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Experts Decipher 1,900-Year-Old Scroll Revealing Ancient Roman Slave Tax Fraud, Blackmail & Conspiracy

One of the most persistent myths about history is that it's boring and static. When people think of history, oftentimes, they dismiss it as simply events that happened long ago. This view discounts ...
CNN

Archaeologists identify Roman wall built to hold back rebel slave Spartacus and his army

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Archaeologists ...
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Ancient Rome used high tariffs to raise money too – and created other economic problems along the way

Peter Edwell receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Tariffs are back in the headlines this week, with United States President Donald Trump introducing sweeping new tariffs of at least ...

A new study expands on all the roads that led to Rome

Researchers have created a new road map of the Roman world that could help historians study how religion, migration, trade, and even pandemics spread across the Roman Empire 2000 years ago.