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Understanding modern America’s challenges by comparing to ancient Rome’s empire
By examining superficial and structural differences between the Roman Empire and modern America, this analysis highlights the dangers of oversimplified historical comparisons. From political systems ...
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Inside the Pantheon, Rome’s 2000 year old wonder
This walking tour takes viewers inside the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, one of the best preserved ancient buildings in the world. The video shows the massive dome, marble interior, and the historic ...
In classical Rome, and in other times and cultures, full moons were thought to cause madness in people and animals, as seen in the word “lunatic.” ...
Sulla's ruthless campaigns in Greece, including the devastating siege of ancient Athens, marked a turning point in Roman history.
Rika spends most of her days toiling in a frozen-foods warehouse, but her new gig is in a museum, where she has been hired to make conversation, in Latin, with an ancient Roman statue of the goddess ...
While Dionysius may have been the first recorded pirate, the most famous pirates lived during the 17th and 18th centuries, which came to be known as the golden age of sea piracy.
Sic Semper Tyrannis!” This is the Latin motto that translates, “Thus Always to Tyrants,” that appears on the state flag of Virginia, and it could not be more apropos as a rallying cry for the special ...
THE SPANISH ENTRADA ... Maybe it was my classical training in the early Sixties at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic junior seminary, where the Sulpician educator priests followed Cardinal Newman’s ...
This week, a comparatively minuscule number of Colorado Democrats and Republicans will gather at churches and elementary ...
Free speech is a tenant of democracy, and though many Oklahoma leaders seem to ignore it, ours is a nation built by people ...
Men’s faces are under scrutiny as never before, with more opting for cosmetic procedures than ever. What is behind this sudden and significant shift?
Generations of lawmakers, straying from the Founders’ ideals—and fears—led inevitably to this era of unaccountable ...
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