The holiday could be tied to the ancient Roman festival of Hilaria ... the yarn that April Fools’ started as a jester-led celebration during the Roman emperor Constantine’s reign.

The history of the jester dates back thousands of years. In ancient Rome, jesters called balatrones amused wealthy elites with clever wordplay and satirical wit. Other evidence of jesters has ...

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“These are metates, or primitive mortars,” he explains, “worn to concavity because ancient artists used these ... wearing quirky headgear, spiky jester-like caps we can only assume had ...

Sixteen of the jester’s best works ... His portrait of Rudolf II depicts the Holy Roman Emperor as Vertumnus, ancient god of vegetation and the seasons. The whimsical work served as a visual ...

Indeed, they had the power to say things no one else could without facing punishment. The history of the jester dates back thousands of years. In ancient Rome, jesters called balatrones amused wealthy ...

One theory behind the inception of April Fool’s Day dates back to ancient Rome, where citizens would engage in a festival ... by Boston University professor Joseph Boskin, appointed a jester named ...

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Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old Roman sandal near an ancient military fort in Oberstimm, Germany. The highly ...