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A Lion’s Jaws in Roman Britain: Skeleton Reveals Gladiator’s Fatal Arena Battle
In the shadow of York’s ancient walls, where Roman Eboracum once thrived, a skeleton lay...
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The Gods of Greece, the Autocrats of the Ancient World (Part Four)
We’re almost at the end of the list of the twelve Olympian gods of ancient...
Dacian Treasure Horde found in Romania May Hint at Lost Enclave
Two amateur metal detectorists have found something unexpected in the commune of Breaza in Mureș...
The Crusades: Four Hundred Years of War (Part One)
The Crusades are perhaps the defining idea of medieval Europe. Over more than four centuries...
Did They Really Resurrect the Dire Wolf? Not Exactly…
Recently the papers have been filled with news about a creature brought back to life...
Ancient Egyptian “House of Life” Discovered in Luxor
In the grand necropolis of ancient Thebes on the west bank of the Nile stands...
Green Sahara Mummies Reveal a People Who Stood Apart
The Sahara is the largest desert in the world, a vast arid wilderness stretching across...
“I’ll Drink to That!” Everyone Loved Wine in Bronze Age Troy, New Study Finds
Homer’s Iliad is a problematic text. On the one hand, it tells us of a...
The Gods of Greece, the Autocrats of the Ancient World (Part Three)
There were twelve “core” gods of the ancient Greek pantheon. In the first of these...
What’s All This About Hidden Megastructures Under the Great Pyramid?
Recently there has been a bit of a kerfuffle around ancient Egypt. Three new royal...
Curiouser and Curiouser: Iron Age Hoard found in Britain was Deliberately Burned
The island of Great Britain has a strange and unusual history, and part of the...
The Anglo Saxon Kings of England: The History of the Before (Part Four)
For centuries, after the Romans left, Britain was ruled by the seven kings of the...