To be clear, the Roman Empire was real ... and his Fascist party and regime were named for the ancient Roman symbol of justice and punishment known as the fasces. (The Lincoln Memorial is marked ...

Languages: English, Spanish A supposed "backwater" of the Roman Empire is challenging traditional assumptions about the ancient ... theater was a major status symbol. It displayed the town's ...

it was nothing less than a symbol of Rome itself. To Romans, the baths proved that they were cleaner – and therefore better – than inhabitants of other countries. As the Roman Empire spread ...

Some of these extremists see the phrase as a symbol of authority and power ... to restore Italy to the glory of the Roman Empire. He admired ancient rulers like Augustus, who was known for ...

2450 BC, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, USA In the first article of this series, I provided a brief historical overview of the Neo-Assyrian, Urartian, and Achaemenid empires, and introduced three ...

Jeremy Swist, a lecturer in the classical studies department, has combined two of his longstanding interests by resarching heavy metal music’s frequent use of the symbols and leaders of the ancient ...