Why are there 28 days in February? Blame superstitious Romans
The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February became the odd month out.
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A century-old Zionist group is being rebooted — and wants Jews to ‘fight back’ on the street
Betar US is going after pro-Palestinian activists — and also pro-Israel advocates whose tactics it deems overly timid.
Greek City Times23h
The Battle of Adrianople (378 CE), an unmitigated disaster for the Roman Empire
Emperor Valens, eager to secure a swift victory in the Battle of Adrianople, underestimated the strength and tactics of the ...
The secrets of a 2,000-year-old burnt scroll
The ancient scroll, which looks like a lump of charcoal, was charred by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. It's ...
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix: The Roman Dictator Who Destroyed Athens
Sulla's ruthless campaigns in Greece, including the devastating siege of Athens, marked a turning point in Roman history.
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Religious liberty and the genius of the American founding
The solution they came up with is famously stated in the Declaration of Independence: “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” This revolutionary truth, combining human reason and divine revelation, ...
National Catholic Reporter4d
Pope Francis reveals some secrets — and keeps many others — in new memoir
In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world ...
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"My Roman Empire" - Los Angeles Lakers fans get emotional as LeBron James and Anthony Davis reunite on Shaq's All-Star roster
The Los Angeles Lakers shocked the basketball world when they traded for Luka Doncic with a package consisting of Anthony ...
Writer Of Star Wars’ Rey Movie Confirms Connection To George Lucas’ Original Trilogy
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A Crusader’s History of the Sack of Constantinople
On the Conquest of Constantinople is one of the most important historical sources on the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of ...
Comb-Overs: What Men Think of Them (& What Hairstylists Say To Do Instead)
We surveyed 11 men experiencing hair loss to learn their thoughts on comb-overs and spoke to two hairstylists about how to ...
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Going local: HSBC takes the knife to ECM and M&A
The big question with closing ECM and M&A advisory in Europe and the Americas is what synergies could be lost for the rest of ...