In Italy, the number 17 isn't just unlucky-it's associated with death. Here is why the superstition traces back to ancient Roman anagrams and lost legions.

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In Italy, the number 17 has a bad reputation. It has been historically considered unlucky in the country, and the belief stems from the time of the ancient Romans. It is supposedly linked to ancient ...

I time travelled to Ancient Rome. 44 BC. Julius Caesar is literally alive. And I spent a full day just — living here. I used a Roman toilet (with strangers. Simultaneously.), ate fermented fish sauce ...