ArchaeologySilver in coins tracks Rome’s rise to power
A study of Roman coins has discovered a significant shift in the source of the silver in the early 3rd century B.C. from Greece and its former …
Roman EmpireLegends of Tomorrow S3: Damien Darhk's New Role, Explained
<i>Legends of Tomorrow</i> has essentially become DCTV’s movie-of-the-week. Last season, the Legends were on a quest for the mythical Spear of Destiny, a …
TVRoman Change: Ancient Coins Reveal Rise of an Empire
Rome wasn't born big. Back before it blossomed into an empire that sprawled across 2.2 million square miles (5.7 million square kilometers), twice …
ArchaeologyRanked: 6 Armies That Dominated History
<b>By Zachary Keck and Akhilesh Pillalamarri</b><p>In an anarchical system like international relations, military power is the ultimate form of currency. A …
Roman EmpireWhere’s my magical truth detector? I’m sure it’s somewhere in my lab.
Last week, Mary Beard was getting sneered at because she agreed that the Roman Empire was ethnically diverse, and that — gasp, shock horror — there …
Roman EmpireBlack people have had a presence in our history for centuries. Get over it
Africans have lived in Britain since the Roman empire. When a leading historian confirmed this, she was vilified<p>It has been ugly. Two weeks of full-on, culture-wars inspired, anti-intellectualism; a fortnight of alternative-facts, dog-whistle racism and shameless misogyny. Yet this – one of the …
Roman EmpireIffraaj’s Mythical Magic Wires the Francois Boutin
Mythical Magic, who acted coltish during the preliminaries before winning his July 28 debut going six furlongs at Ascot last time, had his mind very …
Salt Lake CityRichardson: Rebirth of the Turkish Caliphate — and why it matters
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan making the Rabia gesture to show solidarity with the Muslim Brotherhood (2013) COGwriter Joel Richardson wrote the following: …
Roman EmpireHow Mumbai bookseller forced off streets runs business from Chembur home
Mohammed Afzal Anzari at his Chembur home. Pic/Sneha Kharabe<br>Mohammed Afzal Ansari is practically a bloodhound among booksellers, knowing where to …
Roman EmpireYou Asked: How Often Should I Shower?
Some people don't feel clean without a long hot shower. But is a daily shower necessary—or even healthy?<p>“I think showering is mostly for aesthetic …
Roman EmpireComment: It’s time to fix Hadrian’s 'Palestinian' mistake
Christians must help correct historic Syria Palaestina travesty.<p>Two decades ago, on the 900th anniversary of the Crusades, a Christian movement in …
Roman EmpireArchaeologists Confirm Viking Fortress
AARHUS, DENMARK—Archaeologists in Denmark have used advanced remote-sensing technology to confirm the existence of a tenth-century Viking ring …
Roman EmpireBeyond the Wall by Tanya Landman review – brutality and hope in Roman Britain
Chases and cliffhangers abound in an excellent YA novel about a 14-year-old slave girl escaping sexual exploitation<p>What was it like to be a slave in the Roman empire? Pretty grim, according to Tanya Landman’s excellent YA novel set in fourth-century Roman Britain. Well, of course, you might say – …
Roman EmpireThis Classics Professor Will Make You Rethink your Game of Thrones Fan Theories
Read six theories on how the story could unfold based on the show's references to the ancient world.
Roman EmpireWhy Did Ancient Romans Build So Many Straight Roads?
<b>AncientPages.com –</b> Not everyone may have noticed, but when we look closer we discover that a majority of ancient Roman roads are straight. Some of …
Ancient HistoryIn the future, homebuyers may Hyperloop 'til they qualify
<b>Because it's not about how fast you can get somewhere, it is about how far you can go in a given time.</b><p>Some of the promoters of the Hyperloop like to …
SustainabilityAudiobooks, lit crit, and lofty novels: Dean of libraries shares his reading habits
What does a person who’s surrounded by hundreds of thousands of books—in both print and electronic form—like to read? We asked Daniel Cohen, dean of …
BooksIf Mary Beard is right, what's happened to the DNA of Africans from Roman Britain?
There are many reasons why a genetic legacy might not be seen in contemporary populations – Mary Beard was right to defend the BBC’s cartoon<p>If you have been on social media at all for the last couple of weeks, you are likely aware of what may be one of the silliest controversies ever: whether a …
Roman EmpireMary Beard is right, Roman Britain was multi-ethnic – so why does this upset people so much?
Nil nimium studeo, Caesar, tibi velle placere,<br>nec scire utrum sis albus an ater homo.<p>I’m not overly anxious, Caesar, to please you,<br>Or to know whether …
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