The Biggest Surprise at the Met’s Egypt Show? Live Performance
Black artists have long claimed ancient Egypt as their own. Now they’re telling their stories in person on the museum’s floor.
The Forward23h
An Israeli woman in playing Mary in a Netflix movie — and the outcry is getting weird
An Israeli plays Mary in an upcoming Netflix Jesus movie. Activists say she should be Palestinian — but the arguments all ...
A Tiny Gladiator Uncovered in England Tells of the Reach of Roman Celebrity
A 2,000-year-old copper knife handle depicting a gladiator will go on display at Hadrian’s Wall, in the north of England, ...
2,000-year-old Roman road discovered by archaeologists in London
An ancient Roman road was recently discovered by archaeologists in London. The 2,000-year-old road was located beneath modern ...
Rare 2,000-year-old Roman souvenir highlights ‘celebrity cult’ of the empire. See it
As actor Paul Mescal prepares to step into the laced-up sandals of Hollywood star Russell Crowe for a return to the Colosseum in Gladiator II, the discovery of a Roman artifact in England proves the ...
LifestyleAsia6h
10 Movies like ‘Gladiator II’ for fans of epic action films
Several period action films released between these two (and a handful before Gladiator) share themes of valour, honour, ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists4h
When Rome’s fountains run dry
Climate change, waste, and inaction are putting Italy’s capital at risk of a water crisis that would threaten residents, ...
The Durango Herald17h
Baptism in speaking water
Peruvian Indigenous spirituality joins Spanish Catholicism, the latter being cemented onto what was already there. A ...
Tickets16h
Sunderland Empire
Vesta Tilley laid the foundation stone of what is now the Sunderland Empire on 29 September 1906 and took to the stage on 1 July 1907 to officially declare the theatre open. Masterminded by two of the ...