Ancient Rome
country that began growing on the Italian Peninsula from the 8th century BC
Episodes
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#5660: The Siesta Law Nobody ObeysIsrael has a legally mandated afternoon rest that almost nobody takes. Where the siesta came from, why Spain abandoned it, and who's napping now. -
#5353: Egypt's 700,000-Pilgrim Party at BubastisHerodotus called it Egypt's biggest festival — a boozy Nile flotilla of 700,000 pilgrims bound for the cat goddess's city.