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At Petertide, Andrew Davison explores the origins of words associated with Holy Orders. Illustrations by Dave Walker ...

For centuries, depictions of Cleopatra have emphasised her beauty and romantic entanglements – much more so than her ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Nero's ancient Rome and Jazz Age New York were similar. That is the message of “The Comet/Poppea,” an intriguing combination of Monteverdi’s 1643 opera “L’incoronazione di Poppea” and ...

Ancient sources describe similar techniques for producing raisin wines. Columella, a Roman agricultural writer, noted that drying and fermentation together took at least a month.

Although the use of the Silk Roads would rise and fall, Rome and Han China experienced two additional periods of intense trade. During China’s Tang dynasty, from A.D. 618 to 907 ...