Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all classes the chance to mingle, gossip and relax. They were viewed as fundamental to Roman civilization and an obvious ...

Have you ever dreamt of spending a day in Ancient ... life by the Capitoline Superintendency for Cultural Heritage — which manages the archaeological and historical sites owned by the city of ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

We can gain more insight on our modern problem by turning to ancient Rome ... lost his life to the Senate’s ire. The Senate blamed him for a riot that started in Rome, sending assassins after ...

Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...

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