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2019 Nuntii Antiqui
Latin and the Classics aren't dead! In fact, they are reported on in the news quite often. Read the articles below to see how the Classics are still affecting language, culture, sciences, and media today.
December 31, 2019 --
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Important Tips On Dating Roman Coins
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[TheCollector]
December 30, 2019 --
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Tomb Containing Three Generations of Warrior Women Unearthed in Russia
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[Smithsonian Magazine]
December 29, 2019 --
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The Good, the Bad, and the Mad: 7 Fascinating Emperors of Ancient Rome
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[My Modern Met]
December 26, 2019 --
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Dine Like a Doomed Pompeiian at This Upscale Eatery
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[Smithsonian Magazine]f
December 24, 2019 --
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Roman emperor deaths followed the same pattern as IT failure
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[Fudzilla]
December 22, 2019 --
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See how Ancient Statues would have Appeared in their Glorious Days of Color
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[The Vintage News]
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The Ancient Thracian City of Perperikon
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[TheCollector]
December 19, 2019 --
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Secret Lives of Words: White Christmases and ancient dreams
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[Apalachicola Times]
December 17, 2019 --
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Ancient royal tombs dating back more than 3,000 years uncovered in Greece
"
[The Independent]
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Biggest ever Roman shipwreck found in the eastern Mediterranean
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[CNN]
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Hannibal's preparations before carrying the war against the Romans into Italy
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[Novo Scriptorium]
December 16, 2019 --
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Factory for Romans' favourite funky fish sauce discovered near Ashkelon
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[The Times of Israel]
December 15, 2020 --
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The diplomatic history between Rome and Carthage up to the time of Hannibal
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[Novo Scriptorium]
December 12, 2019 --
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Roman Ear Cleaner, Tweezers Unearthed in England
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[Smithsonian Magazine]
"
Rules or Citizens?
"
[Aeon]
December 6, 2019 --
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'Only complete' 1,700-year-old Roman egg at Aylesbury dig
"
[BBC]
December 4, 2019 --
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Lavish Ancient Roman Villa Built With Timber Imported From Over 1,000 Miles Away Discovered Under
City
"
[Newsweek]
December 3, 2019 --
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The 12 Best Greek Temples To Visit
"
[In Medias Res]
December 2, 2019 --
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Elizabeth I’s ‘Idiosyncratic’ Handwriting Identifies Her as the Scribe Behind a Long Overlooked
Translation
"
[
Smithsonian Magazine]
December 1, 2019 --
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Six Types of Ancient Greek Love Concepts Translated to Modern Times
"
[Medium]
November 28, 2019 --
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The Atomic Philosophers; forerunners of Quantum Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology
"
[Novo Scriptorium]
November 26, 2019 --
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Tragic remains of Pompeii child who tried to shelter from volcano found at 'grand baths'
"
[The Sun]
November 25, 2019 --
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Ajanta's Roman connection: How trade with the Empire made India rich
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[The Indian Express]
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The Secret Lives of Words: Thanksgiving, wishbones, and saving grace
"
[Southwest Times Record]
November 24, 2019 --
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Giant Roman Mosaic Discovered Under a Farmer's Field
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[Archaeology World]
November 23, 2019 --
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Greek Inscription from an Altar of Goddess Hestia in Tajikistan
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[Greek Asia]
November 22, 2019 --
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Why Elite Romans Decorated Their Floors with Garbage
"
[Atlas Obscura]
November 21, 2019 --
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Sky Sets Ancient Rome Drama 'Domina' With Isabella Rossellini (Exclusive)
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[The Hollywood Reporter]
November 18, 2019 --
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Look, Latin Is Not Useless, Neither It Is Dead
"
[Literary Hub]
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Top 5 Roman Sites in the United Kingdom
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[Time Travel Rome]
November 17, 2019 --
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Top 10 Greek Antiquities Sold In The Last Decade
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[TheCollector]
November 16, 2020 --
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Helen of Troy: the Greek epics are not just about war – they’re about women
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[The Guardian]
November 15, 2019 --
"Why Do We Say 'Gubernatorial'?"
[NPR]
November 14, 2019 --
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Catacomb With Mummies From Ancient Egypt's Roman Period Discovered in Vast Burial Ground
"
[Newsweek]
November 13, 2019 --
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9 Fascinating Facts About Julius Caesar, 'Dictator for Perpetuity'
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[HowStuffWorks]
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Why working-class Britons loved reading and debating the Classics
"
[Aeon]
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From carnage to a camp beauty contest: the endless allure of Troy
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[The Guardian]
November 12, 2019 --
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Pompeii archaeologist finds 2,000-year-old 'social media' posts of Roman empire
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[Daily Express]
"Herculaneum: Pompeii's Sister City That Survived a Volcanic Eruption in Ancient Rome"
[My Modern Met]
November 9, 2019 --
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Why Study Latin?: A professor makes the case in a new book for the beauty and logic of the language
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[National Review]
November 7, 2019 --
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It's All Greek to Them
"
[Commentary Magazine]
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DNA Analysis of Ancient Rome Reveals a Cosmopolitan Megacity
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[Discover Magazine]
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Minoan Purple Dye Workshops Excavated on Greek Island
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[Archaeology Magazine]
November 5, 2019 --
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Can You Name a Diocese After an Eel?
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[In Medias Res]
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How do you crack the code to a lost ancient script?
"
[Pursuit]
November 4, 2019 --
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2000-year-old chariot found in Croatia sheds light on unknown facts about ancient Rome
"
[International Business Times]
October 31, 2019 --
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Humanizing a Monster (or Monsters Deserve Love Too)
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[Sententiae Antiquae]
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Restoring ancient Greek inscriptions using deep AI learning
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[University of Oxford]
October 29, 2019 --
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Pompeii experts probe 'ancient safe' found intact 2,000 years after disaster
"
[Daily Express]
October 28, 2019 --
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Boston Red Sox's Chaim Bloom knows Yale Classics degree is unconventional for a baseball executive; 'But it
worked for me
'"
[MassLive]
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Rome to reveal hidden Torlonia Collection of Roman treasures
"
[Wanted In Rome]
October 26, 2019 --
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Slaves From Ancient Rome Help Unlock The Mysteries Of The Universe
"
[Forbes]
October 24, 2019 --
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Roman house at Herculaneum reopens after 35 years
"
[Wanted In Rome]
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Roman Chariot & Horses Found in Burial Chamber
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[Outdoor Revival]
October 22, 2019 --
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Bones Discovered at Ancient Greek 'Antikythera Mechanism' Shipwreck
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[Newsweek]
October 19, 2020 --
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Greek-Based Lore Olympus Webtoon Becoming YA Animated Series
"
[Screen Rant]
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How Maximinus Thrax Ruled Rome From Battlefields And Contributed To The Roman Empire's Downfall
"
[Ranker]
October 18, 2019 --
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DeepMind AI beats humans at deciphering damaged ancient Greek tablets
"
[New Scientist]
October 17, 2019 --
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A Roman Feast...of Death!
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[JSTOR Daily]
"
Archaeologists in Croatia unearth incredibly well-preserved fossilised remains of a Roman chariot buried with two
horses '1,700 years ago' as part of 'ritual for wealthy family'
"
[Daily Mail]
October 15, 2019 --
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Why Is It Important To Learn Latin?
"
[Times Square Chronicles]
October 14, 2019 --
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By rapping 'The Iliad,' classics professor makes ancient literature relevant
"
[USC News]
October 11, 2019 --
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Pompeii dig unearths fighting fresco in 'gladiators' tavern
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[The Guardian]
October 5, 2019 --
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A piece of the Parthenon in Washington, DC
"
[Classical Inquiries]
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Ancient 'Curse of the Dancer' Deciphered, Revealing Backstabbing Rivals
"
[Live Science]
October 4, 2019 --
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Succession Loves Ancient Greek and Roman Myths
"
[Vulture]
October 3, 2019 --
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Ancient and Mysterious Roman Shipwreck With Dozens of Sealed Amphorae Discovered Off Coast of
Spain
"
[Newsweek]
October 1, 2019 --
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The monstrous Minotaur riveted ancient Greece and Rome
"
[National Geographic]
September 30, 2019 --
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Inscription Reveals Final Years of Life in Pompeii Before the City Was Buried in Ash
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[Live Science]
September 26, 2019 --
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Archaeologists Unearth 2,200-Year-Old Mosaic In A Greek City
"
[Can You Actually]
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Roman fort discovered under Exeter bus station
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[The Guardian]
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Theater Review: At the Armory, a Mesmerizingly Japanese Antigone
"
[Vulture]
September 23, 2019 --
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Carpe teach 'em: What is Latin's modern value to high school students?
"
[Citizen Times]
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Classics professor helps develop scientific term - in fimo - for the experimental examination of
excrement
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[University of Notre Dame]
September 19, 2019 --
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Shocking Facts About Ancient Greece You May Not Have Known
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[Toptenz.net]
September 17, 2019 --
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Why knowing Roman history is key to preserving America's future
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[The Washington Post]
September 16, 2019 --
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New finds beef up case for redrawing map of Roman empire
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[The Guardian]
September 11, 2019 --
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Escaping the Thucydides Trap in political commentary
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[History & Policy]
September 10, 2019 --
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Ancient tablets may reveal what destroyed Minoan civilization
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[Haaretz]
"Bringing ancient Rome to life"
[Pursuit]
September 8, 2019 --
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Mosaic Fragments Uncovered at Roman Villa in Georgia
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[Histecho]
September 6, 2019 --
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The ancient myth of Triptolemus suggests that Agriculture begun in the Greek peninsula and spread from there to
the rest of the World
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[Novo Scriptorium]
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Narcissus and the drawbacks of being a hot teenage boy
"
[Pursuit]
September 5, 2019 --
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Leprechaun 'is not a native Irish word' new dictionary reveals
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[BBC]
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey Opens Up Ancient Greece With Discovery Tour Mode
"
[IGN]
September 3, 2019 --
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Ancient Roman Art Depicting Mythical Chariot Race Unearthed in Berkshire Village; Know the Story Behind the
Artwork
"
[Lastly]
September 1, 2019 --
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'Second to none' Roman mosaic uncovered in Berkshire field to be reburied
"
[The Telegraph]
August 29, 2019 --
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Learning Etruscan
"
[CREWS Project]
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Mystery of how Ancient Greeks built temples SOLVED after 'world's first crane' found
"
[The Sun]
August 27, 2019 --
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Before Cranes, Ancient Greeks May Have Used This Ingenious Lifting Machine to Move Heavy Stones
"
[Gizmodo]
August 24, 2019 --
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Ancient Greek Physician Hippocrates and the Medical Revolution
"
[Ancient Origins]
August 23, 2019 --
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When Did Vesuvius Erupt? The Evidence for and against August 24
"
[The Getty Iris]
August 21, 2019 --
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Ancient city of Troy may have been founded 600 years earlier than thought, new archaeological findings
show
"
[Daily Sabah]
August 20, 2019 --
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2000-year-old preserved loaf of bread found in the ruins of Pompeii
"
[Archaeology World]
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Archaeologists race to uncover secrets of mysterious ancient fort before it collapses into sea
"
[The Independent]
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The enduring influence of the Etruscans on Italian culture
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[The Economist]
August 19, 2019 --
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Archaeology: Fragment of Roman military diploma found at Bulgaria's Deultum site
"
[The Sofia Globe]
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Romans at the Battle of Thermopylae
"
[Time Travel - Ancient Rome]
August 16, 2019 --
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CSI Knossos: palmprints on the Linear B tablets
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[It's All Greek To Me]
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The death penalty in ancient Greece: How did ancient Greeks execute people?
"
[Greece High Definition]
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Lost grotto of 'ancient seductress from Homer's Odyssey who turned men into pigs' FOUND, archaeologists
claim
"
[The Sun]
August 15, 2019 --
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Killing One's Kin: Greek Tragedy on Violence and Vendetta
"
[In Medias Res]
August 13, 2019 --
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Mystery as rare Ancient Greek chamber tombs unearthed with 14 skeletons inside
"
[The Sun]
August 12, 2019 --
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Pompeii archaeologists uncover 'sorcerer's treasure trove'
"
[BBC]
August 9, 2019 --
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Such Disrespect! First Used as a Building Material and Then Lost in a Warehouse, a Bust of Alexander the Great Is
Found
"
[Artnet News]
August 8, 2019 --
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Two Of The Seven Hills Of Rome Were Said To Have Been Named After Twin Etruscan Chieftains
"
[The Historian's Hut]
August 7, 2019 --
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Stuffed Dormouse and Fish Gut Sauce: The Flavors of Pompeii
"
[The New York Times]
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How "Carpe Diem" Got Lost in Translation
"
[JSTOR Daily]
August 4, 2019 --
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Roman Britain map reveals the ancient roads built 2,000 years ago that you still drive on today
"
[The Sun]
July 31, 2019 --
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Rome: Italian government quashes plan to open McDonald's next to Roman ruins
"
[The Local]
July 30, 2019 --
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HBO Max orders Greek mythology series 'Circe'
"
[Engadget]
"
Thamugadi, a Roman outpost in Algeria, was saved by the Sahara
"
[National Geographic History Magazine]
July 29, 2019 --
"
What the Heck Is That?
"
[The New York Times]
July 28, 2019 --
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Ancient Roman pen with an inscribed joke found under streets of London
"
[CNN]
July 27, 2019 --
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The XI Most Mispronounced Latin Words
"
[In Medias Res]
"
Hedonism in Herculaneum - a guide to good living in a luxurious Roman villa
"
[Apollo Magazine]
July 25, 2019 --
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The Last of the Legions - A brief look at the armies of Rome's Twilight
"
[Gordon Doherty, Author]
July 22, 2019 --
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Pompeii row erupts between rival scientific factions
"
[The Guardian]
"
Mystery of Chedworth's 1,800-year-old Roman glass shard solved
"
[The Guardian]
July 18, 2019 --
"
Researchers Shed New Light on Harbor Technologies of Ancient Rome
"
[Sci-News.com]
July 17, 2019 --
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Kayaker finds rare Roman glass and pottery off Kent coast
"
[The Guardian]
July 16, 2019 --
"
Scientists believe they can now reproduce Ancient Roman concrete
"
[Aleteia]
"
Mind the Cap: London's Mithraeum
"
[Time Travel - Ancient Rome]
July 15, 2019 --
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Ancient Rome revealed in stunning by 'most accurate model ever' that took historian 35 years to build
"
[The Sun]
July 12, 2019 --
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Thanks to Dolce & Gabbana, Tourists Can Enter This Ancient Temple for the Rest of the Summer
"
[Architectural Digest]
July 11, 2019 --
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Hercules and the Tate's Hell hogs
"
[Apalachicola Times]
July 8, 2019 --
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Ancient ruins of Pompeii ‘hiding 10 unexploded WW2 bombs’ dropped during Allied invasion of Italy
"
[The Sun]
"
What a 2,000-year-old Greek merchant's manual tells us about the Indian monsoon and oceanic trade
"
[Off Centre]
July 7, 2019 --
"
3 Reasons Why More High Schools Should Teach Latin
"
[Study Breaks]
July 4, 2019 --
"
What did the Romans ever do for maths? Very little
"
[Irish Times]
July 3, 2019 --
"
Calstock Roman dig reveals 'unexpected' mine
"
[BBC]
June 28, 2019 --
"
Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered undisturbed in Mediterranean
"
[The Independent]
June 26, 2019 --
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Major Roman excavation planned for York
"
[BBC]
June 23, 2019 --
"
Tivoli: Still Rome's great escape after 2,000 years
"
[HeraldNet]
June 20, 2019 --
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You Can Now Tour The Tunnels Beneath Rome's Baths of Caracalla
"
[Smithsonian Magazine]
June 18, 2019 --
"
Jordan? Messi? Nope, highest-paid athlete ever was Roman...
"
[WDIV Local 4]
"
Rare Roman floor and museum vandalised in St Albans , Hertfordshire
"
[BBC]
June 17, 2019 --
"
Ancient Greece: Underwater Archaeologists Discover Monumental Structure From Site of Pre-Biblical
Battle
"
[Newsweek]
June 12, 2019 --
"
Diet at the docks: Living and dying at the port of ancient Rome
"
[Phys.org]
June 11, 2019 --
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Shackled Skeletons from Ancient Greece to Get Underground Display
"
[Greek Reporter]
"Ari Meriläinen: News in Latin – created by fluke and lasted thirty years"
[Yle.fi]
"
Verona and Conflict for Imperial Power Centers
"
[Time Travel-Ancient Rome]
June 10, 2019 --
"
Ancient Roman street maps of Britain what your town looked like 1,900 years ago
"
[The Sun]
"
The Phoenicians: Mysterious Merchant Mariners Whose Inventions Impacted the World Forever
"
[Ancient Origins]
"
Ubisoft unveils Gods & Monsters, light-hearted Greek mythology adventure game
"
[VentureBeat]
"
We Drink Basically The Same Wine Varietals As Ancient Romans, And That's Not So Great
"
[NPR]
June 9, 2019 --
"
I came, I saw, I tossed a mullet
"
[Apalachicola Times]
"
Giant Head Found in Rome of God Linked to Cult Accused of Ritual Murder and Orgies
"
[Daily Beast]
June 8, 2019 --
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Latin Lovers Tune In: Vatican Broadcasts News in Language of Ancient Rome
"
[The New York Times]
"
Daily lives of ancient Greeks revealed in Acropolis museum's huge archaeological dig
"
[The Guardian]
June 7, 2019 --
"
Gucci to restore ancient cliff Romans used to throw traitors off
"
[The Local]
"
How the Ancient Greeks Knew the Earth Was Round
"
[Curiosity]
June 4, 2019 --
"
The 12 Labors Of Millennial Hercules
"
[McSweeney's Internet Tendency]
"
Beach Reading: Ten Easy Latin Works
"
[In Medias Res]
"
Italy's Incompetence Is Creating New Ruins
"
[Daily Beast]
"
Pandora’s Vox
"
[Foreign Policy Magazine]
June 3, 2019 --
"
Vat Of Ancient Fish Sauce May Confirm Date That Pompeii Was Destroyed
"
[Forbes]
May 31, 2019 --
"
The Honey of Madness In The Pontic Mountains
"
[The Historians Hut]
"
Latin quotes: why context is everything
"
[The Times Literary Supplement]
May 29, 2019 --
"
Sky Italia Orders Latin-Language Drama 'Romulus' About the Origins of Rome
"
[Variety]
"
A Lost Roman Town Has Been Unearthed in England
"
[Ancient Origins]
"
Ethical Decision-Making in Greek Mythology
"
[UT Austin Flags]
May 28, 2019 --
"
Evidence Of New Route Into Scotland For Roman Invasion Attempt
"
[Ancient Origins]
May 25, 2019 --
"New guided tour lets visitors walk in the shoes of the Roman army"
[The Herald]
"
This Latin phrase will change the way you manage problems
"
[Quartzy]
"
The new treasures of Pompeii
"
[The Spectator]
May 24, 2019 --
"
Archaeologists May Have Found the Place Where Roman Emperors Were Baptized
"
[Hyperallergic]
May 23, 2019 --
"
Rome's Circus Maximus comes to life with virtual reality
"
[Wanted in Rome]
May 20, 2019 --
"
Homer’s Iliad Casts Doubt on the Aegean Location of Troy
"
[Ancient Origins]
"
Ultra-rare Roman coin minted by 'rogue emperor' to aid rebellion and create breakaway empire found during A14
roadworks
"
[The Sun]
May 19, 2019 --
"
Damnatio Memoriae and Social Media
"
[In Medias Res]
May 17, 2019 --
"
Hortensia Speaks Out in the Forum Romanum
"
[Time Travel - Ancient Rome]
May 16, 2019 --
"
Classics and Pop Music: Classical Allusions and Literary Techniques in the Music of Jay-Z
"
[Society for Classical Studies]
May 15, 2019 --
"
Just Like Us, Pompeii Also Struggled With Potholes
"
[Popular Mechanics]
"
A Hidden Underground Chamber Has Been Found In The Palace Of The Roman Emperor Nero
"
[Histecho]
"
Italy gives OK to Latin "certification", signaling new life for old language
"
[Famagusta Gazette]
May 14, 2019 --
"
Deflecting Earthquakes The Way Ancient Romans Did It
"
[Hackaday]
May 13, 2019 --
"
How the ancient Romans spiced up their lives -- pepper!
"
[BrandeisNOW]
"
Rome's greatest shows on coins
"
[Time Travel - Ancient Rome]
May 11, 2019 --
"
Nero Plots the Murder of Agrippina at Baiae
"
[Time Travel Rome]
May 9, 2019 --
"
Part of Parthenon set to receive reconstruction
"
[Greek City Times]
"
Lincolnshire Roman coin hoard 'is largest find in Britain'
"
[BBC]
"
Traces of Roman-era pollution stored in the ice of Mont Blanc
"
[HeritageDaily]
May 7, 2019 --
"
Names of ancient Greek ships
"
[Ancient World Magazine]
May 6, 2019 --
"
An ancient workshop has been uncovered during excavations in Rome
"
[Lonely Planet]
"
Fancy a game of Ludus latrunculorum? It seems the Romans certainly did
"
[Chronicle Live]
May 4, 2019 --
"
Op-Ed: The stimulus for Literacy and College Admission - Latin
"
[South Philly Review]
May 3, 2019 --
"
Study says ancient Romans may have built 'invisibility cloaks' into structures
"
[Ars Technica]
May 1, 2019 --
"
What the Ancient Greeks teach us
"
[New Statesman]
April 25, 2019 --
"
5 things to know about the 'The Oresteia,' the seldom-seen fountainhead of drama
"
[The Washington Post]
"
Groundbreaking Bronze Age Archaeological Discoveries on the Island of Keros, Greece
"
[Greek Reporter]
April 24, 2019 --
"
A Passion For Punctuation Meets a Love for All Things Greek
"
[The New York Times]
April 21, 2019 --
"
Euripides, with Notes
"
[The New York Review of Books]
"
Archaeological treasures found during metro construction in Greece
"
[The Telegraph]
"
Archaeology - Theories, Methods, and Practice
"
[Ancient World Magazine]
April 20, 2019 --
"
The ships of Phaeacia and their Technology as described by Homer
"
[Novo Scriptorium]
"
An Ode to Classics
"
[Thrive Global]
April 18, 2019 --
"
Rome unearths ancient Roman kiln in Trastevere
"
[Wanted in Rome]
"
Ben-Fur: Romans brought rabbits to Britain, experts discover
"
[The Guardian]
April 17, 2019 --
"
This Slave in Ancient Rome Became the Empire's Chariot-Racing Superstar
"
[Live Science]
April 16, 2019 --
"
Aeneas in Vulci - An Etruscan black-figure amphora
"
[Ancient World Magazine]
April 15, 2019 --
"
Burning questions: the awkward logistics of cremation in ancient Greece
"
[Cosmos]
"
Delos: The Most Sacred Island in the Ancient Greek World That Nobody Is Allowed To Live Here by Law
"
[Greece High Definition]
April 12, 2019 --
"
Fifty community toilets where slaves could chat go on display as Nero's palace opens to the public
"
[The Telegraph]
"
Democracy on Trial: "Socrates"
"
[In Medias Res]
"
The Latin Typo That Gave Us the Temple of Ridicule
"
[Atlas Obscura]
April 11, 2019 --
"
Archaeologists re-excavate hidden Roman bath after 130 years
"
[BBC]
"
As Rome digs its first new metro route in decades, an archaeologist safeguards the city's buried treasures
"
[Popular Science]
"
Roman tragedy to be staged in original Latin
"
[Cornell Chronicle]
"
The story of Rome's first rival - A review of a new book on Veii
"
[Ancient World Magazine]
April 10, 2019 --
"
Ancient shipwreck to become underwater museum for divers
"
[9 News Australia]
"
Roman Caledonia - The Failed Invasion
"
[Heritage Daily]
"
A tale of two walls: how Hadrian's Wall inspired Game of Thrones
"
[History Extra]
April 9, 2019 --
"
Ancient Greek shipwrecks open to recreational scuba divers
"
[Quartz]
"
Who's Pallas? - Or: Greek mythology is a mess
"
[Ancient World Magazine]
April 8, 2019 --
"
The incredible Roman bathhouse that was built over 2,000 years ago and is still running today
"
[Daily Mail]
"
Roman Coin Exhibit Valued Above $30M at Long Beach Expo
"
[Coin News]
April 7, 2019 --
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The Roman Baths at Bath: A tale of two architects, a heated competition and a fascinating restoration
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[Country Life]
April 5, 2019 --
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The Secret Lives of Words: A good time for a beer: National Beer Day
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[Wayne Independent]
April 4, 2019 --
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If it weren't for the Romans, we'd miss spring
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[The Christian Science Monitor]
April 3, 2019 --
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Stunning 10-Foot Statue of Roman Emperor Found Under Ancient Fountain in Turkey
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[Gizmodo]
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Why the study of Latin remains relevant at Cleveland State and elsewhere
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[Cleveland.com]
April 2, 2019 --
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Carpe sententias: why it's time to rescue Latin from the Jacob Rees-Moggs of the world
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[Prospect Magazine]
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The Colors of the Ancient Mediterranean in Vivid Dimensions
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[Hyperallergic]
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France asks for Greek and Latin to be included in UNESCO's 'Intangible Cultural Heritage' list
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[Neos Kosmos]
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Investigators Recover Jewels Taken From Rome's Etruscan Museum
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[The New York Times]
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Romans prized these jewels more than diamonds
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[National Geographic History Magazine]
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The Secret Lives of Words: Ben Hur, Harrius Potter, and the classics
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[Apalachicola Times]
April 1, 2019 --
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Forsan Et Haec Meminisse Iuvabit: Will Remembering Help or Please?
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[In Medias Res]
March 31, 2019 --
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Latin Words To Spruce Up Your Conversation
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[Latin Language Blog]
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The Excavation Of A Tomb In Corsica May Help To Explain Why The Etruscan Civilization Disappeared
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[Inquistr]
March 28, 2019 --
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Secrets of horrific battle with Cleopatra that gave birth to Roman Empire revealed by ancient monument
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[The Independent]
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Italian minister pours cold water on proposal to build London Eye-style ferris wheel at Pompeii
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[The Telegraph]
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The US-China trade war could use some pointers from Ancient Rome
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[Quartz]
March 27, 2019 --
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John Malkovich to star as Roman philosopher Seneca (exclusive)
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[Screen]
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Pompeii 'fast food' bar unearthed in ancient city after 2,000 years
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[The Guardian]
March 26, 2019 --
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Roman Empire Caligula The Mad Emperor Netflix release date, cast, trailer, plot
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[Daily Express]
March 25, 2019 --
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How to Think like a Roman Emperor
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[Mark Ward Today]
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Nero's Domus Transitoria On The Palatine To Open To The Public
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[The Archaeology News Network]
March 24, 2019 --
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Ancient Rome's sinful city at the bottom of the sea
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[MyJoyOnline]
March 23, 2019 --
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Tombs in 'city of gladiators' to open to visitors
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[Hurriyet Daily News]
March 22, 2019 --
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Archaeologists Have Discovered The Perfectly Preserved Remains Of A Roman Skeleton In Cumbria,
England
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[Inquisitr]
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An Archive of Animations/Cartoons of Ancient Greece & Rome: From the 1920s Through Today
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[Open Culture]
March 21, 2019 --
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Epic Explorations: Teaching the 'Odyssey' With The New York Times
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[The New York Times]
March 20, 2019 --
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Indianapolis catapult contest got the attention of the Pentagon
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[IndyStar]
March 19, 2019 --
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It may be Spring, but Winter is Coming to Hadrian's Wall
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[English Heritage]
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Netflix is Producing a Greek Mythology Anime Series Called GODS AND HEROES with Animation Studio Behind
CASTLEVANIA
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[Geek Tyrant]
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Rome's 2,772nd birthday festivities at risk as city axes funding
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[Wanted In Rome]
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The short reign of Elegabalus, Rome's hard-partying emperor
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[National Geographic History Magazine]
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Why Classics Is Not a Political Animal
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[Idle Musings]
March 18, 2019 --
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Cultural Heritage Goes Digital In Rome
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[Forbes]
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Sophia Deboick: 80AD and its Roman rhythms
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[The New European]
March 17, 2019 --
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Nile shipwreck discovery proves Herodotus right -- after 2,469 years
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[The Guardian]
March 16, 2019 --
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Fashion house Gucci to sponsor restoration of cliff from which traitors were flung to their deaths
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[The Telegraph]
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Helen of Troy, The Beauty Who Sparked the Trojan War
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[Ancient Origins]
March 15, 2019 --
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Why Were Noses on Ancient Greek Statues Removed?
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[Greece High Definition]
March 14, 2019 --
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Caesar's Triumph ("Ecce Caesar Nunc Triumphat")
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[In Medias Res]
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Smithsonian Channel Presents Two-Hour Special ROME'S CHARIOT SUPERSTAR
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[Broadway World]
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AI uses genre metadata to track the evolution of Ancient Greek text
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[VentureBeat]
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See Ancient Trade Route Treasures at the Met
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[The New York Times]
March 13, 2019 --
"Athens in Pieces: What Really Happened at Eleusis?"
[The New York Times]
March 12, 2019 --
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How the ancient Greek oracle of Delphi was lost and found
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[National Geographic History Magazine]
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Marching to Elysium
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[In Medias Res]
March 11, 2019 --
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Marching into spring: Mars, the Ides, and St. Pat
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[Apalachicola Times]
March 7, 2019 --
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Alexander the Great DIED before Alexandria was founded: Historian claims that a former ally used the ruler's
legacy to establish his own leadership and build the ancient city
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[Daily Mail]
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Medea review - a funny, brutal and raw masterpiece
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[The Guardian]
March 6, 2019 --
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Athens in Pieces: The Stench of the Academy
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[The New York Times]
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Socrates in love: how the ideas of this woman are at the root of Western philosophy
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[The Conversation]
March 5, 2019 --
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Site Where Julius Caesar Was Stabbed Will Finally Open to the Public
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[Smithsonian Magazine]
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Women in Ancient Rome Didn't Have Equal Rights. They Still Changed History
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[Time]
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The best preserved Roman ruins in France now have a museum to match
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[Apollo Magazine]
March 4, 2019 --
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It's March 4th. RU celebrating 'Exelauno Day'? Here's the origin of this classicists' holiday!
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[Rutgers University Classics Department]
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There's new evidence for what happened to the people who survived Vesuvius
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[Ars Technica]
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Seven Badass Greek Women of Antiquity You Might Not Have Heard of Before
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[The Pappas Post]
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Who was Hannibal?
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[National Geographic]
February 27, 2019 --
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Athens in Pieces: The Tragedy of Democracy
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[The New York Times]
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Roman soldiers' very rude graffiti revealed near Hadrian's Wall
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[Fox News]
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Rare Roman graffiti in Cumbria quarry to be captured in 3D
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[The Guardian]
February 26, 2019 --
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Complacency—Not Hubris—Is What Killed the Roman Republic
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[Zocalo Public Square]
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How I was Kicked Out of the Society for Classical Studies Annual Meeting
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[Quillette]
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Site where Caesar was assassinated will soon be open to tourists
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[Condé Nast Traveller]
February 25, 2019 --
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New Colchester school would be 'too close' to Roman circus
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[Daily Gazette]
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The brutal beheading of Cicero, last defender of the Roman Republic
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[National Geographic History Magazine]
February 23, 2019 --
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Ancient Greek's Concept on Beauty
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[Greece High Definition]
February 22, 2019 --
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Rome's Largo di Torre Argentina to Open to Tourists in 2021
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[Conde Nast Traveler]
February 20, 2019 --
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Was Roman Emperor Nero's Evil Reputation Just 'Fake News'?
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[Live Science]
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Who was Julius Caesar?
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[National Geographic]
February 18, 2019 --
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Athens in Pieces: In Aristotle's Garden
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[The New York Times]
February 16, 2019 --
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Historic Greek City of Eleusis to become "European Culture Capital 2021"
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[Greek Reporter]
February 14, 2019 --
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Classicist Valentines
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[Idle Musings]
February 13, 2019 --
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Inside the decadent love affair of Cleopatra and Mark Antony
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[National Geographic History Magazine]
February 12, 2019 --
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Ancient Greek Music Performed on Ancient Greek Lyra of Apollo
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[Greece High Definition]
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Non passibus aequis
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[Lugubelinus]
February 11, 2019 --
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Underwater Archaeologists Find Surprising Artifacts from Major Roman Naval Battle
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[Live Science]
February 9, 2019 --
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Archaeologists to embark on quest for long-lost sarcophagus of Romulus, legendary founder of Rome
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[The Telegraph]
February 8, 2019 --
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The Term "Barbarian" Was Coined by the Ancient Greeks to Describe Foreign Nations
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[Greece High Definition]
February 7, 2019 --
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Roman lead coffins recovered in Surrey
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[Current Archaeology]
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Treasure hunter finds possible Roman coins on Bay Area beach
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[FOX 13]
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Underneath the abbey: Uncovering more than 1,000 years of religious life in Bath
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[Current Archaeology]
February 4, 2019 --
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The "Ketchup" of Ancient Rome is Showing up Again in Modern Kitchens
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[The Vintage News]
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Porcus Does Not Mean Pig
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[In Medias Res]
February 3, 2019 --
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Before the Olympiad There Was The Panathenaea - The Greek Festival And Games to Honor Athena
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[Ancient Origins]
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The Glorious Twelfth
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[Lugubelinus]
February 2, 2019 --
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Ancient Greeks Believed in Zombies: Bodies Pinned in Graves with Rocks and Jars Suggest Civilisation Feared the
Walking Dead
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[Greece High Definition]
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The Colossus of Rhodes - What Happened to This Wonder of the Ancient World?
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[Greece High Definition]
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The Greek Miracle: How Plato Can Save Your Life, the Ancient Greek Path to Wellness
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[Greece High Definition]
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New Hellenistic and Roman era discoveries shed light on Cyprus' history
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[Greek City Times]
February 1, 2019 --
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Gossip was a powerful tool for the powerless in Ancient Greece
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[Aeon]
January 31, 2019 --
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Sea Shanties Are Actual Greek Poems
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[Kotaku]
January 30, 2019 --
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Athens in Pieces: The Art of Memory
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[The New York Times]
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Built by the Ancient Greeks, this 3,300-Year-Old Chariot Bridge Is Still in Use Today
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[Greece High Definition]
January 29, 2019 --
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The age of spectacular finds at Pompeii is far from over
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[Apollo Magazine]
January 28, 2019 --
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How a Mathematician Stopped the Roman Army: The Siege of Syracuse
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[War History Online]
January 27, 2019 --
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Greek Swastika: Ancient Origins of the Swastika in Ancient Greece
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[HeritageDaily]
January 26, 2019 --
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Ruthless Rulers Did Dark Deeds Right From the Founding of Rome
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[Ancient Origins]
January 25, 2019 --
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Israeli archaeological project to unearth Roman road unsettles Palestinian village
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[The Washington Post]
January 24, 2019 --
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Divers discover 2,000-year-old ship's cargo stolen by Romans hidden in seabed
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[Daily Mirror]
January 23, 2019 --
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What Modern "Democracies" Didn't Copy From Ancient Greece
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[Greece High Definition]
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Ephialtes: The Story of The Greatest Traitor in Ancient Greece
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[Greece High Definition]
January 22, 2019 --
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No, Archaeologists Have Not Found the Tomb of Antony and Cleopatra
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[Live Science]
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The Ancient Romans First Committed the Sartorial Crime of Wearing Socks with Sandals, Archaeological Evidence
Suggests
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[Open Culture]
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January 21, 2019 --
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Between the Rows: Learning your Latin
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[The Recorder]
January 20, 2019 --
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High Fashion of Ancient Rome: Togas and Stolas
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[Ancient Origins]
January 19, 2019 --
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The Roman Republic - Was It Truly A Republic?
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[Ancient Origins]
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Pelasgians: The Earliest Inhabitants of Greece - A Mysterious Race
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[Greece High Definition]
January 18, 2019 --
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Oysters, wieners, burgers, and beer
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[Apalachicola Times]
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The most beautiful boy in the Roman Empire
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[Apollo Magazine]
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When Julius Caesar Was Kidnapped by Pirates
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[Ancient Origins]
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More Roman remains could be found under Cuerden site earmarked for housing
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[Lancashire Online]
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The Archaeological Museum of Ancient Olympia
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[Greece High Definition]
January 17, 2019 --
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The Crafty-Historian Brings Ancient Socks to Life
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[Atlas Obscura]
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Idiots Were Not Allowed To Vote In Ancient Athens
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[Greece High Definition]
January 16, 2019 --
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What Was the Significance of the Capitoline Triad to the Roman Pantheon?
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[Ancient Origins]
"Bulgaria’s Largest Thracian Mound Proves to Be Tower Tomb Like in Petra, Palmyra, Likely of Roman Emperor
Philip I the Arab
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[Archaeology in Bulgaria]
January 14, 2019 --
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Titus brings Roman history to life
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[Chichester Observer]
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Greek to Me
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[The New Yorker]
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The Seven Kings of Rome: Tumultuous Origins of the Roman Republic
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[Ancient Origins]
January 12, 2019 --
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Restoration of gladiator house at Pompeii becomes emblem of site's renaissance after years of neglect
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[The Telegraph]
January 11, 2019 --
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Archaeologist discovered Roman mega-villa bigger than the Taj Majal is found in Oxfordshire England
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[Histecho]
January 9, 2019 --
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The Unbearable Lightness of Ovid
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[In Medias Res]
January 6, 2019 --
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Corinthian Helmet From The Battle Of Marathon Found With The Warrior's Skull Inside
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[Greece High Definition]
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Do Myths Survive Longer than Religions?
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[In Medias Res]
January 5, 2019 --
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Roman home unearthed next to Colchester's Mercury Theatre
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[BBC]
January 4, 2019 --
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Angry Birds
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[In Medias Res]
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Fabled wolf sculpture faces an uncertain future
"
[Rome Sentinel]
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2,000-year-old gladiator-training building in Pompeii restored after its collapse in 2010
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[National Post]
January 3, 2019 --
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30 Roman Mythology Names for Babies
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[Foreign Policy]
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The Patricians and Plebeians: A Very Roman Struggle
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[Ancient Rome]
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Rome's Augustus and the allure of the strongman
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[Pursuit]
January 1, 2019 --
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Lycanthropy: The Ancient Origins of Werewolves Dates Back to Ancient Greece
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[In Medias Res]