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A Construction Crew Was Renovating a Soccer Field—and Found the Bodies of 150 Ancient Roman Soldiers
When construction workers started churning up skeletal remains, a project to renovate a soccer field outside Vienna, Austria, ...
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Rome’s Inequality Was Bad. But China’s Han Dynasty Was Even Worse
Rome, with a population of around 75 million, had an average income equivalent to about 2.25 times the subsistence minimum — ...
A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna
The bodies of 129 people have been confirmed at the site where construction crews had been churning up dirt to renovate a ...
New city builder Roman Triumph brings a mythological spin to Cities Skylines
New city builder Roman Triumph launches via Steam Early Access, combining parts of Cities Skylines, Rome Total War, and Age ...
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2,000-year-old Roman mass grave found beneath soccer field astonishes archaeologists
Archaeologists in Vienna discover a mass grave of Roman soldiers dating back 2,000 years, victims of a brutal defeat against ...
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Rome as muse for English-language poets
Over the centuries Rome has inspired numerous English-language poets. Lovers of English poetry must often wonder what Keats would have made of Rome had he lived. But he died in terrible agony only ...
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The 20 Best Hotels In Rome
The best hotels in Rome complement the Eternal City’s rich tapestry of art, culture and cuisine. With a hospitality scene that has just hit its stride, this city seemingly debuts new hotels each ...
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When Rome Turned Ancient Greece’s Sparta into a Theme Park
Credit: Stavros CC BY 2.0 Imagine the warriors of Greece’s Sparta, once the most feared soldiers in the ancient world, reduced to performing for crowds of Roman tourists. This isn’t fiction—it’s the ...
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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
Credit: Reuters. For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty. But these sculptures, now frozen in monochrome ...
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UPDATED: Oneida County moves forward with lawsuit against NYS over corrections hiring ban
UTICA — Oneida County is moving forward with its legal action against New York state over the executive order from Gov. Kathy Hochul that prohibits terminated corrections officers who ...
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Egypt announces discovery of 3,600-year-old royal tomb and Roman-era pottery workshop in Sohag
The style of the decorations and texts resembles those previously found in the tomb of King Seneb Kay, considered the oldest decorated royal tomb in ancient ... from the Roman era in the village ...