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suggesting that popular fascination with the ancient fighters reached the edges of the empire Julia Binswanger Researchers in Israel suggest the roughly donut-shaped artifacts could be spindle ...

Gladiator II is now in cinemas, and Ridley Scott’s epic, a sequel to his 2000 Oscar winner, has yielded much comment about its homoeroticism. Certainly there is a strong sense of feminisation. Take ...

Discover the profound spiritual and cultural significance of black butterflies. Explore their meaning as symbols of ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected ...

Ruth Padel’s poems resist easy truths, demanding deep engagement with layered images—one moment decoding a mother’s weight ...

“Flight Into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt 1876–Now” highlights almost 200 years of this return ... The collection ...

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President Zail Singh opened the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi with a grand ceremony, celebrating unity as 5,000 athletes from 23 ...

The sistrum was one of the most sacred musical instruments in ancient Egypt and was believed to hold powerful magical properties. It was used in the worship of the goddess Hathor, mythological... The ...