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Climbing Olympus: Explanatory Notes for the Blog Categories
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Toys for Grown-Up Scholars
The first hall of Roman mosaics in the Bardo Museum is the mausoleum hall. It
The Prado of North Africa
Roman mosaics preserved in situ are a rare delight—most are typically uprooted and whisked away
The Comfort of the Age of Marcus Aurelius
One of the most striking and memorable landmarks of Roman Carthage is the Villa of
Second Only to Rome
The rise of Utica was short-lived. As the Romans began cultivating grain upstream from the
Numidian Nomads and Cato’s Monomania
The interdiction against waging war without Rome’s express permission was established not in the name
Hannibal at the Gates
The victory over maritime Carthage was secured for the land-bound Romans by the plebeian consul