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Unquestionably, the first half of the twentieth century, and the century before that, belonged to Britain.
Archeologists have uncovered the burial in Liternum, an ancient town in Campania that flourished from the 1st century BC to ...
A talk will explore the gruesome realities behind gladiatorial spectacles in Roman Britain. On Thursday, April 24, from 6pm, Dr John Pearce will lead the lecture at Dorset Museum and Art Gallery, ...
As the Roman Empire expanded and became richer, its wealthy citizens demanded increasing amounts of luxury items, especially ...
Tariffs of 25% in ancient Rome led to the rise of black markets—a potential challenge for the Trump administration too.
When tariffs were used in Ancient Rome, they often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems, Peter ...
Italy's antitrust authority has fined a ticketing company and six tour operators nearly 20 million euros ($21.7 million) for ...
Auctioneering as one of the oldest professions in the world has a body of knowledge and skills it can call its own. Not every salesman ...
A new book offers a comprehensive and heartbreaking account of the most terrible catastrophe to befall Ireland in the modern ...
COMMENTARY: The Council of Nicaea gave Christianity more than a creed — it gave the Church a way to calculate Easter. But ...
Shrewsbury is set to host a major cultural and spiritual festival this spring to commemorate 1,700 years since the First ...