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The Roman Army Knife Predates the Swiss Army One by 1,800 Years
Via the Daily Mail: The world’s first Swiss Army knife’ has been revealed — made 1,800 years before its modern counterpart. An intricately designed Roman implement, which dates back to 200 AD, it is...
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Descendants Of ‘Lost Legion’ Of Roman Soldiers Found In China
Green- and blue-eyed villagers in a remote part of China may be the descendants of a fairy-tale-ish “lost legion” of ancient Roman soldiers, writes the Telegraph: A local man, Cai Junnian, is nicknamed...
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How the Ancient Romans Made MSG
Some researchers contend this food habit helped influence the decline the Roman Empire. Here’s a balanced look at MSG from Esther Inglis-Arkell on io9.com: Monosodium glutamate is a food additive that...
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The Godfather of Christianity
The Roman emperor Constantine is one of the great heroes of Christian history. As legend would have it, he singlehandedly put an end to religious persecution and became the first Christian emperor. His...
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The Myth About Marriage
Very interesting perspective from Garry Wills in the New York Review of Books given the current media circus regarding President Obama’s personal support of same-sex marriage: Why do some people who...
View ArticleHuman Devolution, Israel & Palestine: A History of Occupation
On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin talks to RT Producer Adriana Usero, about human beings becoming dumber and if the US Government using political tactics of the Roman empire to distract...
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Happy Saturnalia To All!
A celebration dear to the hearts of the Disinformation team at this time of year is Saturnalia, one of the most popular Roman festivals. It was marked by tomfoolery and reversal of social roles, in...
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More Strange Objects Unearthed From Famed Roman Shipwreck
Via USA TODAY, the ancient underwater wreckage which housed a 2,000-year-old quasi-computer that cannot be explained likely contains more devices: Marine archaeologists report they have uncovered new...
View ArticleMachine Empire: Sculpting the Mechanics of Humanity through Kris Kuksi’s “New...
The dichotomy between machine and a sentient being has especially been examined by artists since Mary Shelley's Romantic novel Frankenstein envisioned scientific technology having the power to...
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