OPINION - 'The idea that his immigrant son would become a member of the Cabinet was not on the radar'

The idea that one of his sons would one day become a Member of Parliament, and a Conservative one at that, and sit at the ...
NBC Olympics

Wheelchair Rugby

News, recaps, highlights and winners from the Tokyo Paralympic Games on the night of Saturday, August 28 and morning of ...
Ancient Origins

Roman Occupation Exposed Britons to Disease and Class Divides

The Independent reports that archaeologists have discovered infant skeletons from the Roman period bearing significant "negative health markers," pointing to widespread suffering among urban ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Historians Say This Rare Mosaic Found on a British Farm Depicts Scenes From a Long-Lost Account of the Trojan War

New research suggests that the illustrations may have been based on "Phrygians," a tragedy by the Athenian playwright ...
Archaeology

A Dark Age Beacon

The ruins of Tintagel Castle sit on a dramatic headland attached to southwest England’s Cornish coast. At the beginning of the fifth century A.D., the people of the province of Britannia found ...

After rare down year, this perennial CT high school football power is back in championship chase

In any kind of weather, Rob Levesque shows up for practice and games in shorts. “It’s like toast out here,” he tells his Southington High players. “That’s his superstition,” senior Beckett Colby says.
Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum

Over the Garden Fence shares the history of holly

Mary Lee Minor gathered boughs of holly from friends and explores the plant's historical connection to Christmas.

Roman occupation brought new diseases to Britain, archaeologists find

Lead in urban Roman infrastructure may have led to long-term impacts on the population’s health, scientists say ...
Greek City Times

Ancient Mosaic Found in UK Depicts Trojan War Tale

A rare Roman-era mosaic discovered beneath a farmer’s field in Rutland has been found to depict a forgotten version of the ...
New Scientist

Roman occupation of Britain damaged the population’s health

Urban populations in southern Britain experienced a decline in health that lasted for generations after the Romans arrived ...

Roman urbanism was bad for health, new study confirms

Analysis of skeletal remains from England before and during Roman occupation confirms theories that the population's health ...
Live Science on MSN

Stunningly preserved Roman-era mosaic in UK depicts Trojan War stories — but not the ones told by Homer

A newfound mosaic draws inspiration from "Phrygians," a play by the Athenian playwright Aeschylus that survives only in bits ...