From Ancient Rome to Persia, eunuchs often led armies and were powerbrokers of the ancient world
Despite the stereotypes, eunuchs clearly often played important roles in the ostensibly masculine world of strategic planning ...
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Tourists In Rome Will Be Fined For Sitting Down At One Of Italy's Most Famous Landmarks
Unless you want to get slapped with a $275 fine for this minor but grave offense, you're better off finding somewhere else to ...
Indian or Indic? William Dalrymple’s Golden Road drives in both lanes
Dalrymple on the cultural and economic heft of ancient India, a Chinese ruler sold on an Indian faith, and why he uses Indian and Indic interchan ...
The history book that will transform your view of early civilisation
Forget the Silk Roads, it’s the Golden Road we should be celebrating. Renowned historian William Dalrymple argues that, ...
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Ryse: Son Of Rome - The Story Behind This Classic Xbox One Launch Title
If you remember the launch of the Xbox One, you probably recall the intense hype surrounding Ryse: Son of Rome. It was to be a console seller - a visually stunning action-adventure title from original ...
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Does the Roman Senate have anything to teach the U.S.?
When we consider the staying power of U.S. democracy, it’s humbling to consider the Roman Empire’s longevity of 1,500 years.
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8 Rare European Coins That Are Worth a Lot of Money
European coins date back at least to the Roman Empire, though mass production didn't begin until later with a spike in the ...
Cemetery study reveals how daily life changed from the Iron Age to the Roman period
A study by Prof. Dr. Wolf-Rüdiger Teegen, published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, provides new insights ...
How AI is revealing lost secrets of the Roman Empire
Armed with new tools, scholars are finally able to read papyrus scrolls long deemed too fragile to open. The breakthrough ...