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Roman society had a rigid class system, but serving in the legions offered a chance for upward mobility.
Roman imperial history is plagued with stories of plots and assassinations that changed the course of history. But what about the plots that failed?
From Troy to Ithaca, where are the real-life places that Odysseus could have visited on his long journey home in Homer’s “The Odyssey”?
Richard Marranca interviews the team at the South Tyrol Archaeological Museum about the Iceman Ötzi, a 5,000-year-old mummified man murdered in the Alps.
The Athenian general Miltiades exploited his knowledge of enemy tactics to win an unexpected and famous victory over the Persians at Marathon.
The kiss of Judas remains the most infamous gesture of betrayal in history. What were the psychological and cultural motives behind this intimate act?
Our Celtic ancestors lived according to the changing of the seasons, which has inspired the modern pagan calendar known as the Wheel of the Year.
For almost two thousand years, the Assyrian Empire was a major power in the Near East, rising and falling under ruthless kings, relentless in their conquests.
