Graffiti was a powerful form of protest in ancient Rome – as Gladiator II shows
The obscene graffiti directed against Caracalla and Geta in Gladiator II then is part of a long tradition of political ...
El País in English13 天
Pompeii’s new secrets revealed: Beauty, sex and slavery
The excavations taking place in the Roman city, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius, reflect the beauty and sophistication of ...
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The Children of Pompeii Saw Gladiators Fight to the Death—and They Drew Graffiti About It
Archaeologists found the graffiti in the Insula dei Casti Amanti, a cluster of homes and a bakery that recently opened to visitors to the Pompeii Archaeological Park for the first time.
The Business Journals23 天
From the Editor: Lessons from Pompeii's election graffiti
Among the things preserved at Pompeii, which was buried byMt. Vesuvius more than 1,940 years ago, are thousands of examples of graffiti, much of it tied to elections. “Valens, you’re sleeping, ...
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DNA indicates ‘The two Maidens’ of Pompeii were not both female
Since the first-ever excavation of Pompeii in 1748, so much more has been discovered about the ancient city that was at the ...
What Hollywood gets wrong—and right—about Roman gladiators
With Gladiator II now in theaters, archaeological discoveries reveal how Hollywood’s warriors compare to history.