Rulers killing their subjects isn’t new, but neither is rulers killing their own children. The most powerful people of their realms had…
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The name Genghis Khan is known the world over. His Mongol horde conquered half the world. His empire encompassed everywhere between the…
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As the gladiator waited to step out into the arena, he was surrounded by the signs of death. The bodies of the…
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We trust the medical fraternity with our lives. Literally. We don’t have a choice, do we? They are the ones who know…
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Witch hunts and the ensuing witch trials, be they for political or religious reasons, have always been truly dark and nightmarish things.…
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The Ptolemaic Kingdom is an interesting part of history. Its rise and fall were bookended by the deaths of two of the…
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The entire span of human history has been an arms race of survival adaptations against diseases which seem to be out to…
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These are Top ten of the most influential photos of all time. There is no formula that makes a picture influential. According…
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Ancient weapons may have been forged from wood, stone, and lower-grade metal, but they were all deadly. Recent discoveries unearthed rare swords…
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Warfare has been around for a very long time. As ancient mass graves have shown us, interactions between various groups of human…