Preserved in Glass: How Mount Vesuvius Locked This Roman’s Brain in Time
Researchers found organic glass in the skull of a volcano victim, indicating the extreme and unique environment triggered by ...
The Best Roman Ruins Aren’t in Rome: 10 Crowd-Free Alternatives Outside of Italy
Italy isn’t the only place with awe-inspiring ruins from the Roman Empire. Avoid the crowds and see the broader picture of ...
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Laser Mapping Uncovers a 2,500-Year-Old Lost Amazonian Cities—Older Than the Roman Empire!
For centuries, the Amazon rainforest was thought to be a vast, untouched wilderness, inhabited only by scattered ...
Every state's nickname and where it comes from
Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...
Daily Express19d
Africa's incredible ancient city that's over 2,000 years old and abandoned for 700 years
Established in the 3rd century BC, it was originally the capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania before being integrated into the vast Roman Empire. At its peak, Volubilis was home to around 20,000 ...
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Reign of Blood – Roman Empire
Upcoming Movies and TV shows Rotten Tomatoes Podcast Media News + More ...
The Taipei Times22d
Book review: When Beijing’s indie rock hit its peak
In a recent book, Rocking China, Andrew Field, a professor of Chinese culture and history at Duke Kunshan University in Suzhou, looks back at Beijing’s independent rock scene circa 2007, arguing that ...
USA Today22d
How to read Roman numerals for Super Bowl LIX: What number Super Bowl is it?
Got that? Good. Then we get to how they’re written: it starts with the biggest number, and the Is (ones) go up to three (like LIII equals 53) or they get added on to V (5) to make six (VI ...
Daily Mail23d
How Cristiano Ronaldo remains in peak condition at 40: An unusual sleep regime, spending FOUR hours a day in the gym and the one thing he NEVER has in his diet
It seems there are no days off when it comes to staying in peak condition and extending his playing career. And a large part of his success comes down to his daily routine and how he takes care of ...
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Archaeology breakthrough: See inside 2,000-year-old burnt scroll from Roman town as ancient writing is 'unwrapped'
Scientists have digitally "unwrapped" a 2,000-year-old charred scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum - providing the first glimpse inside the ancient document since it was buried by Mount Vesuvius ...
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Volcano-scorched Roman scroll is read for the first time in 2000 years
An ancient Roman scroll has been read for the first time since it was charred in the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius two millennia ago, thanks to artificial intelligence and a high-powered X ...
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Death of the Aga Khan: What is Ismailism, the esoteric branch of Shia Islam?
After a string of diplomatic and military victories, they founded Cairo in 969 and built an empire that would come ... centuries (from 969 to 1171). At its peak, their caliphate encompassed ...