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The Fame of Gladiators Reached the Remotest Areas of the Roman Empire: A Left-Handed “Secutor” Knife Handle Found at Hadrian’s Wall
Gladiator-shaped knife handle found in Hadrian's Wall Credit: English Heritage In the waters of the river near the Roman town ...
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A caliga sole with the nails still in their original intact arrangement and other vestiges of the everyday life of Roman legionaries, found in Germany
During recent renovations of a playground near the wall of the ancient Roman camp in Haltern am See (Germany), a team of ...
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French Women Had More Power in the Middle Ages Than After the Revolution
In the 14th century, power in Europe was largely in the hands of the aristocracy. Surprisingly, one-fifth of the rulers were ...
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The World’s Richest Man in the First Half of the 19th Century Was a Chinese Merchant Who Lent Money to American Millionaires
If we asked who the wealthiest person in the world was in the first half of the 19th century, many would likely think of ...
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George Anson, the British seafarer who circumnavigated the world to capture the Spanish Acapulco Galleon
The War of Jenkins’ Ear pitted Britain against Spain from 1739 to 1748, leaving three particularly noteworthy episodes in its ...
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White Friday: The Avalanches That Buried Thousands of Soldiers in the Alps in World War I
Many people are eagerly watching the calendar, awaiting the arrival of Black Friday on November to take advantage of tempting ...
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The Spectacular Fort Built by the Italians Atop Mount Chaberton in the Alps is the Highest in Europe
Located at 3,130 meters above sea level at the summit of Mount Chaberton in the Cerces Massif of the French Alps, the ...
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The Revolution of Time in the Hellenistic World: How Clock Time Spread in the 3rd Century BCE
At a time when the passage of time was dictated by the movement of the sun and the seasons, the introduction of “clock time” ...
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The Mass Offering of Children to Tlaloc Coincided with the Great Drought of 1454 in Mexico
In a context marked by water scarcity and collective despair, the mass offering of children sacrificed to the god of rain, ...
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Prehistoric Engravings Reveal that Fishing Nets Were Used 15,800 Years Ago During the Upper Paleolithic in Germany
One of the engravings showing what appears to be a fish entangled in fishing nets. Credit: Jérôme Robitaille et al. A recently published study reveals the existence of ancient fishing techniques at ...
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Battle of the Alps: The Failed Italian Attempt to Invade Southern France in 1940
At midnight on June 11, 1940, Italy declared war on France. This was something that had been anticipated for some time, despite a certain level of German discontent (Hitler saw the transalpine country ...
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Cannae, the Catastrophic Defeat That Left Rome Defenseless Against Hannibal
The last human sacrifices carried out in Rome—beyond considering the ludi gladiatorii as an acceptable adaptation of the concept—took place in 216 BC. It was during a colossal catastrophe that shook ...