A Seder Feast in Provence, With Roots in Ancient Rome
Publisher: The New York Times
Author: Joan Nathan
There has been a strong Jewish presence in the region since ancient times, and kosher tradition is reflected in recipes for the Passover feast.
Rome metro work uncovers domus
Publisher: ANSA.it
Author: Redazione Ansa
Work on a new Roma subway station has uncovered an ancient Roman 'Commander's House', the first discovery of its kind in the Italian capital, archaeologists said Friday. © ANSA
Rare Roman boxing gloves found near Hadrian's Wall
Publisher: the Guardian
Author: Dalya Alberge
Leather bands dating from AD120 are thought to be only known surviving examples
This Roman ‘gate to hell’ killed its victims with a cloud of deadly carbon dioxide
Publisher: Science
Author: Colin Barras
Priests survived because they were taller than their animal sacrifices
On Immigration, Do as the Romans Did
Publisher: WSJ
Author: Gerard J. Tellis
For 2,000 years, countries that embrace outsiders have risen, while closed societies have stagnated.
Global Latinists
Publisher: The New Criterion
Author: John Byron Kuhner
John Byron Kuhner on Latin as an alive and spoken language.
Yorkshire school to stop teaching Latin after 600 years
Publisher: The Guardian
Author: Frances Perraudin
Richmond school says it will stop offering the classical language to new pupils from September
A Bolognese Surprise
Publisher: TheTLS
Author: Mary Beard
Mary Beard discusses her experience in a Bolognese museum.
How Climate Change and Plague Helped Bring Down the Roman Empire
Publisher: Smithsonian
Author: Kyle Harper
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
Publisher: the Guardian
Author: Jon Henley
Rome city council overturns banishment of ‘one of the greatest poets’ more than 2,000 years after Augustus forced him to leave