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Ancient Roman Holiday Dedicated to the God of Mildew Ancient History / September 7, 2023 / literature, military history, Rome This 3rd-century CE mosaic illustrates the month of April in the Ancient Roman world, which was then, as now, a time when sun and rains…
Roman Sphinx Ancient History, Live Reporting / November 8, 2023 / art, Rome The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art has a fantastic exhibition on the color of Ancient Greek statues right now. When we look at…
Ancient Greek Myth of Prometheus Ancient History / October 1, 2024 / ancient greece, folklore/mythology, literature, medicine The myth of Prometheus is one of the oldest in Ancient Greek mythology. In the _Theogany_, dating from around 700 BCE, the author Hesiod tells…
Fecal Medicine Ancient History, History of Science, Medieval History / October 10, 2023 / medicine There’s a famous children’s book called _Everybody Poops_, and this photo might look like some sort of rendition of that. Here you can see birds,…