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Lulu Roman, Star of TV’s ‘Hee Haw’ Over a Nearly Quarter-Century Run, Dies at 78
Lulu Roman, who came to fame as a comic actress on 'Hee Haw' in the 1960s and later devoted herself to gospel music, has died ...
A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away.
A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...
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Did the Romans Descend From the Trojans as They Famously Claimed?
The Romans famously claimed to be descended from the Trojans, but does this legend have any basis in actuality?
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Who Was the Roman Author Tacitus & Should We Trust Him?
The 1st century CE Roman author Tacitus is one of the most important primary sources that we have for Rome under the ...
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100 Roman military horse skeletons unearthed at second-century site in Germany
During the first half of the 2nd century AD, Bad Cannstatt, near the discovery site, was a major Roman military hub in southwest Germany. The cavalry unit ("Ala") stationed at Hallschlag, comprising ...
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Conservators Are Puzzling Together Ancient Roman Murals Found in Hundreds of Pieces
Excavated from a nearly 2,000-year-old villa in Valencia, Spain, the broken-up murals once formed fresco decor ...
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Archaeologists Just Found The First Evidence Proving That Roman Gladiators Fought Lions
Though dramatic images of ancient Roman gladiators fighting great beasts like lions and tigers have appeared in books and ...
Skeleton from Roman gladiator cemetery was mauled by a lion or other big cat, archaeologists suggest
A team of archaeologists has found what they claim to be the skeleton of a gladiator who was bitten by a big cat — the first ...
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Over 100 Horse Skeletons from a Roman Cavalry Unit from the 2nd Century A.D. Found in Stuttgart
The work, which began in July 2024, has confirmed that the area was used as a horse cemetery by the Roman legions almost 1,800 years ago. Bad Cannstatt was, during the first half of the 2nd century ...
At a Delco mill, they’re rebuilding a waterwheel like what the ancient Romans had
Volunteers are rebuilding the waterwheel at Newlin Grist Mill in Glen Mills, using traditional tools and techniques to ...
Archaeologists Excavated Mysterious Ruins—and Uncovered an Ancient Roman Fort
Archaeologists solved the mystery of the ruins of the Desolate Castle, determining that the mysterious site on the Danube ...
A bite from a lion likely led to the demise of a gladiator, new research finds
A skeleton recovered from a Roman-era cemetery in England may mark the first physical evidence of combat between gladiators ...