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I sailed on the new Viking Vesta from Athens to Istanbul. The enriching experience was full of history and incredible views.

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

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There were many similarities between ancient Greece and Egypt. The two civilizations were in close contact during the ...

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A study examines the emergence of a group that sparked a fundamental change in lifestyle in Central and Eastern Europe in the sixth century. There are no written accounts by members of the group ...