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Romanesque churches’ explicitly sexual carvings were ‘the nobility’s political propaganda’
Historian Isabel Mellén suggests a reinterpretation of the graphic images that adorn the doorways and columns of the churches ...
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A Tiny Gladiator Figurine That Once Adorned a Roman Knife Handle Goes on View
The gladiator-shaped knife handle was discovered in a river near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, northern England.
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Grocery Giant Trader Joe’s Hides Art in Its Aisles. This New Book Reveals Just Where to Look
Julie Averbach's "The Art of Trader Joe's" explores how the grocery chain has deployed iconic masterpieces throughout its ...
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The Best Sword-and-Sandal Movies of the 21st Century
Casey Chong on the best sword-and-sandal movies of the 21st century… With Ridley Scott returning to Ancient Rome this month in the long-gestating sequel Gladiator II [read our review here], it looks ...
A Giant Leap for Astronomy: Telescope for NASA’s Roman Mission Complete
NASA's Roman Space Telescope has received its Optical Telescope Assembly, paving the way for its mission to explore the ...
A Tiny Gladiator Uncovered in England Tells of the Reach of Roman Celebrity
A 2,000-year-old copper knife handle depicting a gladiator will go on display at Hadrian’s Wall, in the north of England, ...
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts places Inuit work at its core
Colourful prints and soapstone carvings take over the historic north wing to show that Indigenous art is foundational ...
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Rare gladiator-shaped knife handle gives insight into Roman celebrity culture
A rare knife handle in the shape of a gladiator has been discovered at Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England, shining a new light on the celebrity status of the ancient Roman combatants. The copper ...
Was Nero really a monster?
Rome experienced some of its greatest economic and cultural dynamism under Nero's rule, and yet he's called everything from a ...