Tag: art

  • Girls and Dolls in the Roman Empire

    Girls and Dolls in the Roman Empire

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    Published in JSTOR, the nonprofit library for the intellectually curious, by Nora McGreevy on March 28, 2021 Analysing the dolls of elite girls shows that playthings reinforced gendered expectations but also allowed for imaginative play. Barbie dolls tend to get a bad rap. Critics rebuke them for promoting harmful body standards and other sexist tropes in the minds of young…

  • 1,700-year-old Roman gold coins discovered

    1,700-year-old Roman gold coins discovered

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    Some of the 1,700-year-old gold coins, which feature portraits of eight Roman emperors and the illegitimate emperor Eugenius. (Image credit: C. Nosbusch/INRA) By Marjanko Pilekić Published 10th January 2025 in Live Science “Secret” excavations in Luxembourg reveal 141 Roman gold coins from eight Roman emperors and one usurper. Archaeologists in Luxembourg have discovered a lavish 1,700-year-old hoard of…