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The 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 …
EtiquetteThe 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 …
Cool StuffThe 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 …
RomeArchaeologists 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 …
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 …
WarWhere’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 …
ImperialismSilver 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 …
World HistoryAnalysis finds defeat of Hannibal 'written in the coins of the Roman Empire' - HeritageDaily - Heritage & Archaeology News
Analysis of ancient Roman coins has shown that the defeat of the Carthaginian general Hannibal led to a flood of wealth across the Roman Empire from …
ImperialismIn India, the British empire saw a future for the Greco-Roman civilisation
The politician and historian Thomas Babington Macaulay imagined, in 1840, the fall of a great empire. He conjured a future “when some traveller from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a vast solitude, take his stand on a broken arch of London Bridge to sketch the ruins of St Paul’s.”<p>This was a nod …
NewsBlack 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 …
OpinionRichardson: 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: …
TheologyHow 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 …
BooksYou 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 …
Skin CareComment: 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 …
World NewsArchaeologists Confirm Viking Fortress
AARHUS, DENMARK—Archaeologists in Denmark have used advanced remote-sensing technology to confirm the existence of a tenth-century Viking ring …
ArchaeologyThis 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.
Game of ThronesThe unanswered questions surrounding the Perth Children's Hospital
Parents of sick children appear no closer to finding out when the gleaming new Perth Children's Hospital will open, while WA taxpayers remain in the …
Health CareBeyond 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 – …
BooksMary 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 …
ImperialismMitchell Cohen: The Politics of Opera
The Politics of Opera takes readers on a fascinating journey into the entwined development of opera and politics, from the Renaissance through the …
OrchestrasIf 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 …
AnthropologyTop 10 Challenging Religious Practices From Across The Globe
For most people, religious practices are special activities that happen on the weekend or during the holidays. However, religious rituals have also …
Ancient HistoryWhy Do We Call White House Happenings “Palace Intrigue”? The Intriguing Explanation.
On his first day, Anthony Scaramucci promised less “palace intrigue,” because “We all genuinely like each other.” That didn’t happen.Getty Images On …
Anthony ScaramucciMary Beard takes on Twitter, the vanishing Richard Burgon and my sympathy for the baby boomers
The classicist stays polite while being assailed by people with PhDs from the University of Extreme Self-Regard.<p>You know those bracelets people get …
Caster SemenyaAspire to Inspire 205: HXV
<b>(Original Photo By: Tunde of Fresh I Am)</b>There are millions of Americans and people worldwide who suffer from depression. There are even more people …
Electronic MusicAre 24-hour holidays the future of travel?
I’m writing this on the train on the way back from a short break in Paris. It was an exceptionally enjoyable visit, planned to anticipate a major exhibition of paintings by Modigliani, which is coming to Tate Modern in November. The Italian artist moved to Paris in 1906, and mixing with the likes …
EuropeBeyond Happily Ever After: Divorce Should Be an Option in Fantasy Fiction
When divorce appears at all in fiction, it usually gets a bad rap. It breaks up families, causes tense arguments between couples, or traumatizes …
DivorceA Cartoon's Black Star Prompts A Fight: What Did Roman Britain Look Like?
In a brief BBC cartoon posted to YouTube late last December, a high-ranking Roman soldier and his family tackle the challenges of daily life in ancient Britain. The dad is off helping build the famed Hadrian's wall at the province's far northern edge; the son tries to make right for losing his …
World NewsMary Beard abused on Twitter over Roman Britain's ethnic diversity
Classicist says her assertion that there was at least some diversity under Roman rule led to ‘torrent of aggressive insults’<p>Mary Beard has said she faced a “torrent of aggressive insults” on social media after posting messages asserting the ethnic diversity of Roman Britain.<p>The historian had been …
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