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...changed thanks to the new dynasty of Flavian emperors. The provision of pleasures was still its main purpose, as the final line of the poem makes clear, but these were now pleasures provided for the masses, offering a sense of a shared culture that went far beyond the elite enjoyments housed in the Domus Aurea...Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour: 1.3 The Colosseum on...

...change when the Romans took over Numidia and we can trace the gradual development of the Roman city by studying the surviving buildings and also a remarkable collection / of inscriptions which have been found here. These inscriptions help us to both identify and date the buildings of the city. So here we have the Temple of Mercury, which was built in the late second...

...Change - This chapter from Wales between the Wars is by Deian Hopkin, then of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. Dr Hopkin draws on a wide range of sources from different parts of Wales to support his arguments. Click below to open ‘Social Reactions to Economic Change’ (41 pages). Make sure to open the link in a new tab/window so you can easily return here....

...changes in the dietary practices of the population as a whole. But how to ensure that people were well-nourished? What sorts of food would provide a better nutritional base than beer and white bread? Buchan encouraged a diet based largely on whole grains and root vegetables – which he insisted were not only cheaper than the alternatives, but infinitely more healthful....