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The Fascination of Roman Emperor Nero With Greece
Few figures in history have been as polarizing as Nero, the infamous Roman emperor who had a love affair with everything ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
A Stunning Collection of Rarely Seen Ancient Roman Sculptures Is Coming to North America for the First Time
The marbles in the Torlonia Collection have been inaccessible to the public for decades. Now, some of them will be exhibited ...
Greek Reporter13d
From the Roman Empire to the Roman Catholic Church
When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.
'West facing 'Roman Empire-style collapse,' expert warns
AN obsession with rules and regulations is eroding the foundations of society, leaving the West facing a collapse akin to ...
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Ancient Roman Gossip Book Makes The Bestseller List 2,000 Years After Its Original Publication
Nearly 2,000 years after the Roman historian Suetonius wrote "The Lives of the Caesars" in the second century C.E., his work ...
Archaeologists' grim discovery of two bodies buried beneath ancient UK pub
Was it a bar brawl? Archaeologists will never know what killed these two people found near an ancient Roman site.
Miami Herald on MSN12d
‘Rare’ ancient Roman item found buried under 1,800-year-old fence in Scotland. See it
Sifting through the dark brown soil of southwestern Scotland, archaeologists unearthed a “rare” and “visually striking” Roman ...
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Ancient Visitors to the Modern Wing: Art Institute Welcomes First Visit of Rare Roman Sculptures Collection
Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection” has works span hundreds of years, with the earliest piece dating from ...
Ancient mikveh dating back to Roman times discovered in Ostia Antica, Italy
Objects discovered during the excavation include oil lamps decorated with the menorah (seven-branched lampstand) and the ...
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Party Like It’s 44 BCE With These Roman Empire Games
If you're looking for a reason to make this Ides of March into a vaguely themed game night, these games will be your new ...
Art Institute showcases ancient Roman sculptures in unprecedented 'Myth and Marble' exhibit
Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete. Co-organized by the Art Institute and Rome-based Torlonia Foundation, it is the first time works ...