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How Rome’s Senators Got Robbed of Their Republic

The Atlantic 16 Apr 2025
If you had told a Roman senator at the beginning of the first century B.C.E ... Thanks to the Senate that enabled him, ... When Augustus died in his bed at a ripe old age, the Roman Senate made him a god.
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Rome’s Tastiest Obsession: The Red Mullet and the Price of Prestige

Roman Empire Times 15 Apr 2025
Quintus Hortensius, a noted Roman orator and senator, preferred to buy his mullets from Puteoli rather than use those from his own ponds at Baculo ... This article was first published on Roman Empire Times in May 2024.
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Tax events that changed the course of history

The Hill 15 Apr 2025
April 15 is here ... Here are five of them. Tax freedom and hieroglyphs ... Julius Ceasar, democratic socialist. Most people know that Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) became involved with the Egyptian ruler Cleopatra and that he was assassinated in the Roman Senate.
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Bread and circuses

Ekathimerini 12 Apr 2025
The last point I will make to my students will be about Roman history. How the Roman Republic started losing its way ... The Senate ... The Roman Senate was there to rubber-stamp decisions already made by him.
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A US trade deal is within Starmer’s grasp, and it won’t mean chlorinated chicken

AOL 12 Apr 2025
Look, I’m just going to come out and say this ... My guess is that he will get one ... All these would go ... Thus, we read, were Roman senators under Caligula and Nero unwilling to express their views until they had seen which way the Emperor was leaning ... .
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A US trade deal is within Starmer's grasp, and it won't mean chlorinated chicken

The Daily Telegraph 12 Apr 2025
Look, I’m just going to come out and say this ... My guess is that he will get one ... All these would go ... Thus, we read, were Roman senators under Caligula and Nero unwilling to express their views until they had seen which way the Emperor was leaning ... email.
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Back to the Future

Dissident Voice 10 Apr 2025
Hardly able to articulate, he almost never appeared in the Senate or at the games in the Colosseum. The plebeians lost respect for Imperial authority, and Romans’ mood turned sour ... Their clear target is the Roman Empire – each for its own reasons.
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'No child must be left behind': Romualdez hails PBBM's P1-B allocation for early childhood centers

Manila Bulletin 10 Apr 2025
Romualdez also praised the collaborative effort between both Houses of Congress through EDCOM II, led by Senator Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian and Pasig City lone district Rep. Roman Romulo, in putting ...
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From Toga to Today: How Ancient Rome Still Echoes Through Modern Culture

Roman Empire Times 09 Apr 2025
Roman slaves became Jewish comedians, and ancient Rome found itself relocated to something like Brooklyn ... The Roman Senate’s anxiety over conspiracies feels eerily reminiscent of political fear-mongering in the post-9/11 era.
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In the Remains of the Diocletian Baths

Consortium News 09 Apr 2025
Hardly able to articulate, he almost never appeared in the Senate or at the games in the Colosseum. The plebeians lost respect for imperial authority, and Romans’ mood turned sour ... Their clear target is the Roman Empire — each for its own reasons.
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Red Bull risk losing Max Verstappen after show of force at Suzuka

The Observer 06 Apr 2025
Even by F1 standards it was a brutal decision but indicative of the disorder that embroils Red Bull ... View image in fullscreen ... Photograph ... It was a power struggle worthy of the machinations of the Roman senate but not quite as bloody ... Photograph ... Share ... .
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Howie Carr: It’s about time Harvard lost its federal funding

Boston Herald 05 Apr 2025
Number one, It’s about damn time! ... Okay ... Two words ... Cato the Elder was a senator in the Roman Republic during the Punic Wars. He’d had it with all the wars against Carthage, and he would close every speech in the Senate with these words. ... ....
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Was Jesus really crucified? Ancient manuscript reveals the truth

The Times of India 27 Mar 2025
Ancient manuscripts, called Annals which explain the events during the Roman Empire may contain 'historical evidence' about Jesus Christ ... To compile the Annals, he relied upon official records, Senate proceedings and first-hand accounts.
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Maryland bill seeks to lower cap on Child Victims Act settlements: ‘Make sure we don’t ...

Baltimore Sun 27 Mar 2025
C.T ... 1 ... At a January fiscal briefing with House and Senate committees, Department of Legislative Services fiscal analyst David Romans told lawmakers that the settlement payments were a “potentially enormous liability for the state.” ... .
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