In 146 BC, the city of Corinth burned. Lucius Mummius Achaicus, statesman of the Roman…
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It was the Italian scholar Petrarch who first coined the term “Dark Age” in the…
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The skies above our heads are littered with man-made satellites. These objects criss-cross the lower…
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The tales of King Arthur and his knights of the round table weave a rich…
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Explorers back in the day were not always the most reliable of record keepers. Famously,…
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Music has the power to move. Harmonies, chord progressions and songs can transport the listener,…
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The ancient world is blessed by a myriad collection of sports now largely lost to…
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With the initial Nazi successes of WW2, many foreign countries fell to the Reich. Conquered…
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1672 was not a good year for the Netherlands Known ever after as the Rampjaar…
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The village of Hemingstone in Suffolk, in the south of England, is a charming one,…
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Much of Irish mythology is lost to us. The accumulations of myth and heroic tales…
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The Age of Steam, and the capturing of its power, was one of the driving…
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Modern mankind tends to think of itself as pretty sophisticated. We are truly the masters…
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Warrior cults seem to be an engrained part of our collective historical psyche. Ever since…
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We may not know much about Charondas of Catania, but we know he was a…