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Rome’s Inequality Was Bad. But China’s Han Dynasty Was Even Worse
Rome, with a population of around 75 million, had an average income equivalent to about 2.25 times the subsistence minimum — ...
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Here's When Mirrors Were Invented And How They Were Made Throughout History
In the modern day, mirrors are just about everywhere. But that wasn't always the case, and the mirror actually has a ...
Archaeologists discover proof of Bible verse at holiest site in Christianity — and promise ‘many surprises’ still remain
Proof of an ancient garden, consistent with biblical scripture, has emerged at the holiest site in Christianity — and an ...
Greek Reporter1d
The Greek Orthodox Monastery Thriving in Catholic Italy
A Greek Orthodox monastery in Italy, founded more than one thousand years ago is thriving just south of Rome in the epicenter ...
Mass grave of the Roman empire is found under a Vienna soccer field
Under a soccer field in a Vienna neighborhood along the Danube River, archaeologists have found a mass grave dating to the era when the Roman Empire was battling Germanic tribes almost 2,000 years ago ...
Mass grave of over 120 Roman soldiers found under soccer field
In October 2024, a construction team came across a sea of skeletal remains while working on renovations to a soccer field in ...
Catholic News Agency3d
From washing feet to a place to sleep: How Rome is welcoming jubilee pilgrims
Washing feet, with its deep spiritual symbolism, is one of several ways Catholics in Rome are welcoming the many pilgrims taking part in the Jubilee of Hope in 2025.
Mass Grave of 150 Roman Soldiers Found Under Vienna Sports Field
Sometime between the mid-first century and early second century CE, Roman legionaries clashed with Germanic fighters near the ...
Mass grave of Roman soldiers tells gruesome tale of military disaster
The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing the remains of ...
Ancient Rome used high tariffs to raise money too – and created other economic problems along the way
Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems.
Greek Reporter4d
Mass Grave of 150 Roman Legionaries Discovered in Austria
Archaeologists in Austria have uncovered a rare Roman-era mass grave beneath a football field, revealing the remains of young ...