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Roman Empire

A roman gladiator helmet displayed on a dark background

This Traveling Exhibition in the U.K. Recasts Gladiators as More Than Sacrificial Lambs

The artifacts and artworks on display paint a refreshingly broad picture of Roman life in the northern reaches of the Empire.
By Fred Garratt-Stanley
Malcolm McDowell as Caligula in the 1979 film.

Search Launched for Roman Emperor Caligula’s 2,000-Year-Old Sex Party Boat

The Roman emperor Caligula is remembered for a few things: excessive spending, torturing senators, and sex parties.
By Alanna Martinez
John Linton Chapman, The Appian Way, 1869.

Drive-Thru History? McDonald’s Opens ‘Museum-Restaurant’ Above Ancient Roman Road

Visitors who stop into the newly opened Frattocchie location will have the unique experience of eating their Happy Meal above the pristine remains of the ancient Roman Empire.
By Alanna Martinez
The sacking of Rome.

What We Can Learn From the Refugee Crisis That Doomed the Roman Empire

By Eric Scigliano
(Muslim Spiritual leader) Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf sits in a meditation room following the afternoon prayer at Masjid Al Farah in New York City. At 245 West Broadway it is the closest Mosque to the World Trade Center site. (Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post) (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Faith in Islam—and in America

By Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf
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