The Catholic Church prohibits the use of gluten-free bread for Communion. The reasons lie in the challenges faced by the Catholic Church in the past.
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Roman gladiators were unique and complex characters, and certainly not the sporting heroes they’re depicted as in culture today.
Centuries ago Britain attempted to sever ties with the continent – and it ended in murder.
Was a forged document responsible for the defeat of Mark Antony and the rise of Rome’s first emperor?
Is this evidence that Rome traded with Japan? Almost certainly not.
Dig into the details of the ancient Olympics and you find a lot of misinformation, but also a surprising amount in common with the modern games.
American democracy is in thrall to an aggressive demagogue – and Adam Smith and friends saw it coming more than 200 years ago.
Microbes reveal that the great Carthagian general Hannibal may have taken a surprisingly difficult route to get to Italy.
The Romans are well known for introducing sanitation to much of their empire – but did it improve their health?
Archaeological and textual detective work is filling in some information about how ancient Romans used and thought about their sewers thousands of years ago.
It can be difficult to imagine that the antiquities in our museums were once a part of vibrant and cosmopolitan cities. Let our expert take you on a tour of three cities to rival today’s global hubs.
As a Roman historian, I’m struck by how often people ask why the Roman empire ended, since a far more interesting question is surely how it managed to survive for such a long time while extended over such…
The Greeks and Romans were fond of overindulging. They had a variety of hangover cures ranging from almonds to flower wreaths.
As all good Monty Python fans know, water technologies feature large in the legacy of benefits left by Roman civilisation. But while aqueducts, sewers and baths retain an obvious presence in the landscape…
The Scottish referendum has caused the ancient Roman frontier of Hadrian’s Wall to take on new significance, and is inspiring both those who support and oppose independence. This was particularly seen…
It might seem a stretch to say history has been unkind to the Vandals. After all, this barbarian group did as much as anyone to sound the last rites of the Roman Empire in the west. They captured the rich…
During a 1988 excavation on London Wall 39 human skulls were discovered. But they remained shrouded in mystery. Now though, forensic analysis of the skulls by bio-archaeoloist Rebecca Redfern, shows that…
Frontiers like Hadrian’s Wall are central to the study of the Roman Empire. By now we might expect to have discovered most such major landmarks. However, by scrutinising archives of aerial photography…
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Professeur d'histoire ancienne, Université de Lorraine
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Senior Researcher, Historian and Complexity Scientist, University of Toronto
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Professor of Archaeology, Durham University
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Associate Professor of Classics and Head of the Centre for Classical Studies, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer of Archaeology, University of Exeter
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Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland
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Paul Eliadis Chair of Classics and Ancient History, The University of Queensland
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Reader / Associate Professor in Environmental Geoscience, Sheffield Hallam University
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Head, Public Engagement, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Ancient History, Cardiff University
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Professor of Roman Archaeology, University of Glasgow
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Senior Research Fellow, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge
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Senior Lecturer in Ancient History, University of Leicester
