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A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

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A study analyzing Arctic ice cores reveals that lead pollution during the Roman Empire's height contributed to an estimated 2 ...

Lead pollution in ancient Rome likely dropped the average IQ, a study found. The research is based on an analysis of ice ...

The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...

The city of Rome was the beating heart of the Roman Empire, which spanned from the rise of Augustus in around 27 BCE until ...