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A study of animal remains from an ancient trash pit in Mallorca suggests thrushes were once a staple of Roman street food ...
Roman culinary culture used every part of an animal, making for an exotic and sometimes unsettling menu. Bathing in ancient Rome was a social event involving unique hygiene rituals. Romans would ...
From gladiators to vomitoriums, delve into Rome’s most persistent myths and find out what really happened. A conservationist restores a Roman bust. Many Roman statues appear starkly white today.
But when we really think of water in the ancient world, we think of the baths. Let's get some insights from my archaeologist colleague. Bath culture was a big part of Roman life. What actually ...
“They preserved Phoenician culture, language ... cultures and families.” Ancient Rome infamously destroyed Carthage in 146 B.C.E. during the Third Punic War. As legend has it, the Romans ...
"This is a reminder of the spectacle culture central to Roman public life," he said. An ancient Roman mosaic depicting a scene of two lions attacking a boar on display at the El Jem ...