An Intact Roman ‘Ceremonial Chariot’ Discovered Beneath an Ancient Villa, Reveals Last Moments of Those Who Lived in It Experts at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy found an almost intact ...

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In the best restaurants along the Bosphorus strait Roman Abramovich’s high dining ... but local reports link him to a sprawling villa in the upmarket Vanikoy district. The sprawling villa ...

In the best restaurants along the Bosphorus strait Roman Abramovich’s high dining is setting tongues wagging as much as it once did in London. “I love Abramovich so much,” enthuses Omer Ataysin, an ...

Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been accused of dodging millions in tax payments as part of a scheme around his fleet of superyachts. Abramovich, who was sanctioned by the UK in March ...

Coin featuring Roman Empress Irene of Athens (left) and her son Constantine VI (right). Credit: Classical Numismatic Group Inc. / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 Irene of Athens was the first Roman ...

The artist Jacques-Louis David is credited with popularising the image. His neoclassical paintings drew heavily on themes from Roman history, with the embellishment of the straight-armed salute.

How often do you think about the Roman empire? Elon Musk claims to think about it every day. Given his frequent references to Roman antiquity, I think we can take him at his word. From airing his ...

Halsted A&A Foundation With an owl in the palm of her hand, a cloak adorned with a gorgon’s head and a warrior’s helmet upon her swept hair, Athena, as depicted in a Roman statue from the ...

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Shortly after Musk made the gesture, the term "Roman salute" started trending online. While it appears similar to the Nazi salute associated with Adolf Hitler, the gesture has ancient roots.