Tag: travel
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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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The luxury lifestyle of elite Pompeii residents
A thermal bath complex is latest discovery among ruins of Italian city destroyed by Vesuvius eruption in AD79 Angela Giuffrida in Rome, 17th January 2025 A large and sophisticated thermal bath complex that was believed to have been used by its owner to pamper well-heeled guests has been discovered among the ruins of ancient Pompeii. The…
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Volcanic Ash Concrete: The Marvel of Roman Engineering
Herod the Great’s Roman-built harbour at Caesarea Maritima, present-day Israel We’ve known about it for centuries, but now it seeems we are willing to study the properties and chemical mixture of Roman concrete in a little more depth, because it is particularly well suited to marine structures, and could help us out of what is now a global…
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The Lewd, the Nude and the Rude: The Graffiti of Ancient Italy
Romans liked to scrawl their jokes, political opinions, wants and desires, complaints, insults, and their sometimes inane ramblings on the walls of communal toilets and private buildings. Both politicians and prostitutes would advertise there. Much like nowadays then, really. Their graffiti is usually bawdy, lewd, profane, and quite often vulgar, but at the same time…
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