The Roman politician and general Mark Antony (ca. 83-30 BC) was the chief rival of Octavian for the succession to the power of Julius Caesar.Mark Antony (in Latin, Marcus Antonius) came from a disting...
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So maybe Mark Antony loved Cleopatra for her mind. That is the conclusion being drawn by academics at Britain's University of Newcastle from a Roman denarius coin which depicts the celebrated queen...
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I must say that I've never appreciated movie stars who treat theater as a form of charity work. They sacrifice too much for me."So why knock yourself out?" The Times asked Denzel Washington about h...
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The baby mummy had a European mom, and likely came from a wealthy family. But where he lived and why he died _ and at such a young age _ remain a mystery. The mummy, exhibited for the first time Th...
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What does it mean that our culture entertains two conflicting narratives of Marilyn Monroe’s death? Two conflicting versions of the Marilyn Monroe myth, actually. Suicide blonde, driven to ta...
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What does it mean that our culture entertains two conflicting narratives of Marilyn Monroe’s death? Two conflicting versions of the Marilyn Monroe myth, actually. Suicide blonde, driven to ta...
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Mark Antony
Ancient coin dulls Cleopatra's beauty
