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Pallantium, the Legendary Greek City the Romans Believed Existed Where Rome Was Later Founded
One of the most fascinating and perhaps lesser-known stories of Rome’s history is that of Pallantium (in ancient Greek ...
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The Oldest Villa in Fregellae, a City Destroyed by the Romans in 125 BC, Uncovered by Archaeologists
Recent archaeological excavations at the ancient site of Fregellae, located around 100 kilometers from Rome, have unearthed ...
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The Sacking of the Irish Town of Baltimore by Barbary Corsairs in 1631
Although the general idea is that the Ottomans and Barbary corsairs limited their naval raids to the Mediterranean, this is a ...
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Fascinating Millefiori Glass Plaques from the 5th Century AD Found in the Ancient Lycian Port of Andriake
Decorative plates of millefiori glass from the 5th century A.D. found at Andriake. Credit: Ministry of Culture of Türkiye In ...
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Marcus Antonius Pallas, the Treasurer of Two Roman Emperors Who Became Rich Without Ever Embezzling Public Funds
Callistus, Terentius, Hyginus, Narcissus, Asiaticus, Neophytus, Phaon, Pallas… What do these names of historical figures from ...
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The Tired Light Theory and James Webb Telescope Observations Challenge the Validity of the Big Bang
A recent study by an engineer from Kansas State University offers new observational support for a century-old theory that directly challenges the validity of the Big Bang theory. Lior Shamir, an ...
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A Nabataean Temple Submerged off the Coast of Pozzuoli, Filled with Concrete by the Romans, is the Only One Known Outside the Near East
Submerged site where the Nabataean temple was found. Credit: M. Stefanile In the depths of the Gulf of Pozzuoli, where the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea caress the shores of the ancient Roman city of ...
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Antonine Plague, the First Pandemic that Devastated the Roman Empire and that the Physician Galen Tried to Treat with Milk
A terrible epidemic swept through the Roman Empire in the second half of the 2nd century, between 165 and 180 AD, claiming nearly five million lives—ten percent of the population. That fifteen-year ...
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How were adolescents in the Ice Age, some 24,000 years ago, like? A new study explains
Reconstruction of Romito 2, a 16-year-old teenager with a form of dwarfism who lived 11,000 years ago in southern Italy (note the prehistoric hoodie). Credit: Olivier Graveleau A groundbreaking study ...
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Big Bang
A recent study by an engineer from Kansas State University offers new observational support for a century-old theory that directly challenges the validity of the Big Bang theory. Lior Shamir, an ...
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The Story of the Mysterious Uranium Cubes from the Nazi Atomic Project
In the summer of 2013, Professor Timothy Koeth of the University of Maryland received an unusual birthday gift: a package containing a small black cube about five centimeters on each side and weighing ...
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Earth Had a Ring Like Saturn’s for Millions of Years, and Its Shadow Triggered an Ice Age
A recent study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals evidence that Earth may have had a ring similar to Saturn’s around 466 million years ago, during the Ordovician ...