Shaped like a gladiator: Rare 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle discovered in England
The knife handle is a testament to how pervasive the gladiator celebrity culture was in the Roman Empire, reaching all the ...
A Tiny Gladiator Uncovered in England Tells of the Reach of Roman Celebrity
A 2,000-year-old copper knife handle depicting a gladiator will go on display at Hadrian’s Wall, in the north of England, ...
‘Remarkable’ 2,000-year-old gladiator knife handle discovery shows Rome’s reach
Remarkably, the figurine is left-handed—a historically notable detail, as left-handedness was considered a bad omen in ...
Rare 2,000-year-old Roman souvenir highlights ‘celebrity cult’ of the empire. See it
Along Hadrian’s Wall, a 73-mile-long stone barrier built on the northwest edge of the Roman Empire, archaeologists have ...
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Spiritual Side: First Church of DeLand to honor veterans Nov. 10
Fall Rummage Sale at Our Lady of the Lakes Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Deltona is hosting a Fall Rummage Sale 9 ...
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Is America collapsing like ancient Rome?
Edward Watts is a historian at the University of California San Diego and the author of two books on ancient Rome. One, from 2018, is called Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny ...
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Tourists toss coins over a makeshift pool as Rome’s Trevi Fountain undergoes maintenance
A small pool is seen in front of the Trevi Fountain to allow tourists to throw their coins in it, as the fountain has been emptied to undergo maintenance work that it is expected to be completed by ...
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Branodunum Roman Fort
The ancient Roman fort of Branodunum, just outside Brancaster, was built in the 230s and later became part of the Saxon Shore ...
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Tourists toss coins over a makeshift pool as Rome’s Trevi Fountain undergoes maintenance
ROME (AP) — Tourists eager to return to the Eternal City are being forced to toss coins over a plastic barrier and into a small makeshift pool in front of Rome’s Trevi Fountain while the ...