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Cats in the Ancient World
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Joshua J. Mark published on 17 November 2012 |
Although it has been commonly accepted that cats were first domesticated in Egypt 4000 years ago, their history among human beings goes back much further. Wild cats are now known to have lived among the people of Mesopotamia over 100,000 years ago and to have been domesticated there approximately 12,000 BCE at about the same time as dogs, sheep, and goats. Archaeological... [continue reading]
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Pompeii: Graffiti, Signs & Electoral Notices
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Mark Cartwright published on 18 November 2012 |
WARNING: This article contains sexually explicit language that might not be appropriate for children or teenagers. The Roman town of Pompeii was preserved in metres of volcanic material following the cataclysmic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Often, we may experience the ancient past only through the second-hand interpretations of historians... [continue reading]
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The development of Roman culture through contact with Greece between the 2nd and 1st centuries BCE
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James Lloyd published on 12 January 2013 |
The 2nd and 1st centuries BCE offer a timeline in which contact with Greece had a noticeably important effect on the cultural development of Rome; directly, and as an indirect spur to differentiate a Roman, and not Greek, Mediterranean ‘culture’. This topic is utterly vast in its scope, and as such this article acts as an introduction to... [continue reading]
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Competition Between Public and Private Revenues in Roman Social and Political History (200-49 B.C.)
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James Tan
published on 26 April 2012 |
This dissertation applies the principles of fiscal dissertation to the study of the Roman Republic. I argue that the creation of a profitable empire allowed the ruling elite to end their reliance on domestic taxation to fund state activity, and that Rome’s untaxed citizens were effectively disenfranchised as a result. They therefore lacked the bargaining... [continue reading]
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Umami and the foods of classical antiquity
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Robert I Curtis
published on 01 December 2012 |
Umami is the taste of foods that are rich in glutamic acid and 2 ribonucleotides, 5#-inosinate and 5#-guanylate. This distinctive taste of modern Eastern cuisine, which is finding a receptive audience in the Western hemisphere, characterized many dishes that ancient Romans consumed 2000 y ago. Romans enjoyed numerous foods that are identified today... [continue reading]
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