If you live in an international town, you will notice some foreigners make the newspapers for the wrong reasons. A former x-factor contestant, an American citizen, allegedly threatened his wife, broke a…
Category: History
Are you being counted?
I saw an interesting story in the Romanian press recently: according to the recent census, Romania has lost 1.1 million people in the last year. Now, considering that the country only has…
Ancient Roman technology invades Cluj
At the foot of the student culture house (casa de cultura a studentilor), there is no clue where the exhibit is. You walk in, and you will probably be stopped by a…
Was Emperor Sponsianus real?
Emperor Sponsianus (which the BBC shortens to Sponsian) had a reputation for being a fake. They found coins that had the guy’s face and name on them, sure. But in the old…