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There’s an often-stated, invented fact that men think about sex every seven seconds. While psychologists have mostly disproven the fun factoid, TikTok may have helped prove that it’s not sex that men ...

The classicist Mary Beard examines the excesses and tedium of imperial rule, sorting fact from gossip and tall tales. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our ...

The lives of the rulers of ancient Rome are still vivid in modern heads. According to a conversation that has gone viral on TikTok, some men say they think about the Roman Empire “every day”. The ...

Igiaba Scego, an author born in Rome to Somali parents, recommends books that draw readers through the rich layers that make up her hometown. By Igiaba Scego Read Your Way Around the World is a series ...

If you’ve heard the phrase “this is my Roman Empire” swirling around the internet, but aren’t exactly sure what it means, you’ve arrived in the right place. It refers to the meme-ified moment when ...

“That Rome is not as the epic sword-and-sandal films portray it, with hawk-nosed legionaries, sweaty gladiators, haughty patricians, and high-born ladies in clean, neatly draped stolas, a Rome still ...

Ancient Roman inventions and innovations didn't collapse with the Roman Empire. Although many millennia have passed, the masterful work of the Romans can still be spotted in daily life. With an empire ...

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