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“Locationes Censoriae”, the Contracts That Enabled the Construction of Rome’s Great Public Works
A recent study published in the Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies reveals interesting details about the system of public ...
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Belisarius, the General Who Upheld Justinian’s Empire and Refused to Be Emperor of the West
I entrusted the care of arms to my Belisarius, and so favorable did the divine hand show itself to him that it gave me the ...
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Vikings and North American Natives met and traded ivory in remote parts of Greenland
A recent study led by Lund University in Sweden has shed new light on the ancient trade routes between Viking Norse settlers and Arctic Indigenous peoples. By examining ancient walrus DNA, the ...
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When the Venerable Bede Established That a ‘Moment’ Lasted 90 Seconds
Most historical civilizations, such as the Sumerians, Egyptians, Chinese, Babylonians, Greeks, Mayans… used natural measures ...
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The Man Who Accidentally Invented the Modern Lightning Rod, Ignored by Science Until the 19th Century
The meteorological machine of Prokop Diviš next to his birthplace. Credit: Bohemianroots / Wikimedia Commons The American Benjamin Franklin is often credited with inventing the lightning rod, among ...
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The Oldest Battlefield in Europe: First Evidence of Interregional Conflict with Organized Armies in the Continent in Bronze Age
Skull with perforating bronze arrowhead (approx. 35mm) found at Weltzin 20 (North). Note the damage to the tip of the ...
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Julius Caesar’s Villa in Baiae: Exceptional Mosaics and Frescoes Painted with Pigments More Expensive Than Gold
During the Roman era, the southern promontory of the Gulf of Baiae (in Latin Baiae) was the perfect location for constructing villae maritimae for the Roman elite, who chose to spend their summer ...
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Findings in the Megalithic Necropolis of Panoría in Granada Reveal a Social Organization Centered on Women 4,000 Years Ago
Orthophotography showing the location of the 9 tombs excavated in the Panoría cemetery. Credit: M. Díaz-Zorita Bonilla et al. A recent study carried out by a multidisciplinary team from the University ...
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An ancient and unknown 5000-year-old agricultural civilization discovered in Morocco
A team of archaeologists has uncovered the remains of an ancient and previously unknown agricultural civilization in Morocco, dating back between 3400 and 2900 BCE. This discovery, reported in the ...
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Cataphracts, The Armored Warriors of Heavy Cavalry in Antiquity
But as soon as the first light of day appeared, the gleaming chainmail, girded with steel bands, and the shining breastplates, seen from afar, showed that the king’s forces were near. Exotic because ...
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Ivory Coast
Africa is a world of its own; a separate one, as anyone who has been there can confirm. I’m not referring to the northern strip, which after all exchanged influences with Mediterranean civilizations, ...
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The Throne Room of a Queen from the Moche Culture Associated with the Moon Goddess and Marine Creatures, Found in Peru
View of the decorated room from behind the queen's throne. Credit: Lisa Trever / Pañamarca Digital / Denver Museum of Nature & Science In the most recent excavation season of the Pañamarca ...