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When Money Talks: A History of Coins and Numismatics by Frank Holt explores the history of coins from their first invention in ancient Lydia, all the way up to cryptocurrency and the future of coinage. Though coins may seem mundane and the...

Rome began as a small city on the banks of the Tiber River in Italy. The Latin tribes (also known as the Latini or Latians) inhabited the region c. 1000 BCE but the founding of the city is dated to 753 BCE. The family was the center and foundation...

The people of ancient Rome loved spectacles and, lucky for them, they could often be entertained by lavish public shows. The emperors of Rome knew of their people's love of spectacle so a way that they could garner popularity and prestige...