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Ancient Rome temples complex, with ruins of building where Caesar was stabbed, opens to tourists

Four temples from ancient Rome stand smack in the middle of one of the modern city's busiest crossroads

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s notebooks withheld from him in 'national security scare'

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has had 25 notebooks withheld by the government due to concerns by the security services that it contains highly sensitive material

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson mocks fellow Tory in bizarre 1,200-word weight loss ramble in new £1m column

In his first newspaper column - which is said to be part of a £1million contract - the ex-PM told a long-winded story about a Cabinet member

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Cleopatra at 60: the expensive epic that almost tanked a studio

The notoriously overpriced biopic, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, carried an infamous legacy but is it any good?

The Guardian - US

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #64

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Ballotpedia

Nice to teach you: Brucie can help boost children’s speech, says classics professor

Former teacher says learning classical rhetoric can help pupils become better communicators

The Guardian - UK

Do we need this take on Cleopatra?

Netflix's "Queen Cleopatra" has its moments but do we really need another take on this superstar of history?

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Queen Cleopatra: What To Know Before You Watch The Netflix Docudrama

Here are five things you should keep in mind before watching Netflix's Queen Cleopatra docudrama.

Cinemablend

Queen Cleopatra cast: who's who in the Netflix period documentary

Queen Cleopatra is a docu-drama series about the icon. But who's in the cast?

WhatToWatch

TV Tonight: Our highlights for Wednesday, May 10

Race Across the World is just one of the gems on TV tonight.

WhatToWatch

Cleopatra's skin colour didn't matter in ancient Egypt – her strategic role in world history did

Cleopatra, queen of Egypt in the years 51-30 BC, is back in the news thanks to a controversial docudrama series on Netflix called Queen Cleopatra. Much debate has raged about her ethnicity. The queen was of Greek ancestry. In the Netflix series she’s played by a black actress. The fuss…

The Conversation

2,000-year-old hoard of Roman coins may have been hidden by a soldier during a bloody civil war in Italy

The silver coins, mainly from the first century B.C., were unearthed in Tuscany in Italy and are hidden relics from a turbulent time in Roman history.

LiveScience

Shakespeare's First Folio turns 400: what would be lost without the collection? An expert speculates

It has been 400 years since the publication of the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays, a volume now known as the First Folio. Prepared by his fellow actors after his death, the book presented 36 plays divided into the genres of comedy, history and tragedy.

The Conversation

Ex Casualty villain to lead huge Netflix show alongside Hollywood star

A former Casualty star is set to take center stage in Queen Cleopatra...

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Queen Cleopatra: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interview and all about Jada Pinkett Smith's docu-drama series

Queen Cleopatra on Netflix stars Casualty’s Adele James plus former EastEnders actors John Partridge and Michael Greco.

The Guardian - UK

Julius Caesar review – timeless account of the flimsiness of power

Atri Banerjee’s RSC production stresses the remarkable universality of the play’s examination of leaders and the led

Salon

No, your "Celtic" tattoo isn't Celtic

The real and complicated story of Ireland's past is a lot more interesting than Irish Americans make it out to be

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m no white man in a toga’: Thalissa Teixeira on having a stab at Brutus

The actor, better known as a TV cop, is portraying Julius Caesar’s assassin in a first for the RSC. She reveals why she’s been studying revolutionaries, from Mexican Zapatistas to Welsh nationalists

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The Ides of March and perils of power

This Wednesday will be the 74th day of the year, which admittedly doesn't sound like something to get too excited about. But it is not just any old day. Known in Roman times as the "Ides of March" the 15th marks the anniversary of the assassination of Julius Caesar in…

The Independent UK

What is a Leap Year and when will it happen?

They usually take place every four years

Evening Standard

Why do we have leap years and when was the last one?

Julius Caesar introduced leap years to the Western calendar more than 2,000 years ago

USA Today Sports Media Group

Firaxis is giving Civilization 6’s Julius Caesar DLC away for free

Civilization 6’s free Julius Caesar DLC is available soon, bringing the land-hungry, money-loving Roman Emperor to certain platforms

Daily Mirror

Who was Mostafa El-Abbadi as Google Doodle celebrates Egyptian historian

Mostafa El-Abbadi would have been 94 today. The Egyptian historian specialised in Greco-Roman studies and is credited with reviving the ancient Library of Alexandria

France 24

Nîmes: France's Little Rome

In the southern French city of Nîmes, the passion for Ancient Rome is more alive than ever. For the past decade, the city has been holding the Great Roman Games show every spring. Legionaries, centurions and gladiators invade the city and bring its incredible Roman monuments back to life: in…

The Conversation

What happens to Australia's money now the Queen has died? And why are leaders' faces on coins anyway?

Since the introduction of decimal coinage in 1966, about 15 billion Australian coins have been minted with an image of Queen Elizabeth II.

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