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Two Great Empires Traded for Financial Gain and Achieved a Brilliant Cultural Exchange as Well
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The Profound Consequences of the Roman Conquest of Greece
The Roman conquest of Greece has been an integral part of the long and rich history of this proud nation in the Eastern ...
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Donald Trump’s coterie are obsessed with ancient Rome — and its collapse. But their interpretation of Roman history is based ...
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Are Istanbul’s Byzantine Monuments Being Erased from Sight?
Byzantine-era monuments in Istanbul, Turkey, formerly the Byzantine capital city known as Constantinople, are being covered ...
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A Gladiator’s Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis
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Researchers Illuminate The Mysteries Behind Roman-Era Sacrifices Of At Least 140 Dogs In A Quarry Pit In England
Researchers have recently analyzed 5,436 bones that came from roughly 140 dogs that were sacrificed and buried in an English ...