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The best evidence yet that Roman gladiators fought lions: a bite mark
For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is ...
TheTravel on MSN2d
A New Reason For The Fall Of The Roman Empire Was "The Straw That Broke The Camel's Back"
A new study, though, has posited that a climactic event called the Late Antique Little Ice Age may have been the straw that ...
Greek Reporter6d
The Overlooked Greek Foundations of Roman Law
Core elements of Roman law can be traced back to the ancient Greek world. Roman law has been fundamental to the foundations ...
Kings and Generals on MSN2d
Was the Byzantine Empire the True Heir to Ancient Greece?
In this episode of Kings and Generals' historical animated series, we examine the cultural and intellectual legacy of the ...
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Decoding Babylon: 4 Discoveries That Transformed Our View of the Ancient Empire
Cuneiform tablets from ancient Babylon cover a range of topics, from exorcising ghosts to uncovering the location of Noah’s ...
Lost city linked to Alexander the Great discovered in North Macedonia: Predates Rome by centuries
Deep beneath the soil of North Macedonia, near the village of Crnobuki, a long-lost city is emerging from the shadows of ...
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How Workers in Ancient Egypt and Rome Organized Strikes
and Resistance in the Roman Empire, from women textile workers staging a walkout in Ancient Egypt, to the emperor and empress who slaughter tens of thousands of protesters in the Constantinople ...
Greek Reporter6d
Samnites: The Italian Enemies of Rome
The Samnites were Italic tribes that migrated from Central Europe to the mountainous south-central region of Italy in the 9th ...
Oman Observer4d
A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away.
Gladiators battled lions and other wild animals in the arenas of the Roman Empire. But for all the tales of combat depicted ...