| 单词 | Romans |
| 例句 | I read about the ancient Egyptians, the Greeks and Romans, and the Dark Ages, when the old civilizations fell apart and the only people who could read and write were the monks. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z While you fumble your way north, trying to find me, my armies will destroy your precious camps—first the Romans, then the others. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They further reasoned that sending Pompey away could anger both Romans. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The Romans Take Sides With Rome in turmoil and different factions trying to fill the power void, two groups emerged. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “It looks like the Romans have arrived to cut you off. I’d get back to your ship in a hurry if I were you. Would you care for some tea cakes to go?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z What if the Romans panicked and attacked them on sight? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Octavian, son of Apollo, you should take this more seriously. Even Romans respected your father’s Oracle of Delphi.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z So long as the memory of them lasted, Rome was always uncertain of those possessions; but once this memory had been wiped out because of their long and powerful rule, the Romans became sure possessors. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “Put your weapons on the dock. No funny bus—” All around the Romans, Charleston Harbor erupted like a Las Vegas fountain putting on a show. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She leaned over and kissed him: a good, proper kiss without anyone watching—no Romans anywhere, no screaming satyr chaperones. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Spats in front of appliance repair shops with former members of my dad’s church who think I sold my dad to the Romans. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Over the history of the empire, thousands of Romans had served and died in Greece. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Lightning flickered over the Empire State Building, making the Romans’ armor flash. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “For Greeks, the pillars marked the end of the known world. The Romans said the pillars were inscribed with a Latin warning—” “Nonplus ultra,” Percy said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He hadn’t been with the Romans when they had attacked, but he saw it all clearly: a Titan in armor, Annabeth and two other girls fighting at Percy’s side. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He stood at the bow on the raised crossbow platform, where the Romans could easily spot him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Even the Romans had raised him on a shield and made him praetor, and he’d only known them for a couple of weeks. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Though the day was clear all around them, thunder rumbled, and lightning flashed above the Romans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Juno warned us that we could never heal the rift between the Greeks and Romans unless we defeated victory.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘We’ve seen no sign of other Romans, so it appears Bryce didn’t notify anyone else where he was. Also, no sign of Orion. Hopefully that means he was taken down by the Hunters.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The Renaissance was the time when Western Europeans lost their awe of the Ancients and realized that they had as much to contribute to civilization and society as the Greeks and Romans had contributed. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “You’d better think twice before you attack us. Romans and Greeks will fight you together. You don’t stand a chance!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If they wasted time searching through Alaska looking for the giant’s lair, Gaea’s armies would destroy the Romans... and Percy’s other friends, wherever they were. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z That night the camp felt empty without the Romans. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The Romans as well as the Greeks called him by this name, but often they translated it into Dis, the Latin word for rich. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The horse zipped through the crowd with incredible speed, pushing back Romans and causing mass panic. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They needed to get rid of Caesar and send the Romans on their way. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Kill the Romans, she heard her mother urging. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Enthusiasts proposed a dozen groups as the ancestral stock: Phoenicians, Basques, Chinese, Scythians, Romans, Africans, “Hindoos,” ancient Greeks, ancient Assyrians, ancient Egyptians, the inhabitants of Atlantis, even straying bands of Welsh. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He just kept thinking: Don't look at me, and hoped the Romans below would fail to notice the giant bronze trireme descending on their city in the middle of morning rush hour. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “The point is, we’ll have a hard time explaining the truth to the Romans. Even if they believe us—” “You’re right.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z William said, “He was the bishop of Paris in the time of the Romans. He converted many pagans to the True Faith.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z However, since the Egyptians, the Greeks, and the Romans did not have zero, the Western calendar does not have any zeros—an oversight that would cause problems millennia later. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z ‘I thought the Romans didn’t have a navy.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Early archaeologists had poured plaster into the holes and made these casts - creepy replicas of Ancient Romans. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z No faun would look so purposeful walking up to an armed group of Romans in the middle of the night. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘Romans called her Victoria, but same difference. Everybody loved her. Who doesn’t like to win? Not sure why we would have to subdue her.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then, he reminds them that they are Romans— with all the civic and legal duties implied by citizenship. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The Romans said ‘res ipsa loquitur'; we say, ‘the facts speak for themselves.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He wanted the Romans to believe that in the Donations of Alexandria Mark Antony had given his vast holdings, present and future, to Egypt—a foreign power—and had not given the Romans anything. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “A child of Athena, Minerva’s Greek form. Scandalous! You Greeks have no sense of decency. We Romans know the proper place for that goddess.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “If you let Gaea drive our camps apart,” Annabeth said, “the giants have already won. They’ll destroy the Romans, the Greeks, the gods, the whole mortal world.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In every other province that the Romans entered, the native inhabitants brought them in. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z He imagined the Romans drawing up battle lines right now, encircling Camp Half-Blood. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Assuming,” Frank added, “that you don’t mind sharing its secrets with us stupid uncomplicated Romans.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Hazel said, “but the Romans don’t realize that. And they’ll be pursuing us in retaliation.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They were almost overcome by their own mercenary soldiers after the first war with the Romans, even though the Carthaginians had their own citizens as officers. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Octavian and the other Romans seemed too stunned to react. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The only monsters left were his own undead Romans, standing in a stupor with their weapons lowered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z What is it that we now have that the Romans and their Renaissance admirers did not? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “The Romans would find that auspicious—the first day. of the month named for Julius Caesar. Juno’s sacred day. Yippee.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Romans would be the main course at a monster dinner. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z If Annabeth could get on board, she could use the ballistae; but there was no way to get around these three Romans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The word style is derived from stilus, the writing instrument of the ancient Romans. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo wanted to think that an old Chinese belief couldn’t have anything to do with the Romans and the Greeks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘Why not? Once we sort things out between Greeks and Romans, the gods should go back to their normal selves. Then we can free her and she can . . . you know . . . grant us victory.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The Romans sneaked up behind Ptolemy’s encampment and pushed his army back to the banks of the Nile. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The deep dislike and distrust the Romans felt toward Cleopatra only increased when Caesar reformed the Roman calendar to match the Egyptian method of tracking the year. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He’d grown up at Camp Jupiter, so hopefully his familiar face would make the Romans hesitant to blow the ship out of the sky. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then one day I thought: If my mother and father were really and truly in Rome, they wouldn’t do what the Romans did at all. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They were under way, with a bunch of angry Romans behind them and the ancient lands ahead. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As soon as they realized that Romans were inside the walls of the city, the Syracusans, wild with fear, could not mount a defense. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Outrage in Rome Mark Antony expected the Romans to see that his actions strengthened his master plan for successfully ruling the east on Rome’s behalf. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Piper didn’t get any pleasure from bursting his bubble, but the other Romans—Hazel and Frank—nodded in agreement. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “The Romans weren’t good enough at being complicated, I suppose.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She couldn’t leave it at the mercy of the Romans and travel halfway around the world. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “For instance, did you know that the ancient Romans used bottles of urine as a refreshing oral rinse? They thought the ammonia in urine would disinfect mouths and whiten teeth.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Consequently, the Greeks and the Romans were incapable of formulating the idea of laws of nature, and without them they could not develop modern science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “We know it leads to something important in Rome, something that might heal the rift between the Romans and Greeks.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z However, the image of Octavian’s monster did not match the regal, grieving queen, deeply mourning the loss of her great love—a man toward whom many Romans still felt strong loyalty and affection. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “I know! But this might throw the Romans off our trail. We still should have enough time to reach Rome.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Romans responded by burning her ships just as quickly as she could move them, forcing her to change her plans. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They seemed to be everywhere at once—whacking Romans on the head, stealing their weapons, cutting their belts so their pants fell around their ankles. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘That goes without saying. We Romans invented parties.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “The story goes that the Romans stole something important from the Greeks, back in ancient times, when the Romans conquered the Greeks’ cities.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “No, but back when the Christians hid from the Romans down in the catacombs, they used to scratch pictures of bees on the walls. To remind each other that when they died they’d be resurrected.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If her husband insisted she speak in Spanish to the girls so they wouldn't forget their native tongue, she'd snap, "When in Rome, do unto the Romans." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The Romans stared at the roof-access door as if they were waiting for someone. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Moreover, the educated knew there was no such thing as discovery—and, indeed, the Canaries were known to the Romans. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Well, you’re that busy I’m sure. But it’s interesting, just the same. In keeping with what you were quoting there in your Romans, chapter twelve. You remember the third verse, do you not?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Welcome, Romans. Let the performance begin,” Caesar said in a voice that, through long practice, and the wonderful acoustics of the place, carried without shouting to the farthest benches. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z In the regions they conquered the Romans followed these rules very carefully. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “If I know Octavian, he’s searching for us with his auguries. The Romans will send a strike force after us. It’s a matter of honor.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Romans wrote of her in the same way. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As examples, there are the Spartans and the Romans. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “How many times did we battle the Romans in my day?” the woman asked. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I assume the Romans—even those reinforcements marching toward us—will also have to honor your rules inside the Pomerian Line if you tell them to?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Even during the heyday of Rome, the Romans were not exactly math whizzes. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Reyna knew that Ancient Romans had spent at least half their time fighting each other, but she decided not to bring that up. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He yelled, ‘Die, Romans!’ and lobbed the grenade over the wall. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Nico enjoyed how nervous the Romans acted around him, even though they were older and bigger and more experienced fighters. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The ham-fisted Romans had almost ruined the tension adjuster, but Leo pulled a set of watchmaker’s tools from his belt and did some final calibrations. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They had a passion for order and symmetry, much like the Romans, but they knew how foolish it was to deny the unseen world, the old gods. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the Greeks and Romans hated zero so much that they clung to their own Egyptian-like notation rather than convert to the Babylonian system, even though the Babylonian system was easier to use. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He jogged toward the only living people he saw—a group of Romans standing at the volleyball pit. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He and Piper landed on the hill, their swords drawn, and a cheer went up from the Greeks and the Romans. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z By giving his fellow Romans time to finish their defenses, he’d saved the Republic. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There were no terraces here, because there was no vista—Romans saw no point in gazing at nature. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z ‘Most wolves are friendly to Romans,’ she said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A ragged circle of Romans and Amazons stood around Percy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It swirled around the Romans with a hissing sound, like a nest of snakes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then the mob of cheering Romans carried him around the Pomerian Line, carefully avoiding Terminus’s borders, and escorted him back home to Camp Jupiter. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Juno can play her little games with Greeks and Romans, but in the end, you will be my pawn. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The ancient Greeks and Romans believed that if you rubbed a magnet with garlic it ceased to work. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Rachel the Oracle had tried to read the future, and while she couldn’t see much, she’d been certain that Leo needed to finish the Argo II before they could contact the Romans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “At any rate, some of the prophecy is becoming clear. Foes bearing arms to the Doors of Death...that means Romans and Greeks. We have to combine forces to find those doors.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “How could Romans move, in those things?” he wondered. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z ‘Because I have so many amazing qualities to praise! Octavian said he wanted to make the Romans strong again. I said fine! I gave him my blessing.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘They’re Romans,’ said Rachel Dare, doodling with a marker on the knee of her jeans. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “The Romans don’t trust me. That’s why I was hoping she’d listen to you. Children of Pluto... well, no offense, but they think we’re even worse than children of Neptune. Were bad luck.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He smothered her with gifts and luxuries while the Romans looked on with shock and disgust. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She had to figure out something before more Romans arrived. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z That was something Romans typically called a bad omen. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They got a thunderous round of applause from both the Greeks and Romans. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘My point,’ Jason said, ‘is that blaming each other isn’t going solve anything. That’s how the Romans and Greeks got divided in the first place.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z After introductions all around, the Romans and Annabeth’s crew began exchanging stories. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Reyna wasn’t sure the Greeks would be any friendlier than the Romans, but Pegasus seemed to like the idea. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Contempt from Rome To outsiders—especially Romans—it seemed likely that Cleopatra manipulated Mark Antony in order to keep him under her closely supervised control. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “It is very traditional. Let us see if these questers have the strength to survive without help, like true Romans!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Roman Ideals When the Romans set up their Republic nearly a half-century earlier, they rose up against the Etruscan kings. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z However, all writers about them, from Romans to modern zookeepers, decry their irascible temper and their nasty habit of biting people. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The news of Mark Antony and Cleopatra’s wedding shocked the Romans. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z No plural form is necessary, and the old singular, datum, can be left to the Romans. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The voice of Ares shouted back: Kill the Romans! The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z At first, the idea of living among the Romans had appalled her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Several dozen Romans had surrounded Piper and Jason, who were trying to calm them without much luck. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Over the centuries, he tells Marie-Laure, the city ramparts have kept out bloodthirsty marauders, Romans, Celts, Norsemen. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z ‘The Romans aren’t big on navies. They had, like, one rowboat. Which I sank. Speaking of violent storms, you’re doing a first-rate job upstairs.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If their quest was going to succeed, they needed these Romans, which meant getting to know them and building some goodwill. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I shall cite only the region of Greece as an example: the Romans kept the Achaeans and the Aetolians in check; they put down the Kingdom of Macedon; Antiochus was driven out. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z She described how their team of Greeks and Romans had come together, and how Hercules had thrown a temper tantrum when he found out Hera was behind it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was possible that seeing Cleopatra might stir feelings of compassion instead of triumph in the hearts of the Romans. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Piper had never wanted to make friends with the Romans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And the Romans had six onagers, all stocked with piles of ammunition. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Girl would rat out Jesus to the Romans. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In ten seconds, the Romans all lay groaning and dazed on the ground. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The Romans did not have the printing press, but they had plenty of books, and slaves to copy them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I figured it out, Jason. I don’t blame you. But if we manage to save the statue, Greek and Romans together...Don’t you see? It could heal the rift.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z If you thought that the departure of the Romans caused the British Isles to descend into mindless savagery that would not be reversed until the Norman Conquest in 1066, think again. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The ambitions of the Romans and the victories of the Moors, the royal feuds of Europe. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She was asking Rachel Dare to do something ridiculously dangerous, but it was the only way she could think of to communicate with the Romans—the only way that might avoid bloodshed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z What if we sail into Camp Jupiter, and he says, Hey, Romans! The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The idea of a chicken lady issuing prophecies was apparently just as ridiculous to Romans as it was to Greeks. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When the dust settled, all six Romans were squealing pink piglets. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z No wonder the Romans had been giving her strange looks. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Argo II could cover vast distances pretty quickly, thanks to its magical engine, but Leo figured the Romans had magic travel methods of their own. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When Octavian’s troops moved to the outskirts of Alexandria, Mark Antony launched an assault that temporarily forced the Romans to retreat. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In an agony of thirst He hangs on the cross and what is He offered by those perfidious Romans? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They taught me the tongues of the Greeks and the Romans and opened for me the colonnaded vistas of those long-forgotten empires, in this, the dawning of a new empire. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As if the angry Romans, burning couches, and exploding buildings weren’t confusing enough, hundreds of purple ghosts drifted through the forum, passing straight through the demigods’ bodies and wailing incoherently. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘Behold your most sacred statue, the Athena Parthenos, wrongly taken by the Romans. I return it to you now as a gesture of peace!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Actually, as witness his unmusical opening—“Romans, countrymen and lovers”—it’s Brutus who has the tin ear. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The Romans liked Mars better than the Greeks liked Ares. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He accomplished this without the complex surveying equipment available later to the Romans, let alone GPS receivers, laser range finders, or satellites. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Philip of Macedon—not the father of Alexander, but the man defeated by Titus Quinctius—did not have much of a state compared to the great power of the Romans and Greeks who attacked him. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “Still...a pretty impressive try. I’ve heard legends that the Romans confiscated the writings of Archimedes, but—” “Archimedes?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z What the Romans would have done left to their own devices, Nico didn’t know. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Why did the stupid Romans have to take apart such a beautiful machine? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We should send a landing party of four - two Greeks, two Romans. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Taking advantage of a poorly manned watchtower and an easy-to-climb wall, the Romans managed to get some soldiers inside the city. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Leo, the Romans were top-notch engineers,” Hazel reminded him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He and his friends, Hazel and Frank, were standing in the middle of a fountain as Percy repelled the angry Romans with blasts of water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For the Romans did in these instances what all wise princes must do: they must be on their guard not only against existing dangers but also against future disturbances, and try diligently to prevent them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Those last to the party were the last to leave: the Ptolemaic Empire outlived its rivals, largely with the same borders, until the Romans defeated Queen Cleopatra VII and her lover Antony in 30. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “Dad’s annoying in either form. Me? I was called Heracles. Then the Romans came along and named me Hercules. I didn’t really change that much, though lately just thinking about it gives me splitting headaches...” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Jason pointed to the strawberry fields, where the Romans were breaking camp. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In front of the Romans, the ground erupted. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z We’re taught that Western civilization originated in the Near East, was brought to brilliant heights in Europe by the Greeks and Romans, and produced three of the world’s great religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Before. From Druid times. Before the Romans came. It’s called a snake-stone. Seen ’em in museums. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z In the distance, the Romans were picking up their gear and toting it across the hill. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He imagined some hapless monster terrorizing a random demigod in Kansas, only to find itself surrounded by several dozen carloads of heavily armoured Romans. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z For a moment, she wondered if the Romans had decided not to attack. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Because of this there arose the frequent rebellions in Spain, France, and Greece against the Romans, all because of the numerous principalities that existed in those regions. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z They’d probably try to get the Romans to do what they did, just as they were trying to teach the Chinese to do what Americans did. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Tomorrow,’ Reyna said, ‘we Romans must return home. We appreciate your hospitality, especially since we almost killed you -’ ‘You almost got killed,’ Annabeth corrected. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He hoped they were still having fun harassing Romans, stealing lots of shiny zippers and causing legionnaires’ trousers to fall down. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Anyway... Romans fear Neptune, but they don’t love him much.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Rumor must’ve gotten around that Leo was the one who had fired on their little city, because those Romans seemed especially anxious to kill him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Aeneas’ descendants would be the Romans, to whom the Fates had decreed a boundless and endless empire. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘So Percy and me for the Greeks. Frank and Hazel for the Romans. Is that the ultimate non-competitive dream team or what?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The winds that battered the Romans didn’t seem to affect her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Romans lounged in groups of ten or twenty, talking and laughing while wind spirits—aurae—swirled overhead, bringing an endless assortment of pizzas, sandwiches, chips, cold drinks, and fresh-baked cookies. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘I don’t think it likes summoning Romans to fight other Romans!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It would perhaps be unfair to say that the Romans cribbed their calendar from “decadent” Egypt, but not unfair by much. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Let’s look at an instance: “Friends, Romans, countrymen. Lend me your ears!” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Even Daryn Lehoux, who thinks the Romans had everything we have, acknowledges one exception: There were no ancient universities, no scientific conferences, no journals where investigators published their results. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Until next time, Romans. Do not disappoint me!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Frank spotted some eagles over Salt Lake City. We figure the Romans aren’t far behind us.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Fleeing Back to Egypt As the Romans chose sides between Mark Antony, Octavian, and Marcus Lepidus, the Republic was once again plunged into civil war. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Percy didn’t notice any cars veering off the road or Romans pointing to the sky and screaming, “Aliens!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z What the Romans played on their organs is of course a matter of conjecture. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Then, like decadent Romans at Petronius’s board, we took a walk and retired for the necessary and inevitable nap. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z At their height, the Romans lived among all their conquered, the outer peoples brought to the city as ambassadors, lovers, soldiers, slaves. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Already, though, by 2,000 years ago, Romans were also nourishing themselves with their own hodgepodge of foods that mostly originated elsewhere. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “The Romans always wanted bread and circuses—food and entertainment! As we destroy their city, I will offer them both. Behold, a sample!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Greeks and Romans moved together, standing shoulder to shoulder as all around them the earth shook. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Anyone got a pen? The legionnaires stared at him. Mars sighed. “Two hundred Romans, and no one's got a pen? The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When the wall of seawater subsided, the three Romans were in the bay, spluttering and frantically trying to stay afloat in their armor. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘Greeks and Romans, we can fight her together!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Blow your little horns, Romans. I’ve come to destroy you! Stheno!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He defeated the Romans at Antioch and when they begged for peace, he gave it to them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Because of its blood-red appearance, both the Greeks and Romans named it after their god of war. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Then—oh, boy!—Leo got to hitch a ride with Frank the Friendly Eagle so they could fight a bunch of Romans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Perhaps that’s why he didn’t protest when the Romans renamed him Hercules. Of course, that’s the name most people know him by...his brand, if you will. Hercules is nothing if not image-conscious.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Romans bivouacked next to the strawberry fields, where they insisted on building their standard field camp. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Dr. King spoke of the love Paul describes in Romans 13:10—the love that “does no harm to its neighbor.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘But we don’t want one side or the other to win. We’ve got to get the Greeks and Romans on the same team.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The Romans were badly outnumbered, surrounded by a sea of unreliable allies. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z On the other hand, the Romans urged them to take up arms with them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth had mentioned it too, back in August, when she’d speculated that the giants might be part of the new Great Prophecy— what the Romans called the Prophecy of Seven. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The whole Colosseum was filled with standing, cheering Romans. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Percy,” Hazel said, “you swore on your life. Romans take that seriously. If anything goes wrong, even by accident, Octavian is going to kill you. You know that, right?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z To all Romans the stories were infinitely remote, mere shadows. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The Olmec, he thought, were the Romans of Mesoamerica, a magisterial society that “established the pattern which, through the centuries, was to be followed by other expansionist Mesoamerican cultures.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Thus died the greatest mind in the ancient world, slaughtered needlessly by the Romans. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “The fort is crawling with Romans,” Percy warned. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The chorus of “Cut him! Cut him!’’ grew louder, like Romans chanting for the gladiators to kill, kill! The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was King of the Dead—not Death himself, whom the Greeks called Thanatos and the Romans, Orcus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, if the Greeks and Romans could come together, they would be even stronger. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Like tuxedos. I bet the ancient Romans hated togas as much as we do. By the way, you didn’t bring any weapons, did you?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She wasn’t sure the Romans had a sense of humor. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Percy gazed at the ranks of ghostly Romans. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “And why would the Romans want peace,” Reyna asked, “after your ship attacked our city?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Thanks for not hating me, about blowing up the Romans yesterday.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “At least, that’s one theory, and it fits the legend I heard at Camp Jupiter. To break the Greeks’ spirit, the Romans carted off the Athena Parthenos when they took over the city of Athens. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z However, what was most troubling of all to the Romans, he arranged for Alexandria to be his final resting place. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He remembered Octavian speaking with the Earth Goddess’s voice: The Romans move east from New York. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “We have to keep going. Not just because of the Romans. We have to hurry.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Well, lots of Romans spoke Greek,” Hazel said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Caesar advised Ptolemy to be faithful to the Romans and to consider the welfare of the Egyptian people. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Mo took the coastal road, which Elinor had said was built by the Romans, and followed it farther west. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It was a simple matter to adopt the Greek gods because the Romans did not have definitely personified gods of their own. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “And why would the ancient Greeks or Romans or whoever need an eagle to fly a lyre up to heaven?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Water-wheels were known to the ancient Greeks and Romans but were far from common; thanks to an early medieval proto-industrial Revolution, they quickly became widespread around the end of the first millennium CE. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Much of Greek culture had been assimilated by the Romans, but they had found the concept of discovery indigestible, and it is unlikely that Vergil, trained to think like a Roman, would have responded differently. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Romans would have found Cleopatra’s thirst for power improper. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Romans who had been loyal to Mark Antony for so long felt angry and cheated, but it was nothing compared with the betrayal to come. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Until Greek literature and art entered Italy the Romans felt no need for beautiful, poetic gods. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Most likely, the Romans would follow her lead. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I expect things to be better next month, when we’ll get away from the Greeks and Romans and into Mediaeval and Renaissance. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The Romans poured through the city, but Archimedes was deaf to the panic around him. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Peace and prosperity would be the Romans’ reward. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She shouted orders at the legion, and the Romans obeyed without question, as if she’d never been away. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It’s like saying the Greeks died of mumps, or the proud Romans died on their beautiful hills of athlete’s foot! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we will march south to destroy the Romans. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The next day, the second since the battle, Romans and Greeks worked side by side to clean up the warzone and tend the wounded. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Annabeth wished she had an appetite, because the Romans knew how to eat. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Apart from their feelings about Alexandria, the Romans thought that women should know their place, and their place was not in the halls of power. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z His hands fidgeted with the hem of his shirt, but considering the way he studied the Romans, noting their positions and their weapons, Jason figured this satyr had been in combat before. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “And no idea what really happened? I appreciate what you’re saying, Piper. I don’t want the Romans on our bad side, but until we understand what Gaea’s up to, going back is suicide.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And, of course, in many practical ways, the Romans were much more advanced than the Elizabethans—better roads, central heating, proper baths. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Yes, the Romans did tend wild strawberries in their gardens. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z More ghostly Romans seeped from the walls to join the fight. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Clouds were only named early in the nineteenth century—‘cirrus’ and ‘nimbus’ may sound old because they are Latin, but the Romans had no names for the different types of cloud. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I just—Nothing. About the firing on the camp...Octavian could be behind it, like magically or something. He didn’t want the Romans getting along with you guys.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Romans were supposed to be unselfish and help their comrades, but Frank wasn’t sure anyone else at camp would have made that choice. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The Romans had made the dome out of big stone panels, but they’d hollowed out each panel in a square-within-square pattern. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A cheer went up among the Romans as the five cohorts melded into one massive killing machine. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And according to her dagger, that crazy teddy-bear-strangling kid, Octavian, was whipping the Romans into a war frenzy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Even in their armour, the Romans were starting to gain on Solace. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “The way Romans saw it, they adopted the Greek stuff and perfected it.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A magnificent company they were—the future Romans, the masters of the world. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Arguments of this sort were well known to the ancient Romans. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He smiled and said, “When you are in Rome, you do as the Romans do.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The Romans would also have disapproved of Cleopatra’s relationship with Caesar, who already had a wife named Calpurnia. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Neither did the fact that Jason had chosen to wear a purple shirt today—the color of the Romans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “We should talk about the Great Prophecy. It sounds like the Romans are aware of it too?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “They were here first. They go back before the Romans. They were the people that the Romans conquered.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Where did you hear about the Romans?” asked her father. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She saw evidence of the Romans’ recent battle with an army of monsters. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At least then you could have died with your comrades when the Romans invade. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z That night, over dinner, she asked her mother and father if there was anyone in the country before the Romans came. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He pushed through the crowd of dead Romans, shooting down monsters until his arrows were spent, slowly making his way toward his friends. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Here, the Romans burned a tattoo into your flesh, as if to say: You belong to us. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “There were people before the Romans,” she said. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He had fired on the Romans and brought his friends nothing but trouble. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z After weeks of waiting, agonizing and steaming, the Greeks and Romans wanted blood. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The Romans had already threatened Egyptian borders by seizing control of neighboring Syria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Every time one landed, the Romans panicked and ran. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Some magic is interfering...maybe Gaea. Contacting the Romans is even harder. I think they’re shielding themselves.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears ...” I always recited speeches from Macbeth and Julius Caesar, as those were the adults’ favorites. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Most Romans did not surround themselves with the costly trappings and plush furnishings the Alexandrians enjoyed. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z However, many Romans felt nothing but pity for the Egyptian princess. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She mastered the two most powerful Romans of her time, and, because of a third, she was destroyed. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Ancient Britons got massacred by the Romans there. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “That’s an old myth! Cold porridge left over from the Romans!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Seriously, don’t you Romans have nature and trees and stuff? I’ve got some news you need to hear. Plus, I’m a card-carrying protector. I’m here to, you know, protect Rachel.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Octavian could not disappoint the Romans, anxious to see the object of their hatred and the cause of their suffering brought before them in chains. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The Romans might not follow them, but they couldn’t count on any help from Camp Half-Blood, either. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The show was not over—their favorite, the old bear, hadn’t appeared yet—but some even of the tough-minded, bloodthirsty Romans had had enough. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Books of prophecy,” Hazel said, “which Octavian is obsessed with. Romans used to consult them when disasters happened. Most people believe they burned up when Rome fell.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z ‘Then you know Gaia is the real enemy. We need your help to defeat her. The war isn’t between the Greeks and Romans.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The ground at his feet split open and skeletons crawled forth—dead Romans with missing hands and caved-in skulls, cracked ribs, and jaws unhinged. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z For more than two years, he had been spreading filthy rumors about her evil ways to add to the stories that the Romans already knew. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “Lenin Mon, tell Comrade Uncle the one Pappa taught you. Friends Romans countrymen...” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. Actually they are good to eat—the Romans liked them a great deal—but people avoid them as a rule because they are so easily confused with their evil twin.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Later generations of Romans would quip that what the Barbarians had failed to destroy, the Barberinis stole. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “Mars said Juno wants to unite the Greeks and Romans to fight Gaea. But, jeez—Greeks and Romans have a long history of bad blood.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “When in Rome,” she said, “do as the Romans do.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been so rattled by the Romans, then the storm, then Hazel, that he had completely forgotten. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z On the morning the Romans were scheduled to leave, Piper was sitting on the pier at the canoe lake, trying to placate the naiads. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The other Romans muttered, glaring at their visitors. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The real question: What was she doing with the Romans? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Kind of embarrassing. Anyway, that’s how a Roman legion got to China. The Romans eventually put down roots and built a new hometown called—” “Li-Jien,” Frank said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “But enemies can become friends. A week ago, would you have thought Romans and Amazons would be fighting side by side?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The Greeks and Romans slowly pushed back the enemies. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Who cares how the Romans built their roads?” she grumbled. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I write 10, 28, 54, not, as the Romans did, x, xxviii, liv. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Octavia possessed all of the qualities Romans looked for in the perfect wife. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z ‘We don’t have time for chitchat. The Romans are attacking at dawn and I’ve got to -’ ‘We know,’ Will said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘Sorry. Goat fur. Itchy nose. Do we trust Romans?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I personally was not alive then. And it wasn’t all Greeks on one side and all Romans on the other. But, yes. Not cool. Sometimes demigods make bad choices.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Three dead Romans rose into the air and flew across the chasm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘Nike,’ Hazel said, stepping forward slowly, ‘you’re confused, like all the gods. The Greeks and Romans are on the verge of war. It’s causing your two aspects to clash.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Romans, the ninth chapter and the thirteenth verse. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Without the chaos of all these panicked mortals, the Romans would have already surrounded their outnumbered crew. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘The camp is about to be destroyed ‘And we’ll stop the Romans,’ Will said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Around the courtyard, ghosts were forming a mob - hundreds of glowing Romans carrying spectral clubs or stones. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘Sadly, you Romans have never been very good at summoning gods to your aid. I guess they don’t think much of you, eh?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She remembered the awful sound of that brick hitting his forehead—an injury that had happened only because he’d tried to shield her from the Romans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Romans didn’t seem to know what to make of that. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I don’t suppose we should go back and try to reason with the Romans? Maybe—maybe I didn’t try hard enough with the charmspeak.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Antiochus sent ambassadors to the Achaeans, who were allies of the Romans, to encourage them to remain neutral. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z But if these dead Romans wouldn’t listen to Jason, why should they listen to him? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Roman Republic reached the height of its power in the first century BC, when treasure fleets from throughout the Mediterranean enriched the Romans beyond their ancestors’ wildest dreams. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Someplace close to a city,” Annabeth suggested, “in case we need supplies. But somewhere out of the way, so the Romans will have trouble finding us. Any ideas?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Clarisse yelled, ‘Romans, you have fired on our camp! Withdraw or be destroyed!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She hoped Jason was right that the Romans wouldn’t follow them across the Atlantic. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I'm going there by rediscovering the lost tunnel, see? The one the Romans built to invade Hereford.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But it was not the Mayans who formed our calendar; it was the Egyptians and, later, the Romans. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “So the Romans fought on the Confederate side? As a girl whose grandmother was a slave, can I just say...not cool?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It is important to bear in mind that these artefacts were made and played five hundred years before the Romans conquered Europe. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z One minor modification that readers will already have noticed is that the Semitic and Greek g became the Roman and English c, while the Romans invented a new g in its present position. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Romans murmured Jason’s name, staring at him in awe. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Romans and Greeks have an old rivalry. Sometimes Romans use graecus as an insult for someone who’s an outsider—an enemy. I wouldn’t worry about it.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Thirty years later, the Romans began killing Jews in a more systematic way. James Carroll on disarming the memory of Jesus: “America threatens the world with violence in ways that no other country does” 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z At the start, Percy and Annabeth are reunited, and Jason goes home to New Rome, but, unfortunately, Leo changes all this and it all ends up with the Romans declaring war on the seven demigods. Heroes of Olympus: the Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan - review 2012-11-22T15:00:00Z Ms. Blige is slightly reduced here in songs written and produced with the recent wave of British hit makers including Sam Smith, Disclosure, Sam Romans, Jimmy Napes, Naughty Boy and Emeli Sandé. Mary J. Blige’s ‘London Sessions’ 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Slight and spry, Bell is a surprising choice, perhaps, for a sword-clanging drama – a far cry from Sparta – but Esca's fire comes from the fact that his parents had been slaughtered by Romans. Jamie Bell: From Billy Elliot to Tintin 2011-03-13T00:03:06Z Initially settled by the Romans in 15 B.C., the Trentino-Sudtirol is made up of two self-governing provinces that are among the wealthiest in Italy. No snow required: Exploring Italy’s Dolomites during the offseason 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z On some nights the office lights are left on, giving Romans strolling through one of the city’s most elegant piazzas a glimpse of its glorious interiors. A Trick of the Eye Turns a Luxurious Embassy Inside Out 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z How did the Romans rule ancient Jordan peacefully? TV review: Rome's Lost Empire; The Trouble with Aid 2012-12-09T23:45:01Z Between 67 and 136, over the course of a three-phase war, the Romans destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem and killed thousands, perhaps even millions, of Jews, in communities across the Mediterranean. James Carroll on disarming the memory of Jesus: “America threatens the world with violence in ways that no other country does” 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z At the start, the performers are all dressed in similar white suits or frocks, and are only differentiated as Romans or Egyptians by donning grey or black costumes later on. Julius Caesar – review 2012-10-02T12:38:45Z Did Marc Antony really say ‘Friends, Romans, countrymen’? I have no idea! Not just a football movie: How ‘Remember the Titans’ became a hit and inspired a nation 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z It’s a dynamic at least as old as Petrarch, the 13th-century Italian poet whose scholarship on the Greeks and Romans helped kick-start the Renaissance. The Lindy Way of Living 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Advertisement We began in a museum replete with mustard-making artifacts and reminders that the Egyptians and Romans revered the pungent mustard seed for its spiritual and medicinal attributes. Seduced by Beaune in Burgundy 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Egyptians, Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans all cultivated it. Italy’s Treasured Olive Oil, at the Source 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z During filming I was on a steep learning curve, and I was utterly fascinated to see what a wealth of buildings, roads, art and technology the Romans brought here and left behind. You don't have to go to the British Museum – Rome leads to all roads 2013-04-12T21:00:04Z Built during the reign of Ptolemy V and dedicated to a river god, Esna’s temple was conscripted by the Romans and then abandoned. A Nile Journey Guided by 19th-Century Women 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Tarquinius is an Etruscan conqueror; there’s a strong anti-Etruscan, anti-outsider sentiment among the Romans in the work; and casting both Tarquinius and Lucretia with African American singers drives home the point very effectively. A powerful opera about a horrible subject 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Once the Holy Week festivities draw to a close, Romans generally celebrate Easter Monday with a retreat to the countryside or the sea for some fresh air and picnics. Handling Holy Week in Rome 2010-03-23T10:00:00Z However, 20 years later, after the accession of Marcus Aurelius, the Romans withdrew to the Hadrianic line. Five historical clangers in Kevin Macdonald's The Eagle 2011-03-15T17:44:43Z About 2,000 years ago, ancient Romans trained ferrets to flush rabbits out of their burrows to feed their troops. Ever wondered about animals with unusual jobs? 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z The Romans and Greeks chiseled stones with curses, the Vikings had nithing poles — wooden poles carved with invective — while the Japanese inscribed ill wishes on plaques called ema. Grisly Slabs of Gothic Horror 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z Romans complained that the sculpture didn't adequately capture the likeness of the beloved pope, who died in 2005, and the six-meter-tall work was belittlingly compared to a sentry box, a bell and a public urinal. ArtsBeat: Controversial Statue of John Paul II Gets Makeover 2012-09-18T21:29:49Z "Donar" — one of the many linguistic derivations of Thor's name — first popped up in print around the 1st century A.D., courtesy of the Romans. Comics: Thank God it's "Thorsday" 2011-05-04T17:48:04Z Some of them are about the threat posed by Romans. Invasion of the dumbasses 2011-08-11T20:32:01Z At William and Mary, Jefferson’s tastes were more eclectic, shaped by the empiricism of teachers steeped in the Scottish Enlightenment and by a preference for Greek philosophers over Romans. What America Owes to the Greeks and Romans 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Records of cidermaking date to the Roman Empire, and many historians believe the Romans discovered it while invading what is now modern-day England. It’s the Season for Cider. Here’s How to Drink It. 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Yet the fate of one of the finest original bronzes from the classical era, probably fashioned in ancient Greece and lost at sea after being stolen by the Romans, is still unclear. Italian court rules Getty must return a bronze 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The Romans successfully invaded the UK in 43 CE and managed to occupy most of England, but Ireland, Scotland, and Wales proved too rugged a landscape and were too ferociously defended. 10 bewitching facts About Beltane, the ancient gaelic fire festival 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z “We cannot make the mistake with Romans of supposing that they were refined, like the Greeks they envied and imitated,” he writes near the end of this volume. Books of The Times: ?Rome,? a Personal History by Robert Hughes - Review 2011-11-21T23:26:49Z She was one of some 17 reconstructions — made circa 2005-2019 — in a new exhibition, “Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color,” which evokes how the Greeks and Romans painted their sculptures, a practice called polychromy. That Painted Greek Maiden at the Met: Just Whose Vision Is She? 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z The Romans may have had a temple on the site. Beneath Malta’s Beauty, a Tangled History 2013-12-06T18:20:39Z In the style of ancient Romans, they pressed the clay into shapes with plaster molds, then applied a bright white glaze. Are You an Astier Person? 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Picasso started the work soon after the 13-day crisis, referencing a fabled abduction of Sabine women by ancient Romans. Kennedy unveils Picasso painting at JFK Library 2012-10-04T23:04:08Z This pocket of old Mediterranean culture was shaped by an array of colonizers — Romans, North Africans, Spanish and, for a brief period, the Turkish. Minorca, Off the Coast of Spain, Is a Tranquil Biosphere Reserve 2012-04-13T17:28:35Z Elsewhere is a reconstitution of a dining room, or “triclinium,” in which wealthy Romans reclined on a three-sided masonry couch at meal times. Stuffed Dormouse and Fish Gut Sauce: The Flavors of Pompeii 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Ancient Romans found the thick forests here inaccessible and mysterious, so they called it “black.” Discover the romance of Germany’s Black Forest 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Historians attribute the first mulled wine recipe to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who took less-than-palatable leftover wine and boiled it with spices to make it shine again. Your mix-and-match guide for making the best mulled wine ever 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z This statue, which dates from around the second half of the 19th century, shows poor St. Apollonia, a Christian from Alexandria, Egypt, who was martyred at the hands of the Romans in A.D. This Exhibition Has Real Bite 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Driving along a winding highway in the Alps in Southeast France last August, I thought back to the Romans. Le Dauphiné, a French Region With a History Both Ancient and Personal 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z It began to coalesce in the centuries after the destruction of Jerusalem’s temple by the Romans in A.D. Critic?s Notebook: Put Yourself in the Story of Passover 2011-04-17T23:21:25Z What results is a virulent and an essentially disputed election, when the people, whom Coriolanus fundamentally holds in contempt, rise up against his campaign and by extension the senators and upper-crust Romans who support him. Review: In ‘Coriolanus,’ a Politician for a Campaign Season 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z My colleagues and friends in the United States didn’t want to hear about what Romans call “the degradation.” My Rome: Still a Classic Beauty 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Carthage fought three Punic Wars against Rome — the second involving Hannibal and his famous march with elephants across the Alps — but eventually succumbed to a siege by the Romans in 146 B.C. Into Africa: 6 Vacation Ideas From Our Experts 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z The ancient Greeks and especially the Romans brought their ways of thinking about wine to whatever distant places they roamed. How the Internet Has Left Its Mark on Terroir 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Many ancient Romans disparaged otium as political disengagement that threatened the stability of the republic. "Doing nothing" is all the rage — is it a form of resistance or just an indulgence for the lucky few 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z In antiquity, the secrets of silk- farming were so jealously guarded by the Chinese that the Romans, who only ever saw the finished product, believed silk threads grew on trees. Next Time You're in ... Siem Reap 2010-06-23T09:20:00Z To me, being British refers to the fact that means I live on the landmass Britannia, those islands the Romans saw as three natural parts: Caledonia, Hibernia, Albion. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z What are your favorite ‘Do as the Romans Do’ things visitors should not miss? Vatican Art in a Gay Light 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z They've done rocks and history; gannets, Romans, spring, Tudors, autumn, fossils, badgers, writers, people, landscape, houses, mountains, food, and plenty more. TV review: Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones 2012-05-31T20:00:07Z According to the picture posted by Davie Tavern, the customer also wrote a scripture reference on the receipt, citing Romans 6:23. North Carolina restaurant receives $1K tip from ‘Holiday Angel’ 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z It was brought to Syria by the Romans, who built Palmyra and decorated its monuments with the egg, meaning life or rebirth, and the arrow, war or death. Stones that speak 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z “They thumbed their noses at the Romans,” he said. Heard of ‘Aureliano in Palmira’? You Probably Know the Overture 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z In 1975 Theatre Quarterly headlined an interview with Brenton "Petrol Bombs Through the Proscenium Arch", while the fallout from The Romans in Britain saw him caricatured as a long-haired revolutionary. Howard Brenton 2010-07-09T23:05:00Z Jeff isn’t the obvious Neanderthal on the team — naturally called the Romans — but rather the sensitive sidekick, and Grace maintains romantic ideas about him even after the crime. Review: Sexual Assault as Both History Lesson and Satire 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z The great Goya himself had a stab at antique subjects such as “Hanibal Contemplating Italy from a Pass in the Alps” after defeating the Romans. Art Review: At the Louvre, Vivid and Varied Imaginings of Antiquity 2010-12-03T16:11:00Z That Jewish physicians were the reason Romans overcame their fears of eating tomatoes and eggplants in the 1700s? Review | Jewish cookbooks take bloom in the spring. Here are 3 favorite new titles. 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z It commemorates the destruction of the two temples in Jerusalem, first by the Babylonians and centuries later by the Romans. Frederick Douglass, July 4th, and remembering Babylon in America 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Or were the caves just a temporary place to cache documents as the Romans and Jews went to war? One of earliest known copies of Ten Commandments sees the light of day 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Rowland then took it step further and started wearing leather kilts and black mountaineering sandals that looked like something the ancient Romans would have worn. Kevin Rowland: 'My motto is "never not shopping"' 2012-07-10T15:23:00Z The minting of such coins by Jews during the rebellion was considered a major statement of sovereignty by people whom the Romans had forbidden from issuing silver coins. U.S. Returns Rare Coin Minted by Jews During Rebellion From Rome 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Invisible Romansby Robert Knapp The voices of ordinary people have been elided from the histories left to us by the Romans. Invisible Romans by Robert Knapp – review 2013-02-15T17:51:01Z Sicily reflects the culture of Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Normans, and Saracens as well as that of mediaeval and feudal Christianity. From the archive, 5 July 1943: Editorial: The risk of bombing cultural treasures 2012-07-05T06:30:00Z According to historians, in midwinter the ancient Romans would celebrate the end of planting season by honoring Saturn, the god of agriculture, liberation and time, with a weeklong festival of Saturnalia. Analysis | Why do we kiss on New Year’s? 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Ah yes, to oratorical technique of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Gordon Brown invokes Demosthenes and Cicero - badly 2010-05-04T17:36:00Z Assessing Trump’s presidency a few weeks ago, Zakaria wrote in The Washington Post that while the Romans recommended keeping people happy with bread and circuses, “so far, all we have gotten is the circus.” Perspective | The media loved Trump’s show of military might. Are we really doing this again? 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z We also shared a plate of cicoria ripassata, a glistening tangle of the bitter greens so beloved of the Romans, but more about that another week. Double take: a twice-cooked broccoli recipe direct from Rome 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z As the Romans expanded their territory and conquered the Mediterranean, they, in turn, were captivated by the portraiture of their subjugated peoples. In Transit: Ancient Roman Portraiture Comes to Life 2011-05-08T10:00:44Z “I remember him pointing out how the bombing had revealed part of the old Roman wall and being absolutely baffled. Romans?” ‘A Writer Writes’: Penelope Lively’s Fiction Defies the Test of Time 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z They were minted for a military commander sacked by the Romans for corruption but proclaimed emperor by his soldiers. Somerset and Edinburgh Museums to keep archaeological treasure 2011-03-21T01:01:01Z Now the same buildings have been gutted and stylishly redesigned by absentee landlords who replace longtime residents with wealthier expats and Romans drawn back from the suburbs to the historic center. Next Stop: In Rome, Monti Is a Quiet Treasure 2011-07-01T17:00:00Z Romans does not address Kwon’s allegations about her grades in her statement but wrote: 'I was participating in a sham': Lone MFA student at USC Roski art school withdraws via searing statement 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Both the Native Americans used to say that and the stoic Romans used to say that. Rainn Wilson opens up about life, death, "Blackbird" and being "#blessed" 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z In Caerleon, almost the entire site is still in open ground, though many of the 17th and 18th century buildings incorporated stones borrowed from the Romans. Roman fortress Caerleon gives up new treasures to archaeology students 2010-08-12T15:21:00Z In the 1st century, according to The Food Encyclopedia, "Romans tended to overindulge in asparagus, consider a dinner negligible unless it featured both an asparagus appetizer and main dish." Your handy guide to every spring vegetable 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z The city invites you to move through the Romans to Vikings to railways to chocolate with relative ease via its key museums/heritage attractions. A cosy duvet city - why York needs alternative histories 2013-01-16T07:00:00Z Her point is that it is the Romans themselves who bequeathed us the conceptual materials with which to create such narratives. Centurion kicks off British sword and sandals film wave 2010-04-22T22:15:00Z I'm upstairs writing about ladies who lunch and he's downstairs writing about ancient Romans. Gill Hornby: 'We all go slighty bonkers when our children are little' 2013-05-19T06:00:25Z The Romans never considered these contingencies when they adopted a version of the alphabet, handed down via the Greeks and Etruscans, that had been invented by the Phoenicians in about 1000 B.C. Adrian Frutiger Dies at 87; His Type Designs Show You the Way 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Greeks and Romans used it to repel demons and evil spirits. The Rise of Incense 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Even before that, invaders had regularly swept through the Nile Valley: the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Arabs, the Ottomans, the Europeans. My House in Cairo 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z In ancient times, the Romans named it the caldarium; we simply call it the hot tub. The Most Luxurious Hot Tubs 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z Proven wrong about the Romans, he continues to resist Republican fervour, but he is not unresponsive to the surge of events. Poem of the week: Amours de Voyage by Arthur Hugh Clough 2011-08-29T12:49:42Z The show - which takes theatergoers on a merry journey from the Greeks and Romans to India, China, Russia, Africa, Europe and, finally, America - is now set to close March 5. Colin Quinn's Broadway show to be an HBO special 2011-01-28T13:31:05Z So, while the cobbles rattled to the sound of carts and chariots generations before the Romans invaded Britain, the route itself was older than Rome. What the Romans didn't do for us 2011-03-16T20:30:00Z Prized by the Romans, the Incas, the Moguls and the czars, it lays claim to one of the gem trade’s longest and most illustrious histories. Special Report: Jewelry: Green Makes a Dazzling Return 2010-05-20T13:30:00Z Late Romans melted down ancient statues to use their bronze for coins and weapons. Stolen memorials: melted down means lost for ever 2012-06-10T17:10:01Z “Elephant,” for example, refers to Hannibal’s battle with the Romans, and the animal may also signify the strength of the Valois family. ‘Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries’ Review: Woven Vistas of Pageantry 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z But the ancient Greeks and Romans also held the view that acceptance is the beginning of wisdom. Now we are three: me, my daughter and my new fiancee 2013-07-20T08:00:00Z “Most of the re-enactors meet weekly, dress up as Romans and spend the weekend on camps, training for battles, preparing Roman food, testing equipment and living as Romans.” ‘I’m Spartacus!’: gladiators galore at Nîmes’ Great Roman Games 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z “It must have been wonderful when the Romans came there. Now it is all villas,” he wrote a century ago, adding, “Everywhere stinks of mechanical money-pleasure.” Under the Crushing Weight of the Tuscan Sun 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Ancient Egyptians adorned their homes with green date palm leaves; Romans observed Saturnalia by surrounding themselves with evergreen boughs; and the pre-Christian Druids hung mistletoe. The journey from seed to harvested Christmas tree is a long, winding road 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z It is the summer of 79, and the Romans have no idea that Mount Vesuvius is about to send deadly pyroclastic flows their way. CD reviews: Exhuming an operatic ‘Herculanum.’ 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z “The Great Beauty” was disdained by some leading Italian film critics — and Romans — maybe because it hit too close to home with its portrait of the ruling class’s complicity in the country’s decline. In HBO’s ‘The Young Pope,’ the Vatican Gets an Eccentric New Resident 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z The Romans crucified him as a rebel, a zealot and a pretender to the Judean throne. Books of The Times: Reza Aslan’s ‘Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth’ 2013-08-05T19:15:02Z Verona is worth a visit for its history as a Roman city — an ideal last stop for ancient Romans before heading north over the Alps. Escape the Venice crowds with these memorable day trips 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z From the start, the Romans were expert builders. Seeing ancient Rome: The things that were Caesar’s 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z It is here in a three-year program that youth are taught the art of stonemasonry as it was taught during the time of the Romans, including using the tools of that time period. A 16-woman bike tour of the Dalmatians, off Croatia’s coast 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The events at Animal Social Club are particularly appealing to university students and young Romans, who are attracted to the social atmosphere. Heads Up: In Rome, Art Off the Tourist Trail 2012-11-22T18:39:56Z In Germany this made an early appearance with Hermann, on whom the Romans got their revenge a few years after his famous victory. Reformed character 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Although the Egyptians and the Greeks made advances in glass making, it was the Romans who brought glass into everyday life. Mark Miodownik: an obsession with materials 2013-05-24T15:53:00Z "Any Marine is going to see mistakes in it, and I'm sure if there were Romans around, they'd say the same thing." Reddit thread inspires Warner Bros time travel movie 2013-01-16T12:25:43Z Mr. Quinn’s take on the Greeks and the Romans essentially boils down to a duality he sees running through history: “Tough guys vs. smart guys.” | 'Long Story Short': Colin Quinn Performs at 45 Bleecker Street 2010-08-16T21:32:00Z After thousands of years of settlement by newcomers ranging from the ancient Greeks, Romans and Persians to pirates, Arabs and Jews, the town of Side on the Turkish Mediterranean coast is used to visitors. Trip Tips: Ancient Side beckons on Turkey's Mediterranean 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Only the Romans could appoint someone to be king, and anyone else who wanted to be king had to rebel against the state. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z Seeing is believing at Vesuvius Hidden property gems to throw open doors for heritage weekend The hunt is: on Titian donations nearly halfway there Things the Romans did for us ... Nelson's Order of the Bath medallion tipped to fetch ?500,000 at auction 2010-10-15T12:34:00Z Writing was all about communicating with the gods, and the Greeks and Romans continued this tradition. The 5,000-year history of writer’s block 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z In Pictures: Great Feasts Throughout History Of course, it's the Romans who are most famous for their fantastic feasting. The Biggest Feasts Ever 2010-06-29T21:20:00Z In addition to the Venetians, the Romans, Byzantines, Slavs and Austrians ruled Istria at times, as they did much of Croatia’s coast. On Croatia’s Istria peninsula, a variety of historic influences meld into a beautiful present 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Long before the Normans, parts of Sicily were colonized by the Carthaginians — successors of the seafaring Phoenicians and great foes of the Sicilian Greeks and the Romans. Discovering Sicily’s layers of culture 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Sure, it’s the season of joy and giving, but can’t we also spend a few moments cheering like Romans in the arena hoping to see someone plummet through the floor to a grisly, ignominious end? ArtsBeat Blog: Channel Surfing: 'Who's Still Standing?' 2011-12-20T21:30:36Z Mary Beard is professor of classics at Cambridge University and presented the BBC2 series Meet the Romans In roughly chronological order, the following are important sites for Anglo-Saxon England. My best bit of historic Britain: historians' and authors' top tips 2012-08-17T21:45:07Z The Greeks and Romans knew over-eating and drinking meant you were more likely to snore; Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, was a well-documented perpetrator. Is a cure for snoring finally getting closer? 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z The ancient Romans also loved to display erotic artifacts, with everything from lamps to garden statuary. Pompeii exhibit in NYC shines light on buried city 2011-03-04T15:42:09Z Through a combination of slavery and hydraulic engineering, free Romans lived like modern people, surrounded by consumer goods and ingenious comforts. Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum – review 2013-03-26T00:09:44Z The city sits on the Nile River and, during and after pharaonic times, was a frontier town for the Greeks, Romans, Turks and British. 11 Hotels to Visit in Your Dreams 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z “My husband is a Jew who rooted for the Romans in ‘Spartacus’ — that explains a lot,” she said. Cultural Studies: Hand-Holding Across the Aisle 2010-09-24T19:30:00Z Instead of bringing it home, he and his friends decided to play Romans and Gauls, then abandoned the find. Ted Danson brings a smile to 'CSI' 2011-09-20T20:07:04Z The Romans occupied the island in 238 B.C., and constructed temples, viaducts and an artificial isthmus linking Sant’Antioco — then called Sulci — to the mainland. Explorer: The Island of Sant?Antioco, off Sardinia, Italy 2010-03-26T07:58:00Z The ancient Romans believed in generous vacations: They took sightseeing tours for two to five years at a time. In Defense of the Three-Week Vacation 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z How the Epistle to the Romans says that suffering is the mother of hope. One of America’s top climate scientists is an evangelical Christian. She’s on a mission to persuade skeptics. 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Romans weren't really afraid to go north of the wall. The Eagle bears the standard Scottish stereotype 2011-03-28T09:55:28Z That friction forms the genesis point for the liquored-up truth that the Romans were talking about, a boozy enlightenment that the Ross boys set out to capture in their film. Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets: the story of the drunkest film of the year 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z The Sabines later tried to rescue the women, who reminded them the Romans were now the men's relatives by marriage and brokered a truce. Kennedy unveils Picasso painting at JFK Library 2012-10-04T23:04:08Z Romans today seem to enjoy an altogether more tranquil relationship with their past, somehow making antiquities part of the furniture of a civilized life lived largely outdoors. ‘Rome: A History in Seven Sackings’ Review: The City That Survived 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Anywhere there was a bureaucracy — the need to record and document information — there was something that looked like an office, dating back to the ancient Romans, who gave us the word “officium.” We hate the office. We love the office. Do we want to go back? 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z An alternative narrative might have explored the violence that Romans did to their own city, and each other, over the millennia. ‘Rome: A History in Seven Sackings’ Review: The City That Survived 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z The Romans were not the ancient Greeks, much as they tried to emulate them. Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum – review 2013-03-26T00:09:44Z Animation combines with an unsettling voiceover to make you feel queasily culpable from the off, in the same way the Romans were when they popped into the coliseum for a quick Christian v lions match. Touched By Frost | Heston's Chocolate Factory Feast | True Stories: Starsuckers | In Confidence: Damien Hirst | Watch this 2010-04-06T05:45:00Z With it, the Romans were able to make transparent glass at a much lower temperature than would be needed to melt pure quartz. Mark Miodownik: an obsession with materials 2013-05-24T15:53:00Z Friends, Romans and those lucky enough to get tickets to the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park will be treated to Oskar Eustis’s production of a Roman tragedy geared to the Trump era. What’s New in NYC Theater 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z "The Romans really built on a scale in the Eastern provinces that was unprecedented anywhere in the Empire," she adds. The city that makes Rome blush: 5 reasons why Palmyra's ruins are so important 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Since the Cambridge professor began presenting TV programmes on the Romans nearly a decade ago, she has become world famous, as well as wildly popular for her robust refusal to stand for misogynistic online abuse. Hillary Clinton meets Mary Beard: ‘I would love to have told Trump: “Back off, you creep”’ 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Although she was ultimately defeated by the Romans, her legacy continues in stories told around the world. Christmas gifts 2012: the best children's books 2012-11-30T22:49:01Z You experience something that the Romans documented on the walls of Pompeii: mind-numbing boredom. Is it good to be bored (or will it be the death of you)? 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Romans usually won't sit down at the table at 9 p.m. 2009-07-02T15:40:00Z One of my favorite ancient-wall experiences is Hadrian’s Wall, the remains of the fortification built by the Romans occupying Britain nearly 2,000 years ago. In Europe’s border walls, a divided history and a united future 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z It was as if his brain was broken, and he went from writing term papers analyzing Plutarch's "Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans" to finger-painting. How pot brownies came to reign as "the OG edible" 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z These sculptured war trophies served both as visual metaphors for a vanquished enemy, as well as precious symbols of a culture the Romans aspired to surpass. In Rome, Revisiting the Spoils of War 2010-03-18T11:00:00Z Now, in the teaching of history, curiosity about Rome and Romans in Britain is focused more on the underdogs than the rulers. Roman stories required 2012-10-02T15:16:13Z Cole’s starting point is the Quranic sura, or chapter, titled “Romans.” Illuminating Islam’s Peaceful Origins 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z The Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Saracens and Normans are just a few of the civilizations that invaded, each leaving their mark. A road trip around Sicily is a journey across centuries 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z The book details the history of mead among Greeks, Romans, Vikings, Russians, Ethiopians, the English, the Polish and Americans, with accompanying recipes from those cultures. Learn to Brew ‘History’s Oldest Drink’ 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z The mosaic, which also depicts a Muse, apparently embellished a room where wealthy Romans gathered to hear music and discuss art. Dig through ancient Rome finds mosaic 2011-07-29T16:03:09Z She showed me walls of stone laid in herringbone patterns by the Romans in the 4th century and described how the cellars, and the city above them, were built upon layers of history. Burgundy wineries try to weather the storms: Hail, frost, rain — and Brexit 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Pitiful and powerless as he was, the Romans still hunted him down to Bithynia, where they were only denied revenge by his decision to take poison. A story of Hannibal offers a lesson to the modern world 2010-07-06T13:13:00Z MaryWhitehouse failed to have the National convicted for staging Howard Brenton's Romans in Britain but will the proposed law prevent any future productions of the play? Letters: Protecting our children from porn 2013-07-24T20:00:00Z Greeks and Romans, such as the orator Cicero, employed the mind palace technique to memorize speeches, marking the order of what to say within a complicated architectural space. It’s not so elementary: The secrets of Sherlock’s mind palace 2014-02-09T14:30:00Z The Romans were no strangers to other cultures. Once upon a time 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Her television series Meet The Romans was broadcast on BBC2 last year. Q&A: Mary Beard 2013-03-16T08:00:02Z As Dr Spencer said, "Egypt was under foreign rule for centuries – Nubians, Persians, Libyans, Romans and Macedonians all provided Pharaohs and all of them, in Egypt at least, respected local traditions and gods." British Museum handsomely fulfils its duties to England outside London 2011-07-19T05:48:00Z So when I heard that there were people combing the shores of the Thames and finding the refuse of Londoners going back to the Romans and even earlier, I reached for my Wellingtons. T Magazine: The Wading Game 2011-05-20T18:06:59Z Decorative necklaces called torcs were not exclusive to the Celts, but the Romans regarded them as classic items of Celtic attire, and they figure prominently in Celtic hoards. Cultures of the Celts, Revisited 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z The answer Ms Beard provides is not one the Romans themselves would have found flattering. What a strange lot 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z So the Romans, like us, had a primary relationship between the body and the idea of obscenity – though their sexual schema was a little different, with shame attaching, above all, to sexual passivity. Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr – review 2013-05-23T06:30:19Z Use of makeup by men was common among the ancient Greeks and Romans, and throughout the Renaissance, and the founding fathers powdered their cheeks as well as their wigs, Mr. Kanlian said. Skin Deep: Men?s Cosmetics Becoming a Bull Market 2010-09-01T22:23:00Z Around 300 B.C., the Romans invented a new way for a group of people to buy property and enter into contracts. How Businesses Became People 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z AD 61 Dubbed 'The Killer Queen' by the Romans, Boudicca became the ultimate symbol of the fighting Amazon with only the briefest of military careers to her name. Gallery: International Women's Day: 3000 years of warrior women 2011-03-08T15:11:18Z Except that suddenly foreman Jim remembers something – two things actually: that he is a bit of a Roman expert himself, and that the Romans had wheelbarrows. TV review: Rome Wasn't Built in a Day 2011-01-21T07:00:06Z In his letters to the Romans and the Galatians, Paul struggled with this violence, which he found repellent. Rethinking Easter through Paul the Apostle: Why evangelicals get it wrong 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z And he cautioned Romans about taking sides for or against the work. ArtsBeat: Controversial Statue of John Paul II Gets Makeover 2012-09-18T21:29:49Z Specifically the book charts the rise and fall of societies — in the Stone Age, on Easter Island, the Romans and the Maya — seeing a cautionary tale about progress in their successes and declines. | 'Surviving Progress': ?Surviving Progress,? Based on Ronald Wright Book 2012-04-05T23:07:51Z There’s a passage in Romans, Chapter 14, where the Apostle Paul says that each believer needs to live out the faith of their own convictions. The last evangelical celebrity? Tim Tebow’s firing may signal a recession among the faithful 2013-05-07T11:45:00Z For instance, the immense manpower that made Roman legions invincible grew out of the fact that, early on, the Romans granted inhabitants of conquered territory citizenship, obliging them, among other things, to do military service. What a strange lot 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z “It comes from an old tradition that the Romans used when they built the columns in their temples,” he said of the approach. Monuments: The Poetry of Dreams 2011-05-06T22:09:27Z Atypically, it was an erotic costume drama about Gaul in the time of the Romans, shot in the forests of upstate New York. Joseph Sarno, Director of Sexploitation Films, Dies 2010-05-03T02:14:00Z This is hardly the glorious story the Romans themselves would have told. What a strange lot 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z The pagan Romans could express disgust at some kinds of sexual behaviour. Roman erotica lacks a sense of sin 2013-03-26T14:37:18Z The Romans made virility more complex and demanding. When Men Wanted to Be Virile 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z It is a ritual full of symbolism for Romans who consider fava beans harbingers of spring – a custom that reminds us that it isn’t just what you eat, but how. Recipe for broad beans and herby rice with lamb | A Kitchen in Rome 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Midway between Africa and Europe in the middle of the Mediterranean, over the last 2,500 years it’s been ruled by Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Normans and Spaniards. Celebrating Sicily: Italy at its most extreme 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Reviving an Ancient Port Two millennia ago, the monsoon winds that brought rains to Kerala also filled the sails of ships with Greeks, Arabs, Jews, Romans and merchants and mariners from across the world. Kerala: Gateway Of India 2011-07-06T22:00:00Z Deep in an old coal pit in Staffordshire, he recited “Friends, Romans, countrymen…” for his father until the methane in the air made the boy collapse. The Groundbreaking Scientist Who Risked All in Pursuit of His Beliefs 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z The invading Romans moved the settlement’s inhabitants to the site of Dorchester. On England’s Coast, Thomas Hardy Made His World 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Modern Romans are not the first to use Ponza as a summer getaway. Overnighter: Off the Roman Coast, Bobbing for Views 2011-05-06T20:15:00Z "The Vine will displace the Romans as his quest for vengeance continues." Valiant Comics launch 1st 'event' story line 2012-10-10T07:46:04Z The druids await the blessing of their prophetic high priestess on the plan to battle the Romans. Music Review: Angela Meade Takes on ?Norma? at Caramoor 2010-07-12T22:10:00Z Mark Antony's famous "Friends, Romans, countrymen" speech has long been admired as a masterpiece of rhetorical irony, but it's not particularly subtle. A high-style, intermittently substantive 'Caesar' 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z The Romans saw exactly this problem almost two millennia ago. What makes a great speech? 2011-02-26T00:07:28Z Hughes does not limit himself to critiquing art, offering observations about the city’s infrastructure, including Rome’s apparent adoration of fountains, as well as ancient Romans’ tendency toward spectacle. These books lead to Rome 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The waters were considered curative by “Etruscans, Romans, Christians and Pagans,” Mariotti said. These Bronze Statues Reveal Ancient Healing Rituals 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z He highlighted, among other passages, Romans 8:37 — which says, in part, "In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." Russia-Ukraine war: American priest helping refugees says all of Ukraine is 'a war zone' 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z “For it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord,” he quoted from Romans 12:19. Growing up in Westboro Baptist Church: We were “true believers,” everyone else the enemy 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Here and there are well-preserved ruins of the Samnites, fierce adversaries of the Romans who for centuries remained proudly independent in their mountain stronghold. ‘Oh-Oh, Ay-Ay!’ Riding to an Italian Rhythm on the Transumanza 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Like New Yorkers, Romans were aggressive and acquisitive and came from somewhere else; Beard’s wonderfully concise history unpacks the secrets of the city’s success. 100 Notable Books of 2015 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Booty of this kind continued to flow into Rome as the Romans swept through Greece, its islands and Asia Minor. Review: The Face of Captive Greece in Rome 2010-08-13T15:41:00Z Book Three of the “Heroes” series, “The Mark of Athena,” ended with Percy and Annabeth plunging into the Underworld and the Romans set to attack Camp Half-Blood. Rick Riordan: ‘House of Hades’ is ‘Very Intense’ 2013-10-04T14:16:29Z You can go all the way back to the Romans for evidence, but we can even just stick to modern times and make a case. Cheers for naked Prince Harry! 2012-08-22T19:35:00Z In a house there known as the Villa of the Mysteries, respectable Romans got up to who knows what in front of a fresco of a flagellation scene set against a vibrant wall of crimson. Red is the colour of sex – and the colour of money when it comes to selling art 2013-06-12T14:16:24Z These bucket-list entries have become paintings again, and the Romans I caught up with were, to put it diplomatically, not overly distraught at the lack of visitors. Alone in the Temporary New Ruins of Rome 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Romans all over endlessly bemoan the sad state of affairs and debate what brought them so low. Rome in Ruins 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Bath can trace its festival history back to the Romans, but its modern incarnation started in the early 1980s. Edinburgh performers bid to reclaim the 'true spirit' of the fringe 2012-08-04T13:23:54Z It inspired the ancient Greeks and Romans and the artists and intellectuals of the European Renaissance. Art Review: A Pharaoh Lords Over the Met as a 10-Year Houseguest 2011-08-22T15:48:51Z Greeks and Romans of all walks of life believed in magic and used spells ranging from curses to healing magic and garden charms. Smells like witch spirit: How the ancient world’s scented sorceresses influence ideas about magic 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z But the Romans located their colonial capital in Vienne, in the department of Isère. Le Dauphiné, a French Region With a History Both Ancient and Personal 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z For generations Romans lived in a largely abandoned city. ‘Rome: A History in Seven Sackings’ Review: The City That Survived 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z That is the vision of the ancient Romans in Britain conjured up by a spectacular archaeological find. The battle for Cumbria's Roman helmet 2010-10-06T15:48:00Z As a result, there is quite a bit of evidence that the Romans relied on sauces — including a famous fermented fish sauce called garum — and honey to hide or enhance flavor, rather than spices. Archeologists just uncovered food stalls in Pompeii. I recreated a stew inspired by their findings 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z The Romans had not forbidden the Jews from issuing bronze coins, which were used for everyday purchases. U.S. Returns Rare Coin Minted by Jews During Rebellion From Rome 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z This is not just harking back to the Romans and Normans, or the 100 years’ war. Historians and Brexit 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z A ghost wall, the professor tells the group, was the Britons’ “last-ditch defense” against invading Romans. Characters Who Crave a Return to the Past, Human Sacrifice and All 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z "The Georgians with their big hair and makeup are very popular, but, from a pure comedy point of view, you really can't beat the Romans." How Horrible Histories became a huge hit 2011-03-17T20:00:01Z Even more than the ancient Athenians, the Romans come across as fully three-dimensional, driven by familiar motives of ambition, lust, fear and affection. What a strange lot 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z One of our group, Judy Landau of Chevy Chase, spied one of the very large Roman snails still found around the villa, descendants of ones the Romans are known to have imported as delicacies. It’s hard not to be charmed in unspoiled south-central England 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z She feels forsaken by God, and her tale is full of portent, both in her telling of life before Masada and as she describes the Romans scouting the mountain. 'The Dovekeepers': Alice Hoffman's novel of the siege of Masada 2011-10-05T23:00:08Z "It came to Britain around the 6th or 7th century when the Romans standardised Old English," says David Crystal, honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Wales. The story of O in design 2010-03-16T22:00:00Z “Books have their own fates,” the Romans taught. World War II, Ukraine and the Future of Conflict 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Looking at these things made 2,000 years ago is eerily like looking in our own cupboards today – or even like looking in the mirror, since we are so like those ancient Romans. You don't have to go to the British Museum – Rome leads to all roads 2013-04-12T21:00:04Z From the beginning of their known history and for centuries thereafter, Jews commingled with Canaanites, Egyptians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, pre-Muslim Arabs, Muslim Arabs and Christian Europeans. ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: ‘The Story of the Jews’ 2014-03-28T16:41:05Z I'm already a fan of Rosemary Sutcliff but would be particularly interested in any stories based on the domestic side of the Romans as opposed to the gladiator/soldier theme. Roman stories required 2012-10-02T15:16:13Z We will never see what the Romans saw. The shock of the old: what the sculpture of Pan reveals about sex and the Romans 2013-03-23T16:49:06Z When travelers go to Italy, they are typically drawn to the Romans and the remnants of their empire. A case for D.H. Lawrence as a father of modern travel writing 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z “We are bringing eight recognizable artists — eight new hires,” Romans said. After another student defection from its MFA program, what's the future of USC's Roski art school? 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Cleopatra is purported to have spent three years there, hiding from the Romans and taking mineral baths every day. T Magazine: Turkish Delight 2012-07-12T21:02:17Z It is also the site of the ancient port of Dor, where hidden in the seabed lie the vestiges of marine traders throughout the ages - from the Phoenicians to the Romans. Under the sea: antiquities make way for Israel's Leviathan pipeline 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z In 2002, the new Library of Alexandria opened on the Corniche near the site of its predecessor, which was built in the third century B.C. and burned by the Romans in 30 B.C. Update: Tourism in Alexandria After Arab Spring 2011-11-02T14:25:08Z Once again, as in “Henry V,” a small band of determined Englishmen overmatched by opposing forces — this time Romans — emerge miraculously triumphant. Critic’s Notebook: Stratford Shakespeare Festival, ‘Henry V’ and ‘Cymbeline’ 2012-08-19T21:11:38Z But it was a contemporary play, “The Romans in Britain,” by Howard Brenton, that nearly put him in jail. Michael Bogdanov, Shakespearean Stage Director, Dies at 78 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, I can hear the "Friends, Romans, countrymen" speech – the most famous lines in the play, if not in all of Shakespeare. Can an all-women Julius Caesar work? 2012-11-19T19:18:27Z Ancient Romans believed that wine was a medicine and soldiers were required to drink a litre a day. 10,000 years of cheers: why social drinking is an ancient ritual 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z People who have never even seen it can still chuckle heartily at "What have the Romans ever done for us?" Life of Brian: No 10 2010-10-18T10:44:00Z There was some differentiation in clothing between Romans and Egyptians but the politics of this work, first seen at London's Haymarket theatre in 1724, remained vague. Julius Caesar; Siegfried – review 2012-10-06T23:08:03Z Photograph: Alamy PécsA university city with an ancient history, Pécs was founded by Romans and passed though the hands of Charlemagne, the Ottoman Turks, the Croats and the Viennese. Highlights of Hungary: readers' travel tips 2013-02-15T21:00:14Z The physical destruction of the city helped cement its place in history: Miles is at his most evocative when he talks about the scant remains the Romans left. A story of Hannibal offers a lesson to the modern world 2010-07-06T13:13:00Z In this gladiator disaster film, Romans massacre a Celtic horse tribe. Movie Review: In Paul W. S. Anderson’s ‘Pompeii,’ Slave Meets Aristocrat 2014-02-20T22:43:28Z USC Associate Vice Provost Robin Romans, who along with Provost Michael Quick was addressed in the letter, defended the Roski MFA program. “We are fully committed,” he said in a telephone interview. After another student defection from its MFA program, what's the future of USC's Roski art school? 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z The lakes’ legacy goes back to the ancient Romans and continues today. Paradise found: Lago Maggiore, the ‘Eden of Italy‘ 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Prior to the existence of Christmas as a holiday, Romans already had multiple celebrations around that same time of the year, as did many others around the world, for agricultural and astronomical purposes. Atheists aren't fighting a "war on Christmas" — many of us even celebrate it 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z The Romans believed that “Ultima Thule,” first mentioned by the Greek explorer Pytheas, was an island beyond Britain that marked the edge of the known world. Savoring the Shetland Islands on the small screen 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z I love the fact that the authors are picked up on their attempt to prove that the Romans did begin sentences with conjunctions by quoting "Et tu, Brute?" Grammar lovers split over infinitives 2013-02-08T13:10:54Z The Romans venerated the life-giving properties of cabbage such that a whole branch of medicine grew up around it. Top of the crops: cabbages in art 2010-12-01T23:59:00Z But Etruscans, who came centuries before the Romans, were people, too, Lawrence reminds us — and thus worthy of our attention, too. A case for D.H. Lawrence as a father of modern travel writing 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Anderson describes Pompeii as "the Las Vegas of the Roman Empire" - it was where the Romans came to gamble and have fun on the Italian coast. Game of Thrones star heads to Pompeii 2014-05-02T04:25:37Z “The ancient Romans spoke of the genius loci, the spirit of the place - the effect a place has on one’s psyche,” wrote the Old Senate Chamber Architectural Advisory Committee. State House restoration to be complete in December 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z MB When I looked back to the ancient world about this, Romans in particular were always saying that women, in some way, are fake. Hillary Clinton meets Mary Beard: ‘I would love to have told Trump: “Back off, you creep”’ 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z The trouble with a light show on Hadrian's Wall is that it actively gets in the way of picturing the Romans walking on their battlements. Why do we need a light show to see Hadrian's Wall? 2012-08-23T14:59:31Z The stalls are long gone, but the space is just as it was when the Romans built it. The Legend and Lore of Notre-Dame de Reims 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z My map of the port, to my forty-eight-year-old eyes, looks like a settlement built by the Romans in their rowdy province of Britannia. Start with the Map 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z The charge on the cross is historical: the Romans took Jesus as claiming to be the messianic king of the Jews. Books of The Times: Reza Aslan’s ‘Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth’ 2013-08-05T19:15:02Z Her son said, “Every family in Bronte has some pistachio trees,” adding that the Romans first brought pistachios to Sicily from the Middle East, but then they were more or less forgotten. Sicily’s Emerald Green Gem: the Bronte Pistachio 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z But Britain has seen off the Romans, been ruled by Tudors and Stuarts, built and then lost an empire, and fought all the way through two world wars. Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema – from Oscar-winning strategies to 007’s debt to Hitchcock 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z The first episode was notionally about the Thracian slave, Spartacus, who is betrayed by the Romans and winds up as a gladiator in Capua, but we shouldn't let the plot detain us for too long. Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Stephen Fry on Wagner 2010-05-26T06:59:00Z A quick bus or cab ride from the museums delivers you to a gem that few Romans, let alone visitors, know about: the Mausoleum of Santa Costanza. 36 Hours in Rome 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z At times, he worried about how Romans felt in return. Rarely seen Tennessee Williams story set in post-WWII Italy 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z The ancient Hebrews thought they were “abominations,” Angell writes; the Greeks and Romans believed they conveyed wisdom. Tony Angell: A grateful guest in ‘The House of Owls’ 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Avner said the Byzantines, who succeeded the Romans, did not preserve their predecessors' monuments and recycled the stone for their own building projects. New Jerusalem find may shed light on Jewish revolt against Romans 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z At Cannae, the best estimate is that Hannibal's army killed 70,000 Romans – a death toll similar to that of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. A story of Hannibal offers a lesson to the modern world 2010-07-06T13:13:00Z If you were setting up a country-house library in the 18th century, you’d probably shelve Diogenes’s work near Suetonius’s “Lives of the Caesars” and Plutarch’s “Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans.” Review | Aristotle’s lisp, why Socrates loved dancing and other tales of ancient thinkers 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z According to Katherine Schwab, a professor of art history and visual culture in the department of visual and performing arts at Fairfield University, the ancient Greeks and Romans wore a nearly identical hairdo. Thinking Hard About Their Hair 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z It takes both to be a champion, as the ancient Romans knew — Mens sana in corpore sano: Sound mind, sound body. The personal is always political: The politics of swimming in 2016 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z The roads and aqueducts certainly helped, as did the Romans' novel approach to warfare: "They came, they saw, they conquered – and then they assimilated." Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention 2010-12-08T08:00:00Z The Romans built roads, bathhouses, arenas, temples and forts from the south coast to Scotland. Hot chips: Lullingstone Roman villa mosaics 2012-07-26T11:30:43Z It comes, like so much, from Latin, except that the Romans didn’t use it to refer to any part of human anatomy. Being female is a wound that never heals: How Ani Bezzerides emerged as the real hero of “True Detective” 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Our bathroom door opens to reveal . . . a naked man, in the bath, reciting the "Friends, Romans, countrymen" speech from Julius Caesar. The House Cabaret home invasion 2010-08-15T20:30:00Z Jews rebelled against the Romans twice, but were eventually defeated - first, around the time Herod's Second Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 AD, and then around 132-135 AD, under legendary leader Bar Kochba. New Jerusalem find may shed light on Jewish revolt against Romans 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z His Greeks and Romans are, above all, exemplars, showing readers what it takes — and costs — to live a life of nobility and consequence. ‘The Age of Caesar’: A fresh look at the key players in a time of historic unrest 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z To make things more entertaining, they are only allowed to use tools and materials the Romans would have had, and the methods described in Vitruvius's building manual. TV review: Rome Wasn't Built in a Day 2011-01-21T07:00:06Z Israeli archaeologists displayed on Tuesday a 2,000-year-old stone block unearthed in Jerusalem that they hope will help shed new light on a Jewish revolt against the Romans. New Jerusalem find may shed light on Jewish revolt against Romans 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Garum and other similar fish-based sauces were the ketchup of the ancient world, mass produced in factories by the Romans, and sprinkled on anything savory. Garum sauce: ancient Rome's 'ketchup' becomes a modern-day secret ingredient 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z She's walking towards me, walking and talking, lecturing me, about everything – bones, rocks, human evolution, wild swimming, Romans. TV review: Digging for Britain and Mistresses 2010-08-20T05:45:00Z “The Romans didn’t understand the connection between hygiene and health,” he explained. Stuffed Dormouse and Fish Gut Sauce: The Flavors of Pompeii 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Forty years later, his work on the subject – Military Antiquities of the Romans in North Britain – was published posthumously by the Society of Antiquaries. History in the making: a Roman map… and an 18th-century hoax 2013-07-19T07:30:01Z Macdonald has decided to move with the times, so he has cast Americans to play his Romans. Centurion kicks off British sword and sandals film wave 2010-04-22T22:15:00Z Dream School is likely pick up viewers who would never think of watching a programme about the Romans. Jamie's Dream School 2011-03-01T19:59:01Z My first thought was that the Romans were at the door. Work, pray, fear: my life in the Family cult 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z This violent/sexual idyll is spoiled forever when the Romans betray him and his wife is kidnapped. Charlie Brooker's Screen burn: Spartacus: Blood And Sand 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z The irony, though, is that the more the Romans tried to destroy Hannibal's legend, the more it grew. A story of Hannibal offers a lesson to the modern world 2010-07-06T13:13:00Z You might be surprised to learn that marshmallows date at least to ancient Egyptians and Romans. Marshmallow lovers still stuck on gooey cream 100 years later 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The Jews had had many oppressors over the centuries; the latest were the Romans, who had occupied Palestine for some years now. Philip Pullman: The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ 2010-03-27T09:00:00Z But the decline of the Romans was followed by a millennium in which scientific studies mostly languished in Europe. Art Review: ‘Gardening by the Book’ Celebrates Rare Botanical Volumes 2013-06-13T21:26:09Z Spoleto also predates the Romans, but its oldest sites, including a theater, an amphitheater, a restored house and traces of an ancient road, all date to Imperial Rome. Don’t let a rental car shortage keep you from these bucolic Italian destinations 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Especially irritable is Naevia, looking to take out her years of misery on the Romans in the stronghold. TV highlights 25/02/2013 2013-02-25T07:00:14Z The French have been making wine in Bordeaux since the Romans invaded, while wine makers on Long Island didn't get into the game until the 1970s. New York wine makers vie with France's top Merlot producers 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z The Romans were this huge army who marched in and occupied a foreign country, and Kevin wanted most of the actors to retain their American accents, to kind of symbolise this pre-modern melting pot. A fine Roman 2011-03-19T00:03:00Z The structure depicts the battle between the Greeks and the Amazons, a popular Hellenistic myth that was later adapted by the Romans. At a Roman Museum, Jazz Joins the Mix 2010-05-11T10:00:00Z “I figured when in Rome, do like the Romans do.” Larry Harlow, a Salsa Revolutionary 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z “I don’t think this is a responsibility that belongs to Rome or Romans only — it belongs to mankind,” he added. To Some Dismay, Italy Enlists Donors to Repair Monuments 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z The Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Saracens and Normans are just a few of the civilizations that invaded, each leaving their mark. A road trip around Sicily is a journey across centuries 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Monica, her cheerleader friend, hectors her to keep quiet, and the local media — personified by a buffoonish anchorman composite called The News — focuses on the potential damage to the Romans’ season. Review: Sexual Assault as Both History Lesson and Satire 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z The ancient Greeks and Romans generally considered it pristine, smooth and white, but did not have a good explanation for the dirty spots on its face that were visible to human eyes. The Moon Sits for Its Portrait 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Perhaps he wanted to invoke the kind of humanist milieu that educated Romans enjoyed. Art Review: ‘Antico,’ at the Frick Collection 2012-05-31T22:20:33Z Notwithstanding the furore about her appearance and attire, Mary Beard's BBC series Meet the Romans, in which the Cambridge professor translated Latin inscriptions and toppled preconceptions about Roman history, drew a large audience. Madeline Miller's Orange prize win captures the prevailing literary mood 2012-05-30T18:15:01Z The ancient Greeks and Romans, the Western world’s original wine snobs, generally used broad and imprecise descriptions for their vintages, preferring to pass judgment rather than dwell on aromas. Is There a Better Way to Talk About Wine? 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The trail zigzagged to a gate in a tight draw, situated to defend “La Rocca,” which was occupied by the Greeks, Syracusians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. A Honeymoon Through Italy 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Funny this sculpture may be, but it also hits hard, urging Romans to think harder about what it means to be male and female. The shock of the old: what the sculpture of Pan reveals about sex and the Romans 2013-03-23T16:49:06Z Mirrors enabled wealthy ancient Romans to observe their bodily functions in bathrooms and bedrooms. 4 Books That Reflect on Faces, Fragments and Torments 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Ancient Romans buried curse tablets the size of credit cards, called defixiones, in graves and bodies of water, in the hope of bringing suffering on the unlucky soul of their choosing. How We Came to Live in “Cursed” Times 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z “Observe, Major Picquart: The Romans fed Christians to the lions; we feed them Jews,” the man says. Books of The Times: ‘An Officer and a Spy’ Is Robert Harris’s Latest Novel 2014-02-03T22:23:02Z Fossils, caves, Romans, Druids – once again let's praise the great British staycation and the joy of discovering what is under your feet. The deadly lure of cave paintings 2010-08-11T10:22:00Z The Romans are dressed in high-tech camouflage gear. Ralph Fiennes's full-metal Coriolanus 2010-05-06T21:00:00Z Another of her central aims is to help her clients "fit in" which one understands, in the nicest interpretation of that concept, to mean helping them behave as Romans in all "when in Rome" situations. Making etiquette for everyone again – despite, or because of, its weaponization 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z It passed through the hands of the Greeks, the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, the Romans, the Byzantines and the Ottomans. In northern Jordan, a community-based tourism project wakes the sleepy village of Umm Qais 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Romans were cops and we practised constantly for when they made their inevitable raid on our home. Work, pray, fear: my life in the Family cult 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z His tunnels were a massive operation, bridging an underground river and taking in mines dug by the Romans, and were constructed as an escape route between his palace and his main army barracks. Miles of tunnels under Naples uncovered in BBC documentary 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Occasionally the Romans ventured further north – Antony built his own frontier, the Antonine Wall, still visible in Glasgow's Bearsden – but generally they stayed in England and Wales. You don't have to go to the British Museum – Rome leads to all roads 2013-04-12T21:00:04Z Romans will argue fiercely that their neighborhood gelateria is the best, but no place has more original flavors than the Fatamorgana chain. 36 Hours in Rome 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Romans were deeply suspicious of the cult of nudity fostered by the Greek gymnasium, both because of its seeming lack of modesty and its homosexual implications. Review: The Face of Captive Greece in Rome 2010-08-13T15:41:00Z For centuries it was a steppingstone between Europe and the Middle East, with almost every East Mediterranean empire-builder — Persians, Romans, Venetians, Ottomans — passing through a t one time or another. Ruins, casinos and abandoned construction mark Cyprus 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Both Romans and Jews thought that the volcanic eruption was a punishment, Della Seta says. In a prison that once housed Jews, a new museum devoted to Italy’s Jewish experience 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z You learn to do as the Romans do. Lonnae O’Neal: Why I sometimes sound blacker than others 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Ancient Romans, whose taste for violence exceeded even modern America’s, came to the Colosseum to unwind. Seeing ancient Rome: The things that were Caesar’s 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z These conversations, and the general despair of Romans about the state of their city, got me down. My Rome: Still a Classic Beauty 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z At its inception, “the republic provided a legal and political structure that channeled the individual energies of Romans in ways that benefited the entire Roman commonwealth.” What the Fall of the Roman Republic Can Teach Us About America 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Stoicism, framed in the Greek world as a path toward personal happiness, became, under the Romans, an increasingly political creed as the early emperors expanded their powers. Seneca Could Have Written the Anonymous Times Op-Ed About Trump 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Unlike most Roman sites in Britain, which were military garrisons, the Romans created a settlement in Bath in A.D. Mark the bicentennial of Jane Austen’s death by visiting Bath, a city she called home 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Monday Walkabout – 8/20: Roman Staycation and Air France’s Faux Pas Down and Out in Rome Because of the country's fiscal woes, Romans are forgoing their beach vacations and staying in the city instead. In Transit Blog: Monday Walkabout – 8/20: Roman Staycation and Air France's Faux Pas 2012-08-21T14:55:35Z And though the Romans had their own word for sexual violation, “stuprare,” it was not necessarily immoral, criminal, or otherwise repugnant. The truth about TV’s rape obsession: How we struggle with the broken myths of masculinity, on screen and off 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z “Ben-Hur,” particularly in the portrayal of Jesus Christ in its tale of Romans and Jews, “is going to be consistent with people’s expectations,” Mr. Moore promised. Paramount Promises Respectful Portrayal of Jesus in 'Ben-Hur' 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Could the ancient Romans really flood the arena and float ships in it? Review: ‘Building Wonders’ Examines Ancient Structures on ‘Nova’ 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Next Thing: She can’t reveal much, but she plans to construct a modern-day nymphaeum in Florence, Italy — a natural grotto devoted to nymphs used by Ancient Greeks and Romans. Her Hyper-Realistic Art Is a Parallel Universe 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z But for sheer technical virtuosity the most astonishing exhibit is a 3rd-century sarcophagus, carved from a single block of stone, showing the Romans fighting the Ostrogoths. 10 of the best museums and gallleries in Rome 2011-07-13T09:00:00Z And yet, if you listen to Romans — in the wealthy center or the gritty periphery — you hear a disgust that binds. Rome in Ruins 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Antony in “Julius Caesar”: Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. Style Invitational Week 1380: Both sides now 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z In the minds of the ancient Greeks and Romans, the entire natural world was imbued with the abiding presence of greater and lesser deities. A Greco-Roman Tour of Myth and Nature 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Or maybe it’s the history of colonization — first by Greeks, then Romans, Normans and after them the Spanish, and later even Italians, and the lingering presence of organized crime. Favorite Place: Seduced by Naples 2013-12-13T16:02:13Z He wrote his text, explaining key Gaelic terms, for the Latin-speaking Romans. 10 bewitching facts About Beltane, the ancient gaelic fire festival 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Romans lavished love and attention on their pigs, allowing them to wander in the woods, eating nuts and grains. Nose-to-tail eating 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z “We were sorry to hear that HaeAhn is leaving the university and wish her all the best in her future endeavors,” stated Romans in a statement issued by the university on Tuesday evening. 'I was participating in a sham': Lone MFA student at USC Roski art school withdraws via searing statement 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z According to MacRae, "bread was very important to the Romans, and was probably the main source of calories, at least in a town like Pompeii." Archeologists just uncovered food stalls in Pompeii. I recreated a stew inspired by their findings 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z As the Romans receded, Christianity tiptoed in, and a church replaced the baths, probably in the early fifth century. The Legend and Lore of Notre-Dame de Reims 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Terrific, at least for a reader like me, who has puzzled over those frescoes and dawdled around southern Italy, where the wittiest Romans tended to build their retreats. Book World: Mary Beard’s “Laughter in Ancient Rome” reveals history of humor Had the Romans made it a little farther north, they’d have found the true end of Britain. Savoring the Shetland Islands on the small screen 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Romans, though, said Muhl brings other important qualities to the table. After another student defection from its MFA program, what's the future of USC's Roski art school? 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z From ancient Greeks and Romans to fearsome Slavic warriors, and from Ottoman pashas to Cold War communists, each group left its mark. Underappreciated, and ripe for a visit: Bulgaria 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z But making outsize Romans seem believable was a challenge. ‘I, Claudius’ Returns in a 35th-Anniversary DVD Set 2012-11-25T01:10:06Z His own best-selling series, with its equally successful illustrations by Martin Brown, began with the standard historical bases of Rotten Romans, Awesome Egyptians and Groovy Greeks. What books would appeal to a seven-year-old boy who loves facts? 2012-12-17T17:17:19Z They were still, in the painful hours after the Passion, crushed that their messiah, far from leading the forces of God to victory over the Romans, had instead been mocked and murdered. Jesus Died Only to Rise Again. Where Did the Concept of the Resurrection Come From? 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z It takes its title from a talmudic idea of Jerusalem after the Temple was destroyed by the Romans, a "great house" that was burned. Great House by Nicole Krauss ? review 2011-02-19T00:05:23Z Indeed, he adds, “the Romans apparently never imagined that Hannibal would invade Italy from the north.” World War II Seen by a Classicist, and Other New Books About Conflict 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z The Greeks, despite their searingly perceptive stories about father-child interactions, did not attempt to do so – nor did the Romans, the Italians of the Renaissance, the Elizabethans or even the Romantics. Andre Gerard's top 10 father memoirs 2013-06-12T15:11:54Z It’s an interesting area archaeologically — the ancient Britons, the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings. Talking Ships With Sting 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z More important, it was a center of commerce between the Romans and various Gallic tribes, and anyone else in the known world who wished to trade with either of them. The Legend and Lore of Notre-Dame de Reims 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z “Do you think gulls are descended from Romans, Fraser? They seem terribly confident.” He promised his son Rome. Would it deliver? 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z “People have been spreading malicious gossip anonymously since before the Romans began scratching graffiti on the walls of the Colosseum,” said Allan Mayer, a principal partner at 42West, a blue-chip entertainment P.R. firm. In Hollywood, Apps Like Whisper Dish Dirt 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z The traditional event, which draws thousands of Romans and tourists, is held on the Roman Catholic feast of the Immaculate Conception, a public holiday in the Italian capital. Pope prays for unemployed at traditional rite in Rome 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z The Romans noticed that solid glass could be made to behave like a plastic if it was hot enough. Mark Miodownik: an obsession with materials 2013-05-24T15:53:00Z Depending on whom you ask, it was built by Phoenicians, Romans, Moors, crusaders, Vikings or aliens. T Magazine: Stone Soul Picnic 2011-05-20T16:28:24Z When you look at any classical Hollywood film from the 1930s onwards, Brits are always playing the Romans. Kevin Macdonald: "I didn't understand Hollywood" 2011-03-17T21:30:00Z The Romans built a camp up there in 73 AD. The Creator of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Is Back with a New Show 2013-10-08T09:45:13Z Elite Romans comprised less than half a percent of the empire's population of some 50 million. Invisible Romans by Robert Knapp – review 2013-02-15T17:51:01Z According to the ancient historian Josephus, it was the site of a Roman siege that ended in 73 AD when hundreds of Jewish rebels committed mass suicide rather than fall as slaves to the Romans. Israel Opera Festival's La Traviata rocks at Masada 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z “I keep it 3hunna like the Romans/ 300 b****es, where the Trojans?” Kanye West’s Yeezus Is Manic, Melancholy and Brilliant 2013-06-20T09:45:09Z Yet the fate of one of the finest original bronzes from the Classical era, probably fashioned in ancient Greece and lost at sea after being stolen by the Romans, is still unclear. Italian Court Rules Getty Museum Must Return a Prized Bronze 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Celebrating the release of Childhood's debut single, Ben Romans Hopcraft coos softly from beneath heavy lids at the moshing mob before him. Childhood – review 2012-11-21T19:02:59Z Politician, lawyer and intellectual, Cicero was thoroughly imbued with Greek culture, but also bears witness to the equivocal, even contradictory attitudes Romans had toward its seemingly all-pervasive influences. Review: The Face of Captive Greece in Rome 2010-08-13T15:41:00Z Mr. Aslan uses previous scholarship to describe the precarious existence of Jewish peasants and the lower classes, and how the Romans and the Jewish upper class exploited the land and the people. Books of The Times: Reza Aslan’s ‘Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth’ 2013-08-05T19:15:02Z She sees this as the conflict of the matriarchal society of the druids and the patriarchal one of the Romans. 'Norma' and 'La Clemenza di Tito' make for a Roman feast 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z The first time the crowd truly loses it – erupting into the kind of hullabaloo I imagine the Romans made for gladiators – arrives about halfway through Mandy. I watched Nicolas Cage movies for 14 hours straight, and I'm sold 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Takeovers and makeovers by Romans, Byzantines, North Africans, Normans and others left their marks as well, influencing everything from religious art to the region’s distinctive savory-sweet-sour cooking style. 36 Hours in Syracuse, Sicily 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Originally, Gray chose three Romans as representative men of achievement: Cato, Tully and Caesar. Poem of the week: Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray 2011-01-17T10:17:14Z Several historic castles lie en route as does Antonine’s Wall, a stone and turf fortification built by the Romans in A.D. In Transit Blog: A Scottish Trail Will Celebrate John Muir 2014-04-16T20:00:38Z York has been reduced to a City of Festivals that encourages everyone to dress up as Romans or, preferably, Vikings and live off expensive chocolate. Not in York's guidebooks - yet. Take a walk through radical York 2013-01-16T07:01:00Z They will display nearly 550 artworks and provide a new home for its collection of Byzantine art, showcase gods and goddesses, and explain mythology’s profound role in the everyday lives of ancient Greeks and Romans. A Eureka Moment, Recreated in Film 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z "We are asking Romans to tip us off to sites which are not being taken care of," said Green party president Angelo Bonelli. Rome's Trevi fountain crumbling 'for lack of maintenance' 2012-06-11T15:24:29Z "It's fundamental to let people use cultural heritage sites," she said, adding that visitors and Romans alike must be educated to use them responsibly. Italy reopens Spanish Steps after controversy over fence 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z In addition to MacRae's insight about the dietary habits of the Ancient Romans, as well as the news release from the dig site, I referenced "Apicius," a collection of Roman cookery recipes. Archeologists just uncovered food stalls in Pompeii. I recreated a stew inspired by their findings 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z To the Romans, heredity was a tool for passing on the assets of long-dead ancestors — they were concerned with what it meant to be an heir. In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Still, a medieval abbess is a challenging heroine — living, as she does, a millennium away from us, suspended in that dim historical period long after the Romans but centuries before Shakespeare. Review | In Lauren Groff’s hands, the tale of a medieval nunnery is must-read fiction 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Celts planted the first grapevines here sometime around the fifth century B.C., and the Romans, whose soldiers reputedly preferred to be paid in wine, cultivated the region’s earliest vineyards. Journeys: Austrian Vineyards Are All in the Family 2010-10-13T15:14:00Z In a reversal of the age-old Hollywood convention, the Romans are played by Americans, and the British by British actors. Kevin Macdonald: "I didn't understand Hollywood" 2011-03-17T21:30:00Z His story shows, he says, that “our memories are indeed improvable” and that there are established techniques — pioneered by the Greeks and Romans — to help train the brain. Books of The Times: Remember: It?s Important Not to Forget 2011-03-07T17:58:36Z Given the cruelty and violence, slavery and infanticide of the time, as well as the subjugation of women, it is remarkable how closely the modern world follows the patterns the Romans set. What a strange lot 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z The last chapter of Ruthless Romans, for example, portrays modern-day Zimbabwe and essentially asks, is this any different? Terry Deary: The man behind the Horrible Histories 2012-07-13T23:10:02Z If there’s a problem here, it’s the overall homogeneity of the paintings and their too-close resemblance to grid-obsessed modern painting, as well as what the ancient Romans called “horror vacui”: fear of open space. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z I especially enjoyed the letters written by Romans who were based around the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall being read by young Tynesiders today. TV review: The Great British Story – a People's History 2012-05-26T05:00:01Z In the latest edition, Asterix and Obelix must protect Adrenaline, who is being hunted down by the Romans, while also being confronted by the intergenerational gap between them and the young chieftain’s daughter. Asterix gets update with female heroine in latest outing 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z When the Greeks and the Romans were carving on stone and writing on papyrus scrolls, Chinese scholars were using paper. Happy find 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Then came the Romans who brought hard durum wheat, and the Arabs who introduced sherbet, couscous and eggplant, not to mention a penchant for stuffed foods, pistachios and spices like saffron and cinnamon. Why do I cook like a Sicilian? 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z The crucial question Romans asked themselves—one that future generations have also pondered—is: What made Rome great? What a strange lot 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Next to his tactical achievements and his ability to outwit the Romans, crossing the Alps with elephants while fighting off Gallic raiders starts to seem like minor achievements – although no less interesting for that. A story of Hannibal offers a lesson to the modern world 2010-07-06T13:13:00Z One is a poignant, nearly 600-year-old alabaster figure of a saint who Catholic tradition says was crucified by the ancient Romans – a sculpture that the Nazis looted in 1934 from a German Jewish industrialist. Getty acquires first photos ever taken of ancient ruins ISIS recently destroyed 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Paul Schrader’s script introduces a sinewy Dafoe lugging crucifixes around in his work as a carpenter, effectively collaborating with the Romans in their persecution of the Jews. The Last Temptation of Christ at 30: how Scorsese's drama still soars 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z War and archaeology eventually revealed the Romans’ impressive handiwork. The other London underground: See the ancient city that lies beneath the modern metropolis 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Mining has a history in this area going back to the Romans and earlier, but even if part of the entrance was dug out, there must be a labyrinth of caves in the limestone beyond. The deadly lure of cave paintings 2010-08-11T10:22:00Z Destroy it they did, but the Romans built a new city in its place, and much of that is still remarkably well-preserved. Don’t Sleep on Tunis, a City That’s More Awake Than Ever Before 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z “What I’m saying is that the Romans, raised by wolves, they see a guy turning water into wine,” Malvo concludes. 'Fargo' Recap: Baring Teeth 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Q. The ancient Romans used concrete, but it disappeared with their civilization, only to be rediscovered more than a thousand years later. | Q&A: French Designer Matali Crasset on Her Concrete Collection 2013-01-23T23:51:15Z The country today is what remains of a once-ancient empire that stretched from the Mediterranean to the Caspian Sea in the first century B.C., before it was conquered by the Romans. My Armenia 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z The Christian Century named it the magazine’s film of the year, praising its serious treatment of sin and evil and even invoking Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Romans. “David Lynch should be shot”: Looking back on the madness and chaos of “Blue Velvet” and Ronald Reagan’s ’80s 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z When in Rome, do as the Romans do: drink two bottles of wine and eat a porchetta sandwich. What to eat when you’re drunk or hung over in countries around the world 2014-05-01T11:00:00Z This is Britain, and the Romans invaded you. Serpentine's star pavilions 2010-05-22T23:04:00Z However, the Romans perfected glass-making and brought it into everyday life – with profound consequences. Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik – review 2013-06-17T08:01:04Z The Romans copied the Greeks, and thank goodness they did; much of what happened in the age of Socrates, Plato and Menander is known to us only through Roman facsimiles. Borrowing, appropriating and stealing as old as art itself 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z The Romans ate better in 100 A.D. than the British did in 1920. The Sun Never Set on the British Empire, or Its Food 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Romans impressed their customs and laws on the conquered territories and on the foreigners who came to the Caput Mundi. Rome in Ruins 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z In ancient times, the bathhouses that the Romans adapted from the Greek tradition were even more integral to cosmopolitan life. Italian Alpine Spas, Where Sports Are an Afterthought 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z The plot concerns a nameless Thracian warrior who spends half his life fighting barbarians on behalf of the Romans in unconvincing green-screen CGI landscapes, and the other half having slow-motion sex with his wife. Charlie Brooker's Screen burn: Spartacus: Blood And Sand 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z The Romans in turn became keen to occupy Hegra as part of their province of Arabia. Review: 'Routes of Arabia'' Exhibition at Louvre Is Startling 2010-07-23T11:56:00Z A few years ago I presented a television series, What the Romans Did for Us. You don't have to go to the British Museum – Rome leads to all roads 2013-04-12T21:00:04Z |
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