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- DNA finding reveals Asians in Roman empire
- ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found the 2000-year-old skeleton of an Asian man in a cemetery in Italy, suggesting that the Roman Empire's reach was far more extensive than previously thought. Although the Romans are known to have traded for silk and…
- Brisbane Times
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- 2/6/2010
- Asian skeleton found in ruins suggests Roman Empire larger…
- Although the Romans are known to have traded for silk and exotic spices with China, it was thought that most of the commerce was conducted through intermediaries along the Silk Route and that no Chinese or other Asians entered the empire…
- Daily Telegraph
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- 1 day ago
- Conquerer Carlo Ancelotti vows he'll lead Roman's empire to…
- Carlo Ancelotti has compared himself to Julius Caesar as the Italian bids to conquer English football with Roman Abramovich's Chelsea . The Blues boss sits proudly on top of the Premier League table just eight months after arriving in the…
- Daily Mail
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- 1 hour ago
Daily Mail- Ancient East Asian Found In Roman Empire
- Some people of Italian ancestry, like me, might have a surprise in the family tree—a man of East Asian descent, who was living and working 2000 years ago in the boondocks near the heel of the Italian boot. The discovery is the first good…
- Scientific American
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- 2/4/2010
Scientific American- Explaining the Structure of Cement
- More than 2,000 years ago, some bright scientists in the Roman Empire created a compound that has remained in use throughout history, up to this day. Cement is still one of the most widely used construction materials in the world, with most…
- Softpedia
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- 2 hours ago
- First U.S. Exhibition of Medieval Glass Objects for Daily Use…
- 'Cage Cup', Roman Empire, about 300 A.D. Glass, copper alloy, diam: 12.2 cm. Purchased with funds from the Arthur Rubloff Residuary Trust. CORNING, NY.- The unexpected variety of medieval glass vessels will be explored in an exhibition of…
- Art Daily
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- 1 day ago
- We all suffer from fallacy of ‘fairness’
- If there is ever a contest to pick which word has done the most damage to people’s thinking, and to actions to carry out that thinking, my nomination would be the word “fair.” It is a word thrown around by far more people than have ever ...
- Rock Hill Herald
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- 2 hours ago
Rock Hill Herald- Starz Shines With New Episodes Of "Spartacus: Blood And Sand"
- New York City, NY, United States (CNS) - The sword and sandals epics of yesteryear are getting a modern-day boost thanks to the programmers of Starz. New episodes of the hit Starz original series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" are set to…
- All Headline News
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- 2 hours ago
- Shaped by War: Photographs by Don McCullin at The Imperial War…
- MANCHESTER.- Imperial War Museum North in Manchester presents the largest ever UK exhibition about the life and work of Don McCullin, one of the world’s most acclaimed photographers, to mark his 75th year. Many items are on public display…
- Art Daily
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- 14 hours ago
- Equality can't ensure fairness
- Germans were producing beer in the days of the Roman Empire. This does not mean that beer- brewing skill is genetic but it also does not mean that this skill -- or any other skill -- is randomly distributed among peoples, so that a failure…
- Columbus Dispatch
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- 1 hour ago