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Ancient History
The Dacian Falx: The Curved Ancient Sword that Shocked the Romans
The Men Who Made and Unmade the Roman Republic: Titus Herminius Aquilinus and the Last Stand That Saved Rome
The Rosetta Stone: A Chance Discovery that Brought a Dead Ancient Language Back to Life
Heraclitus of Ephesus: The Philosopher Eaten Alive by Dogs While Immobilized in a Cow Dung Body Cast
The Ides of March and Julius Caesar’s Assassination: A Killing’s Unintended Consequences
The 365 Crete Earthquake and Tsunami: A Disaster that Devastated the Ancient Mediterranean World
Chin Shi Huangdi’s Death: The Emperor Who Poisoned Himself Seeking Immortality Drugs
The Praetorian Throne Auction: When the Praetorian Guard Sold Rome’s Throne to the Highest Bidder
Epaminondas of Thebes: Ancient Greece’s Greatest Liberator
Arrhichion of Phigalia: The Ancient Athlete Who Was Crowned Olympic Champion Despite Being Dead
The Revenge of Phanes of Halicarnassus, the Ancient World’s Most Influential Mercenary
Pig Domestication – From Wild Boars to Humanity’s Most Dependable Meat Source
The Nika Riots: History’s Deadliest Sports Hooliganism Was Put Down by Massacring 30,000 Rioting Fans in a Stadium
Ephialtes of Trachis: The Traitor Who Doomed the Spartans at Thermopylae
Zeuxis, the Ancient Greek Painter Who Laughed Himself to Death
The Scutum: The Roman Legionary’s Iconic Shield
Saint Lawrence, Patron Saint of Comedians, Cracked Jokes During His Execution
Shammuramat, the Real Life Queen Behind the Legend of Semiramis
The Men Who Made Ancient Athens: Plato, the Western World’s Most Influential Philosopher
When Santa Beat Up a Priest: The Not So Nice Side of Saint Nick
Folklore and Mythology: The Origins of Santa Claus
Swords From Around the World – The Khopesh, Ancient Egypt’s Iconic Sword
The Krypteia: The Ancient Secret Police that Terrorized Sparta’s Slaves
The Men Who Made Ancient Athens: Peisistratos and Cleisthenes, the Tyrant and the Democract
Teuta: The Ancient Pirate Queen Who Defied Rome
Folklore and Mythology: The Birth and Persistence of the Atlantis Legend
Could Alexander the Great Have Invaded Italy?
Bizarre Side of Historic Figures: Pythagoras Was a Cult Leader and Literal Math Murderer
‘I Have Gazed Upon the Face of Agamemnon’: Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in Greece
Holy Dong! Fascinus: The Flying Roman Phallic God
The Men Who Made and Unmade the Roman Republic: Scipio Africanus, the Prodigy Who Defeated Hannibal and Saved Rome
The Unintended Consequences of the Professionalization of the Roman Legion
Ancient China’s Red Eyebrows Peasant Rebellion Overthrew an Emperor and Ended a Dynasty
Folklore and Mythology: The Real Life Origins of the King Arthur Legend
How Horse Domestication Revolutionized Humanity and Sped Up History
Heinrich Schliemann: The Archaeologist Who Discovered – and Destroyed – Homer’s Troy
The Helot Revolt: The State Slave Uprising That Rocked Ancient Sparta
Myths and Realities: Spartan Eugenics
The Gauls’ Sack of Rome, 387 BC: A Humiliation the Romans Never Forgot
Vespasian: The Down to Earth Emperor Who Cracked Jokes Until His Last Breath
When Emperor Constantine the Great Was Manipulated Into Executing His Son Crispus
The Sacred Band of Thebes: The Elite Gay Warriors Who Crushed the Spartans
Spirituality Accidentally Led Scandinavian Bladesmiths to Steel Swords
Josephus: The Great Jewish Revolt Leader Who Switched Sides and Joined the Romans
The Ancient Antioch Earthquake That Almost Killed Two Emperors
The Neolithic Revolution, Part XI: Humankind’s Greatest Revolution
What Was the Historic Context of the Old Testament’s Plagues of Egypt Narrative?
Midas, and the Real Life King Who Inspired the Mythology
The Neolithic Revolution, Part X: Humanity Benefited Greatly From the Switch to Farming, But it Came at a High Cost
The Other Roman Empire: How The Eastern Roman Empire Saved the West
What Was the Historic Significance to Ancient Israelites of the Bible’s Adam and Eve Punishment Narrative?
The Neolithic Revolution, Part IX: Early Farmers Enjoyed a Bonanza, But it Became a Borderline Bust for Their Descendants
Urwa ibn al Ward: Ancient Arabian Robin Hood Bandit-Poet, and Prince of Vagabonds
Ancient Physicians Swore by Crocodile Dung Contraceptives and Poop as Medicine
Swords From the Around the World: The Turkish Kilij, History’s Best Cutting Sword
What Was the Historic Context of the Bible’s Punishment of Korah Narrative?
History’s Deadliest Fart Killed More Than 10,000 People
The Neolithic Revolution, Part VIII: Was It Wheat That Domesticated Humans, Instead of the Other Way Around?
Sulayk ibn Salaka: Ancient Arabia’s Ferocious Black Bandit-Poet
Swords From Around the World: The Spatha Replaced the Iconic Roman Gladius, and Influenced Medieval Sword Designs for Centuries
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