Tag: rome

• Lifelike Faces of the Dead: Fayum Portraits from Roman Egypt

  March 27, 2026

  Art, politics

  The Fayum portraits, Egyptian-Roman death masks are far more naturalistic than anything seen in the western hemisphere for many years after. — Read on www.dailyartmagazine.com/lifelike-death-fayum-portraits-roman-egypt/ Read.

• BOOKS: ANCIENT ROME BY MIKE DUNCAN

  July 18, 2025

  History, politics

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• Masada legend upended: ‘The Romans came, saw and conquered, quickly and brutally’ | The Times of Israel

  September 6, 2024

  Israel

  The costly Roman operation was likely undertaken only after Masada-based Jewish forces raided nearby Ein Gedi and disrupted production of balsam, a precious commodity, TAU prof says — Read on www.timesofisrael.com/masada-legend-upended-the-romans-came-saw-and-conquered-quickly-and-brutally/ Read.