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Ancient Rome Used High Tariffs to Raise Money Too – and Created Other Economic Problems Along the Way
As the Roman Empire expanded and became richer, its wealthy citizens demanded increasing amounts of luxury items, especially ...
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Why is the pope called Pontifex Maximus – a several thousand-year-old pagan Roman title?
The Roman emperors were central figures in the ancient Roman religion. The emperor also served as high priest, since he was ...
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Zora Neale Hurston’s Lost Roman Epic
Hurston wasn’t drowning in the pelagic waters of tragedy; instead, she was refining the stories that ethnic groups had ...
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Ancient Neo-Assyrian Writing Boards Reveal Similarities to Greek and Roman Practices
A team of researchers from the British Museum, led by Diego Tamburini, recently examined the tablet fragments using advanced ...
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Book Review: The Crisis of Catiline: Rome, 63 BCE
Mulligan begins by weaving a story about an ancient Roman who visits the homes of several key figures ... background are provided to orient the reader to the world of 63 BCE. This material encompasses ...
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory senses.
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Ancient Rome used high tariffs to raise money too—and created economic problems
Tariffs of 25% in ancient Rome led to the rise of black markets—a potential challenge for the Trump administration too.