'A rapturous read': The best Historical books out now - Rapture By Emily Maguire, The Fisherman's Gift By Julia Kelly, The Golden Throne By Christopher de Bellaigue
Christopher de Bellaigue’s The Lion House is a striking slice of narrative non-fiction with all the verve of an immersive ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...
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Ancient Greece’s Ionian League: The First Confederation in History
The Library of Celsus in Ephesus, is one of the major Ionian League city-states of Ancient Greece. Credit: Benh Lieu Song CC BY-SA- 3.0 Greece’s Ionian League, also known as the Ionian Dodecapolis, ...
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Ramazan: more expensive, less holy
As Ramazan begins in Pakistan, so does the economic strangulation of its citizens - a hellacious cycle that plays out without fail and is as inevitable as the seasonal flu that returns each year ...
Historic UK23d
London’s Roman City Wall
From around 200 AD, the shape of London was defined by one single structure; it’s massive city wall. From Tower Hill in the East to Blackfriars Station in the West, the wall stretched for two miles ...
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When Did Rome Fall? Inside The Murky History Of The Roman Empire’s Collapse
The Roman Empire was one of the greatest empires in history. Starting in 27 B.C.E. after the fall of the Roman Republic, the impact of the Roman Empire — and its expansion across Europe and beyond — ...
The New York Times27d
Echoing a Roman Emperor, Croatia Tries to Cap Soaring Prices
Diocletian, who once ruled territory that now includes Croatia, tried and failed to rein in inflation by dictating prices. Today’s government hopes its own such plan will succeed. By Joe Orovic ...
The Financial Times28d
For luxury goods empires, more is still more
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Like the exquisite yarn of the Andean vicuña, the conglomerate is becoming an exotic rarity. The corporate ...
Roger Ebert28d
The Empire
American cinema has long concerned itself in the fight between good and evil: black hats versus white hats, the allies versus Nazis and the Force against the Republic. Popular Hollywood cinema has ...
Historic UK29d
London’s Roman Basilica and Forum
Originally built in AD70 and then expended in AD90 – 120, London’s Roman basilica was a building unlike any other in Britain. Occupying nearly 2 hectares of land and standing at a height of up to 3 ...