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What Ancient Roman Entrepreneurs Can Teach Today's Founders About Survival and Long-Term Success
The rise and fall of the publicani of the Roman Empire offers valuable lessons on scalability, adaptability, financial ...
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Mass Grave From Roman-Era Battle Discovered Beneath a Soccer Field in Vienna
Archaeologists think that as many as 150 individuals may have been hastily buried at the site, likely after a "catastrophic" ...
‘Rare’ lost tomb of Roman gladiator found 2,000 years later in ‘extraordinary’ discovery: scientists
Researchers made the “extraordinary” find while excavating a 1,600-square-foot necropolis — an ancient cemetery with ornate tomb monuments — located near the location of the ancient settlement of ...
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Ancient Rome Used High Tariffs to Raise Money Too – and Created Other Economic Problems Along the Way
As the Roman Empire expanded and became richer, its wealthy citizens demanded increasing amounts of luxury items, especially ...
A Man Spent 6 Years Searching the Same Farm—and Finally Discovered a 1,900-Year-Old Roman Treasure
A metal detectorist from England spent six years searching a single field before locating a rare Roman coin from 69 A.D. The ...
Quote of the Day: Skeletons of the Roman Empire Are Found Under a Vienna Soccer Field
MARTIN MOSSER, a member of the Vienna Department of Urban Archaeology who was part of a project that found rare remains of Roman soldiers traced to A.D. 80 to 234. He was saying that the horror of war ...
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From Mercury To Minerva: Ten Great Vehicles With Links To The Ancient Gods
The recent IMSA racing debut of the Aston Martin Valkyrie was a reminder of the enduring appeal to vehicle makers of model names taken from ancient mythologies and religions. We’re not sure that it’s ...
Ancient Ten Commandments fragment of 2,000-year-old manuscript to go on display at Reagan Library
The "Dead Sea Scrolls" exhibit, announced at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, features ancient Jewish ...