art Ancient Roman gemstone shows a grasshopper driving a butterfly-led chariot Popkin

History The Roman who promised to die for Caligula and lived to regret it Ellsworth Toohey

History The teenage Roman emperor who scandalized an empire and died at 18 Ellsworth Toohey

archaeology "Open arse" — medieval Europe's rotting fruit delicacy found in Roman toilet Ellsworth Toohey

poetry The ancient Roman poem so explicit it wasn't published until the 20th century Natalie Dressed

Internet Sunken Roman city ruins finally get an internet connection Thom Dunn

Food Ancient Romans munched on pizza at the Colosseum while watching the carnage below Gareth Branwyn

ancient Rome Pooping in ancient Rome Gareth Branwyn

History Man with metal detector turns up rare 2,000-year-old Roman artifact David Pescovitz

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History Medieval castle toilets doubled as assassination shafts Popkin

art The author of the world's strangest book says a stray cat wrote it Ellsworth Toohey

design A manhole cover may have been the first object launched into space Popkin

obituaries Erich von Däniken, who claimed aliens built the pyramids, dead at 90 Ellsworth Toohey

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shopping The last Sears in California Rob Beschizza

trees Uncover secret spots in national parks, from ancient trees to mountain tunnels Popkin

Ancient tax cheats got fed to leopards, new scroll reveals Ellsworth Toohey

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Science Why a horse fly bite hurts so much more than a mosquito sting Ellsworth Toohey