Charity Begins At Home: Eumachia And Pompeii

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by Dr Liz Gloyn Eumachia, daughter of Lucius and mother of Marcus, citizen of Pompeii, helps us understand a particular kind of charity at work in the Roman world. Euergetism, which means the giving of public gifts to a community or settlement, was an exceptionally common form of philanthropy in the Roman period. Rich citizens … Continue reading Charity Begins At Home: Eumachia And Pompeii

#HeForShe – How Women Came to Rule the Kingdom of Kush

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by Luke Pepera In about 600 BC, the Egyptian pharaoh Psammeticus II destroyed the Kushite capital Napata, and drove the Kushites south where they established a new capital at Meroë (in modern-day Sudan). Blessed with heavy rains and located at an enviable position between the societies of the African coast, African interior, Egypt, and the … Continue reading #HeForShe – How Women Came to Rule the Kingdom of Kush