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December is named for the Roman word for "tenth". So, why is it the twelfth month?
Tapping into ancient knowledge can help us feel connected to our ancestors – but that doesn't mean we should take their advice.
Anything is possible in the world of computers games – except women who fight, apparently.
A major exhibition of treasures from ancient Rome presents a distinctly old-fashioned tale of the empire's rise and expansion, which is out of step with contemporary scholarly thinking.
The new coalition's spending plans will ramp up Italy's annual budget by over €100 billion a year.
Russian president Vladimir Putin draws upon the imperial symbols of the Byzantine Empire to position Russia as the "third Rome." Meanwhile, Byzantium is erased by western history books.
From being thrown off a cliff to being sewn into a sack with animals, ancient Rome is notorious for its cruel and unusual punishments. But we must be careful what we take as historical fact.
Meet Jakob Fugger, the man who underwrote the ambition of power-hungry medieval Princes.
Was John Keats a refugee in his day? A workshop for refugees, migrants and artists took place recently at Keats-Shelley House and the story of the great Romantic poet's life and death hit a nerve.
Police used water cannons and tear gas to remove a group of migrants and refugees from a square in Rome in August.
Today the phrase 'all roads leads to Rome' means that there's more than one way to reach the same goal. But in Ancient Rome, all roads really did lead to the eternal city, which was at the centre of a vast road network.
Is there a new migrant emergency in Rome?
Some have denounced the New York Public Theater for encouraging violence against President Trump. But the play does just the opposite, warning of the pitfalls of political assassination.
The emperor Caligula lavished attention on his favourite horse Incitatus, holding parties for friends in the steed's grand stables. But did he make his horse a consul?
Roman decadence reached its peak with the vomitorium: a room where feasting elites threw up to make room for more food. Or so the story goes ...
Same-sex marriage is not a 20th-century phenomenon; couples have long claimed the right to marry.
One swashbuckling charioteer earned the equivalent of US$15 billion.
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Senior Lecturer in Roman History, Macquarie University
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Lecturer in Classics, University of Roehampton
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Deputy Director of the Institute for Research into Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor, University of Leicester
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Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of Glasgow
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Lecturer in Ancient History, Cardiff University
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Douglas Huntly Gordon Distinguished Professor of French, University of Virginia
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Director of Studies in Classics, Churchill College, University of Cambridge
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Professor, Department of English, Michigan State University
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Lecturer in Postcolonial Studies (Migration, Mobilities, Diaspora), Keele University
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Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing Program, University of Melbourne
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Professor, Social Studies and History Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Candidate in Classical Studies, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer Architecture Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW
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Associate Lecturer in Byzantine Studies, Macquarie University
