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Nov. 19, 2024 — Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient ...
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A rare Roman military shoe called a caliga was unearthed amidst requisite excavations ahead of a construction project in ...
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Gladiator II is great entertainment, but Ridley Scott missed the opportunity to tap into the provocative true story of when ...
The Ridley Scott sequel Gladiator II weaves in and out of the historical record. Here’s what really happened to Lucius Verus, ...
In the so-called second Catilinarian conspiracy of 62 B.C.E., Lucius Sergius Catilina, also known as Catiline, attempted a ...