ROME, Dec 5 (Reuters) - While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some received better food than ordinary people, Italy's culture ministry said ...

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The social status and evolving rights of children in ancient Rome, from the absolute power of a father to early legal protections and reforms.

Surrounding nearly every galaxy is thought to be a vast halo of "dark matter," which dominates the motion of the stars in the galaxy. Today’s researchers investigate some of the most perplexing ...

Original illustration by Auguste Raffet, engraving by Hébert, “Attack and take of the Crête-à-Pierrot” (March 24, 1802) (image via Wikimedia Commons) New scholarship focused on the Haitian Revolution ...