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Friday, February 26, 2010

Routine Child Sacrifice Not Practiced by Ancient Carthaginians After All

Although Hannibal was used as a "boogey man" to scare misbehaving Roman children, Carthaginians did not, contrary to popular myth,...

Romans to paint Trajan's Column - with light!

A couple of years ago I attended an excellent exhibit at the Getty Villa about the use of vibrant color in ancient art. At that exhibit, co...

2nd century CE bust of Jupiter rediscovered at Fountains Abbey (UK)

A fragmented bust of Jupiter, estimated to be about 2,000 years old, has been rediscovered at Fountains Abbey in the UK among the remains of...

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Over 300 Roman artifacts displayed in "Ancient Rome & America" exhibit

Ever since the U.S. became involved in Iraq, I have seen a plethora of articles and books comparing "America" with the Roman Empir...

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Will New Spartacus Resurrect Old Stereotypes?

A history resource article by Mary Harrsch © 2010 updated 2016 Original star Andy Whitfield as Spartacus in the STARZ series Spartac...

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