Greek Reporter3d
The Emergence of Pants in Ancient Rome: From Ban to Commonplace Couture
The Romans associated pants with barbarism and eventually banned them, but the legwear eventually became commonplace nonetheless.
Elon Musk and the history of the ‘Roman salute’
When Elon Musk performed a gesture that many saw as a fascist gesture, his supporters claimed it was a Roman salute. So ...
TheCollector on MSN6d
Slavery in Ancient Rome: An Integral Part of Roman Society
SUMMARY Slavery was integral to Roman society, and slaves outnumbered citizens in Rome. There were many routes to slavery, including as prisoners of war, selling oneself into slavery, or being born a ...
Greek Reporter3d
Cleopatra, The Greek Queen of Ancient Egypt
Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.
Fast Company13d
What’s the Roman salute? Here’s the history of Musk’s controversial hand gesture
D’Annunzio, along with an army of Italian first world war veterans ... of symbols and gestures that he claimed were derived ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati11d
Hoard of over 1,000 coins from Ancient Rome found with metal detector
According to a release from Museums Worcestershire, a trove of 1,368 silver and gold coins from the Iron Age and Ancient Rome were found ... by means of the Roman army," per the release.
All That's Interesting on MSN2d
A Roman Dagger Found On A Swiss Hillside Just Helped Archaeologists Map An Ancient Battlefield
After an amateur archaeologist found a Roman dagger in the hills of Switzerland in 2019, experts flocked to the site to carry ...
History Extra12d
The history of the Hitler salute, from its dubious Roman origins to its use by the far right
Is there a difference between the Hitler salute and the Roman salute? Danny Bird explores the story of an instantly ...
‘Awkward gesture’? ‘Roman salute’? In Germany, its meaning is clear
A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.
Smithsonian Magazine10d
Ancient Rome
The Greek document details a court case in ancient ... in the Roman Empire Sonja Anderson The 404 coins, including 44 from Britain, are believed to be a mix of military pay and the spoils of ...