Category: Rome
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2,000 year old book about Roman Emperors enters bestseller charts
by Ella Creamer published on Monday 24 February 2025 in The Guardian The Lives of the Caesars, translated from the Latin by Tom Holland, details everything from ancient policy failures to sex scandals, and is a gossipy account of the lives of Roman emperors that has entered the bestseller charts – 2,000 years after it…
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Lost Biblical tree grown from 1,000-year-old seed found in Judaean Desert
The following article isn’t really about the Romans, but it’s quite probable they knew about this plant, due to their long occupation of Judaea, and it’s a very interesting piece so I decided to share – I hope you enjoy reading it! Researchers planted the ancient seed in 2010, more than 20 years after it…
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