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Julius Caesar’s assassination is the best-documented account of any murder committed in the ancient world, and the Ides of March, the day of his murder, is the only day in Roman antiquity that can be re-constructed on an almost hour-by-hour basis. 

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In a small gallery of the Cueva del Tesoro, in Cadereyta de Montes, Querétaro, authorities have recovered one of the few sets of hunting tools from pre-Hispanic times discovered so far in Mexico. 

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Shiva, one of the principal deities in Hinduism, is a complex and multifaceted figure whose significance extends far beyond the bounds of religious worship.

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The Goths, pioneers in military strategy, left an indelible mark on European history.

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The Romans were great admirers of the Greeks and their civilization. 

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Enter the ethereal realm of Gregorian chant, a venerable form of liturgical music that resonates through the corridors of time. 

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Believe it or not, but the origin of the name Nike for the globally recognized sportswear giant dates back to Greek mythology.

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The legendary founding of Rome revolves around two key figures, Romulus and Aeneas, whose stories intertwine with myth, geology, and archaeology.

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Five decades on from the start of an archaeological dig by the University of Reading, the findings of the investigation will be brought to the public, showcasing the incredible discoveries from excavations at the ancient Roman city of Silchester in Hampshire, England.

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The Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, located on the outskirts of Osogbo in southwestern Nigeria, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its cultural and spiritual significance. 

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In his book De Canibus, the 16th-century English physician and scholar John Caius described a hierarchy of dogs, which he classified first and foremost according to their function in human society.

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The Mongol Empire, at its zenith, rivaled the British Empire in territorial expanse, controlling around twelve million square miles of land.

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People have collected objects, scripts, fossils, specimens, precious stones, artifacts and memorabilia since the dawn of mankind’s memory, for different reasons. 

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Many times, evidence of fantastic finds vanishes, leaving behind only legends (think the Tulli Papyrus or Robin Hood’s Hideout).

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For 50 years, the public at the Palacio de Cortés, in Cuernavaca, Mexico, was able to glimpse a burial through an archaeological window, located at the entrance.

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A valley of lost cities has been discovered in the Ecuadorian Amazon. 

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The British line of succession is a complex historical tapestry woven over centuries, marked by twists and turns.

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Last October, police in Northern Ireland were perplexed after the discovery of human bones and body parts, in peatland. 

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A lesser-known fact about Serbia is that 17 Roman emperors were born in its territory, with Central Serbia being under Roman rule for 800 years.

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Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC and after his death, his empire was divided. In 305 BC Egypt fell to his general Ptolemy I Soter.

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