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Ancient gender-nonconforming Romans found refuge in a community dedicated to a goddess
The Advocate· 3 days agoWhile Roman notions of femininity and masculinity were strict as regards clothing, for instance,...
Ancient scroll found at Mount Vesuvius reveals details of Plato’s final hours
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“It is an extraordinary outcome that enriches our understanding of ancient history.” Plato’s statue...
Why is cancer called cancer? We need to go back to Greco-Roman times for the answer
Medical Xpress· 2 hours agoCancer was already well known in this period. A woman from the Greek city of Abdera died from a cancer of the chest; a man with throat cancer survived after his doctor burned away the tumor.
What is May Day? How to celebrate the spring holiday with pagan origins
USA Today· 5 days agoMay 1, known as May Day, has long been celebrated as the midway point between the spring equinox and...
Exploring Celtic Gods, Goddesses and Mythology
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThere was no singular overarching Celtic religion. As ancient Celts made their homes in widespread regions across Western Europe, they developed...
Beyond Shardlake: 10 more great historical crime series
Daily Telegraph· 5 days agoThe late CJ Sansom’s hero is a hard act to top. But from Ancient Rome to Nazi Germany, these...
Emily Name Meaning
Parents via Yahoo News· 5 days ago...Impressionist style Emily Davies, an English feminist and suffragist Emily Deschanel, an American actor known for her starring role in the TV series...
Movie on Dante's life, journey leads to look at hellish real-world events
Chicago Sun-Times· 5 days agoWTTW is trying to wave the flag for Dante, airing a two-part, four-hour film, “Dante: Inferno to...
At Her Globe-Spanning Nightclubs, This Black Entertainer Hosted a 'Who’s Who' of the 20th Century
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 days agoTo visit Rome is to regularly come face to face with the past. Nowhere was the “sweet life” on...
The Case for Comedy
The Atlantic· 6 days agoTHE robin in my apple tree sings as cheerily now as if he were living in the Gay Nineties, when there never was a cakewalk or a band concert in the park that ended in a knife fight, the throwing ...
