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Celebrating 13 December: Saints Honoured Today and Name Day Blessings

Greek City Times 14 Dec 2025
According to the Greek Orthodox calendar, today, 13 December, we honour the following names and Saints ....
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What Romans Carried on Their Hands Meant More Than We Think

Roman Empire Times 05 Dec 2025
Martial jokes about bathhouse thieves slipping rings from fingers slick with oil, while Juvenal warns that even wealthy Romans avoided wearing jewelry there for fear of its disappearance.
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The Ancient Blueprint Behind Every Modern Stadium

Roman Empire Times 01 Dec 2025
This merging of sacred ceremony and civic showmanship laid the foundation for Rome’s culture of munera, political gifts to the people disguised as religious offerings (Juvenal, Satires).
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Quintilian: A Theory of Education that Left its Mark from Antiquity Onwards

Roman Empire Times 08 Nov 2025
In an age when power was measured by words as much as by swords, Quintilian shaped Rome’s voice ... Public domain ... Juvenal quipped about wealthy parents begrudging Quintilian his two thousand sesterces, proof of his eminence and prosperity ... L ... ....
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"Miguel quer�a terminar en Boca": su asistente Juvenal Rodr�guez cont� la historia detr�s del �ltimo ...

Clarin 11 Oct 2025
El ayudante de campo del cuerpo t�cnico que arm� Miguel Russo dio una entrevista para la TV colombiana."Continuaremos con el legado de Miguel hasta diciembre", dijo.Y revel� c�mo fueron los �ltimos meses del entrenador ....
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Did Ancient Romans Have Pets?

Roman Empire Times 07 Oct 2025
Juvenal complained that wealthy women valued their pampered catellae more than their husbands’ lives.“She hugs to her bosom a puppy, gives it kisses on the mouth, and ... Juvenal, Satires.
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Pompeii’s Taverns and Wine Bars: The Hospitality Business of an Ancient City

Roman Empire Times 29 Sep 2025
Juvenal describes shutters chained in place at night, reinforcing the image of modest wooden frontages.“Everywhere the public sings, the drunkard quarrels, and the crowd of brawlers goes on fighting till dawn ... Juvenal, Satires ... Public domain.
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The Elderly in Ancient Rome: Voices of Respect and Fear

Roman Empire Times 27 Sep 2025
Juvenal, Satires ... Catullus lashed at an old woman as “a toothless crone.” Juvenal conjured them as witches brewing potions, while Varro spoke of the “old hag” as a stock figure of ridicule.
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From Circus Maximus to Amazon: The Real Story of Scorpus

Roman Empire Times 25 Sep 2025
Credits ... Juvenal sneered at the money (Satires); Galen complained of honorary statues (De praenotione ad Posthumum); Pliny the Elder mocked their entourages (Natural History); and Dio Chrysostom raged that mere slaves could wield such sway (Orations).
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Inside Roman Society: How Ordinary Life Shaped an Extraordinary Empire (Part 2)

Roman Empire Times 25 Sep 2025
Slavery was a cornerstone of Roman society, present in households, agriculture, industry, and the imperial administration ... Slavery in Roman Society ... On Agriculture ... Seize me ... Annals ... Juvenal captured the popular appetite for shows with biting irony ... ....
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Niche Perfumes in Ancient Rome: How Did Emperors Smell Like?

Roman Empire Times 21 Sep 2025
Perfume in Rome was not an afterthought but a social code ... Licinius Crassus and L ... L ... Juvenal distrusts heavy cosmetics and overpowering smells; Martial ridicules mismatched aromas; Cicero once slurs a rival for reeking of unguents, implying softness.
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