Roman history

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• 2/2/20
  

  What’s in a Nickname? From Caligula to Sleepy Joe

  by Josiah Osgood

  If Suetonius, who served on the staff of two Roman emperors, were alive today, I think he’d advise Trump to spend less time coming up names for others and think about what he could call himself.

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• 11/10/19
  

  Who Will Be America's Brutus?

  by Michael A. Genovese

  Have we a Caesar in our midst, imperial and imperious? Who will figuratively kill the beast that is doing such violence to the American system? 

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• 9/1/19
  

  The Value of History Podcasts: An Interview with Historian and Podcaster Mike Duncan

  by Scott Benigno

  "Wherever we’re headed history will always thrive.”

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• 7/21/19
  

  Can Donald Trump Be Compared to Caligula, the Mad Emperor of Rome?

  by Stephen Dando-Collins

  Both men rid themselves of senior advisers who restrained them.

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• SOURCE: Hyperallergic
  7/3/19
  

  The False Narratives of the Fall of Rome Mapped Onto America

  by Sarah E. Bond

  It is disturbing to see how gravely inaccurate 19th-century depictions of the destruction of Rome are used to illustrate news stories today, particularly those that draw parallels between Rome and the United States.

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian Magazine
  June 20, 2019
  

  You Can Now Tour the Tunnels Beneath Rome’s Baths of Caracalla

  by Meilan Solly

  The newly opened underground network features a brick oven once used to heat the baths’ caldarium, as well as a contemporary video art installation.  

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian
  6/10/2019
  

  Researchers Uncover Ancient Grape DNA That Tells the Prolific History of Wine

  Grape seeds dating back to medieval and Roman periods share many similarities with the wine grapes we enjoy today.

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• 3/31/19
  

  The Psychotherapy of Marcus Aurelius

  by Donald Robertson

  Did one of Rome’s wisest and most revered emperors benefit from an ancient precursor of cognitive psychotherapy?

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• SOURCE: National Geographic
  3/25/19
  

  1,500-year-old garbage dumps reveal city’s surprising collapse

  Archaeologists thought Elusa, a popular Roman wine center, collapsed with Islam’s arrival. Its trash reveals a very different—and alarming—reason.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  2/13/19
  

  Immigration: How ancient Rome dealt with the Barbarians at the gate

  by Cavan W. Concannon

  Roman border security was historically effective, not because of massive barriers, but because they knew how to manage the flow of migration.

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• 2/24/19
  

  Teaching the Fall of the Roman Republic During the Trump Presidency

  by Edward Watts

  My students are trying to understand Rome’s mistakes and discover sources of its political resilience.