World Unification?

Humanity is never reached the ultimate goal of world unification however humanitarians and philosophers have for many centuries pose ideas for world government. Ideas where talked about in Greek and Roman times...

1,800 Year Old Roman Boxer Figurine Found in Jerusalem

An archeological dig at the City of David compound in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem has unearthed a rare find, an 1,800 year old marble figurine believed to have been from the Roman...

Opposition alliance undemocratic? Coalitions date back to the dawn of democracy

Hey Stephen Harper!  There is nothing undemocratic OR illegal about the opposition parties in Canada seeking to form a coalition government.  It has happened twice before in Canadian history, although...

NIC Global Trends 2025 report: US influence on the decline

The Global Trends 2025 report released from the US National Intelligence Council (NIC) has confirmed what analysts have been saying for years: The United States is in the beginning stages of a long period of...

Roman Empire 'raised HIV threat'

"  The spread of the Roman Empire through Europe could help explain why those living in its former colonies are more vulnerable to HIV. The claim, by French researchers, is that people once ruled by Rome...

America’s Best Days--Gone or Yet to Come?

In a Rasmussen telephone poll taken recently, voters were asked whether America's best days were ahead or behind it. In the poll's findings, 32% of those polled thought that the nation's best days were yet to...

No Asses or Oxen: "Nativity a Legend"

The Archbishop of Canterbury, in an interview with BBC Radio  5's Simon Mayo, described the Nativity story as "a legend", and debunking all those little details of Christ's birth that grace Christmas cards...

Skulls

" Rare Roman sarcophagus containing headless skeleton found in London So how did this skull end up in New York? Archaeologists surveying a property earmarked for a Long Island housing development discovered an ancient skull."

Advice for the Empire

"Laina Farhat-Holzman: Military power and the world's press It seems to me that the only way that today's superpowers could prevail over even the nastiest of guerrilla death cults would be to be as ruthless as the ancient Romans were when they maintained power and peace for...

Tunnels Used by Ancient Jews Discovered

"AP - Underground chambers and tunnels used during a Jewish revolt against the Romans nearly 2,000 years ago have been uncovered in northern Israel, archaeologists said Monday."

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