Emperor Justinian I helped Romans steal the secrets of silk production from China. Industrial espionage in classical times. A video animation by Kings and Generals.
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Vatican City, explained by CGP Grey.
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U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Pope Francis on Wednesday when he visits Vatican City, but he should really meet with another Francis while he’s in town — Father Francesco Bamonte. He’s the leading Catholic exorcist, president of the International Association of Exorcists, and well-practiced in casting out demons.
Related:
“Can the pope save Trump?” E.J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post
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Attention job seekers: There is a vacancy in Vatican City. Pope Benedict XVI announced that he will leave office on February XXVIII. While rare, Papal resignation is allowed under Article 1 Canon 332 §2 of the Code of Canon Law. Catholic scholars are unclear about the pension and health insurance benefits.
“Who knows why the Rome edition of the left-leaning newspaper La Repubblica decided to pick on the cat ladies …?”
— “A Roman Cat Fight,” Massimo Gatto, New York Review of Books blog
The press campaign seems ill-considered after a Roman feline discovered a kittycatacomb.
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Mirko Curti’s cat was still pussyfooting around his Rome neighborhood at 10:00 PM. Mr. Curti and a friend ran down Via di Pietralata after it and followed kitty into a grotto, where they found a 2,000-year-old tomb piled with bones. Good thing the pet wasn’t a bone-chewing puppy. The tomb is said to date from between the 1st century BC and 2nd centuries AD.
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“Cat discovers 2,000-year-old Roman catacomb,” Tom Kington, The Guardian
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