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This Roman ‘gate to hell’ killed its victims with a cloud of deadly carbon dioxide

This Roman ‘gate to hell’ killed its victims with a cloud of deadly carbon dioxide

15 February 2018

Priests survived because they were taller than their animal sacrifices

On Immigration, Do as the Romans Did

On Immigration, Do as the Romans Did

7 February 2018

For 2,000 years, countries that embrace outsiders have risen, while closed societies have stagnated.

The Ancient Origins of Dieting

The Ancient Origins of Dieting

19 January 2018

Weight-loss fads existed centuries before Oprah and Kim Kardashian.

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How the long history of not being taken seriously affects women in power today

28 December 2017

Mary Beard joins Jeffrey Brown for a conversation on women in politics and her latest book, "Women & Power: A...

Tracing the roots of misogyny to ancient Greece and Rome with Mary Beard

Tracing the roots of misogyny to ancient Greece and Rome with Mary Beard

28 December 2017

Mary Beard discusses the relationship between women and men in the earliest Western civilizations and texts, which she takes on...

How Climate Change and Plague Helped Bring Down the Roman Empire

How Climate Change and Plague Helped Bring Down the Roman Empire

18 December 2017

We can learn crucial lessons by examining the natural forces that shaped Rome's rise and fall

Ovid's exile to the remotest margins of the Roman empire revoked

Ovid's exile to the remotest margins of the Roman empire revoked

15 December 2017

Rome city council overturns banishment of ‘one of the greatest poets’ more than 2,000 years after Augustus forced him to...

New underwater discoveries in Greece reveal ancient Roman engineering

New underwater discoveries in Greece reveal ancient Roman engineering

14 December 2017

Underwater excavations at Lechaion, the ancient harbour of Corinth, provide insight into engineering by the Roman Empire.

Rome’s Colosseum Was Once a Wild, Tangled Garden

Rome’s Colosseum Was Once a Wild, Tangled Garden

4 December 2017

Rare plants and Romantic poetry tell a forgotten history of the ancient ruin.

Where Did Ancient Roman Babies Poop?

Where Did Ancient Roman Babies Poop?

19 November 2017

What appears to be a simple question is surprisingly complicated to answer.

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