Tales of gladiatorial combat have enthralled for thousands of years. From books and paintings to films and television shows, the image of…
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History
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Man explored the world long before the days of Columbus and Magellan. Even in the earliest moments of human history, when the…
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Too often, it might appear as if Egypt’s dunes no longer deliver Giza-grade delights. While it would be extremely difficult to top…
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Not every moment in the Second World War was a glorious act of heroism. When the whole world went to war, it…
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Most of history comes from what gets written down. But what we know of our past is only a sliver of everything…
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This list uncovers some amazing feats in architecture and technology, one of which has taken at least a decade to create. The…
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Europe in the Middle Ages was a bloody place, where poisoning wells and massacring your enemy’s peasants was considered an acceptable mode…
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The Wild West of the late 1800s and the turn of the next century was a land with loose laws, big egos,…
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Spinning a yarn, telling a tall tale, or flat out lying. Whatever you want to call it, these folks weren’t afraid to…
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A history as old as China’s is a smorgasbord for archaeologists. The ancient culture continues to reveal long-hidden layers, adding to an…