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The Seafloor of Bikini Atoll is the World’s Only Simulated Underwater Nuclear Battlefield
An international team of researchers has recently completed the first comprehensive mapping of the seafloor of Bikini Atoll, ...
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Pallantium, the Legendary Greek City the Romans Believed Existed Where Rome Was Later Founded
One of the most fascinating and perhaps lesser-known stories of Rome’s history is that of Pallantium (in ancient Greek ...
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A Mysterious Animal in South African Rock Art May Represent a Pre-Dinosaur Extinct Species
The painting of the dicynodont made by the San people of South Africa. Credit: Julien Benoit In the rugged landscapes of South Africa, ancient rock art panels created by the San people—one of the ...
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The Incursion of the Dutch Fleet That Sailed Up the Thames, Destroyed the Royal Navy, and Unleashed Panic in London
In a recent article titled How the Dutch Ate Their Prime Minister in 1672, we recounted a military event carried out by the navy of the Netherlands that occurred in 1667: a bold naval incursion in ...
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Gran Carro di Bolsena, the Submerged Bronze Age Site Whose Structures Were Burned, Collapsed, and Rebuilt Repeatedly
View of the submerged site of Gran Carro di Bolsena. Credit: Egidio Severi / Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la provincia di Viterbo e per l'Etruria Meridionale In the heart of ...
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The Strict Education of Stenographers in Antiquity, a Profession Reserved for Slaves
A recently published study by Ella Kirsh from Brown University analyzes shorthand manuals from antiquity preserved in papyri and wax tablets, revealing the complexity and diversity of stenographers’ ...
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Fascinating Millefiori Glass Plaques from the 5th Century AD Found in the Ancient Lycian Port of Andriake
Decorative plates of millefiori glass from the 5th century A.D. found at Andriake. Credit: Ministry of Culture of Türkiye In ...
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Sealand, the Dark Mesopotamian Kingdom Determined to Remain Independent
Conquest of Sealand by the Kassites, in a modern illustration. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons Hammurabi, the sixth king of the First Dynasty of Babylon, is not only remembered for his ...
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Marcus Antonius Pallas, the Treasurer of Two Roman Emperors Who Became Rich Without Ever Embezzling Public Funds
Callistus, Terentius, Hyginus, Narcissus, Asiaticus, Neophytus, Phaon, Pallas… What do these names of historical figures from ...
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The Oldest Villa in Fregellae, a City Destroyed by the Romans in 125 BC, Uncovered by Archaeologists
The archaeological excavation in ancient Fregellae uncovered the oldest known villa in the region to date. Credit: Dominik Maschek / LEIZA Recent archaeological excavations at the ancient site of ...
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Antonine Plague, the First Pandemic that Devastated the Roman Empire and that the Physician Galen Tried to Treat with Milk
A terrible epidemic swept through the Roman Empire in the second half of the 2nd century, between 165 and 180 AD, claiming nearly five million lives—ten percent of the population. That fifteen-year ...