The first few Roman Emperors included some pretty bad guys. The jury is out on…
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Rome
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When it comes to early ancient Rome the lines between fact and fiction, history and…
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Nestled on the southern incline of the Capitoline Hill in Rome, the Tarpeian Rock stands…
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India is a land of constant reinvention. Through its history, cities have grown from the…
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Sol Invictus, also known as the invincible sun or the unconquered sun, was the official…
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Roman history is full of mad, bad, and completely off-the-wall bonkers emperors. Even so, the…
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When it comes to the Italian Renaissance, several famous families come to mind. Of course,…
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Archaeology
Aelia Capitolina: Jerusalem’s Five Centuries as a Roman Town
by Kurt Readmanby Kurt Readman70 AD was a terrible year for the Jews of Jerusalem. Half a decade earlier,…
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Works of Christian Art are filled with symbols that tell the story of the scripture…
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History, they say, is written by the victors. This is a common concept, and the…
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In our modern day world of easy flight, aerial photos and topographical data is so…
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“There is a fixed and pale composure upon the features; she seems sad and stricken…
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The pope is seen as a model of purity. However, quite a few popes from…
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Everybody’s heard of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient world. As a collection of our…
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The history of the papacy is one of the most fascinating and complex aspects of…