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Overwhelming Proof That The Romans Were Addicted To Facebook

While strolling through the Getty Villa in Malibu—a museum dedicated to the study the cultures of ancient Greece, Rome and Etruria—Adam Pash discovered something curious: Evidence that even the Romans couldn’t resist Facebook. Either that, or he discovered evidence that we can’t help but imagine familiar technologies in the most ancient of art pieces. [Adam…

Social Media Rosa Golijan Aug 30

The Long, Unglamorous History of the Toilet

Nobody is entirely sure who first had the privilege of sitting on a toilet. Evidence of advanced plumbing systems in the ancient world abounds, but it’s a strange, meandering path from antiquity to checking your inbox on the can. Ancient cultures were surprisingly adept at moving water around in a way that kept people from…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 27

Guy With Metal Detector Finds $1 Million in Roman Coins

Considering how thrilled I was just to find this story, I can only imagine the delirious, all-consuming excitement felt by Dave Crisp, a British hospital chef, when his metal detector uncovered this pot of 52,000 Roman coins. Crisp was lolling with his detector in a field in southwestern England when he made the discovery, eventually…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jul 10

Great moments in alternate history: the non-fall of the Roman empire

The Roman Empire has given speculative fiction authors plenty of fodder for alternate history tales. There are dozens of stories in which the fall of Rome is delayed or prevented, and technology advances at an alarming pace. For example, there’s Jacek Inglot’s Quietus in which a Roman Empire that has rejected Christianity has steamships by…

Books & Comics David Daw Jun 6

What The Hell Is Buried In This Half-Ton Coffin?

Last summer, archaeologists unearthed this 1,000-pound lead coffin buried on the outskirts of Rome. Researchers don’t want to crack open the sarcophagus, lest they harm whomever’s inside. But shouldn’t we be more concerned about its mysterious tenant harming us? In the ancient ruins of Gabii 11 miles outside of Rome, a dig team found this…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 29

6th Century B.C. Palace Proves That To Destroy Something Is To Preserve It

Archaeologists have made an incredible discovery: The remains of a palace that belonged to Rome’s last royal family before the rebellion that created the Republic. But what rebels did to destroy this symbol of monarchy ironically preserved it. Researchers at the dig believe that the palace was destroyed in the Roman revolt of 510 B.C.,…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 26

The World’s Oldest Swiss Army Knife

This could very well be the world’s first Swiss Army Knife. Bearing a striking resemblance to modern multi-tools, it has at least six distinct functions and originates from the Roman Empire circa 200 A.D. If our multi-tools today, with their screwdrivers, pliers, and the rest, center on fixing things, this Roman predecessor is more useful…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jan 30

HTC Touch.B Surfaces, Dismisses Rome Codename

Moonlighting under the Touch.B name, more details on HTC’s Rome handset have been unearthed in France, including some dishy photos which show the two-tone phone properly for the first time. My, the family resemblance is strong. UPDATE https://gizmodo.com/is-this-verizons-android-2-0-version-of-the-htc-hd2-5390002 Is it running Windows Mobile 6.5, Android, or another platform? Engadget is pointing at the lack of…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 2

Burning Cities Firescreens Make Horrible Tragedies Downright Cozy

It’s been a long time since fire ravaged London and Rome in 1666 and 64 AD respectively—which must be why we can feel okay about making cool firescreens based on these tragic incidents today. On the other hand, buying one might prove problematic. It appears that the 1666 and DCCCXVII A.U.C. (64 AD in the…

Tech News Sean Fallon Oct 16

Aerial Photos of Italian Farms Reveal Outline of An Ancient City

The Roman city of Altinum, progenitor to Venice, has been covered over by farmland for thousands of years. But when a drought thinned crops covering the city’s ancient grid, scientists snapped photographs that revealed the town’s vanished footprint. Destroyed by Attila about 1500 years ago, Altinum was said to have been a gorgeous coastal city…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 30

HBO Series Now Available in iTunes

It’s confirmed: HBO has hit iTunes and now you can download The Wire, Rome, The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Deadwood (another season, please,) and what really makes it all worth it: Flight of the Conchords. Ladies (and gentlemen) of the World, rejoice. https://gizmodo.com/hbo-bringing-shows-to-itunes-389618 Hermaphrodites with your sexy lady bits and your sexy men bits…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 13

Overwhelming Proof That The Romans Were Addicted To Facebook

The Long, Unglamorous History of the Toilet

Guy With Metal Detector Finds $1 Million in Roman Coins

Great moments in alternate history: the non-fall of the Roman empire

What The Hell Is Buried In This Half-Ton Coffin?

6th Century B.C. Palace Proves That To Destroy Something Is To Preserve It

The World’s Oldest Swiss Army Knife

HTC Touch.B Surfaces, Dismisses Rome Codename

Burning Cities Firescreens Make Horrible Tragedies Downright Cozy

Aerial Photos of Italian Farms Reveal Outline of An Ancient City

HBO Series Now Available in iTunes

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