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Painting of Smilodon populator from the American Museum of Natural History by Charles Knight (1903) (Public Domain) — 20 Jul 2020

The Deadliest Man Eaters In Mankind’s Evolutionary History

By ashley cowie

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Humans are the most successful predator on the planet and stand sentinel at the spearhead of the planetary food chain, but this was not an achievement that came easy. Mankind’s ancestors had to fight and overcome some of the fiercest creatures...
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Painting of Smilodon populator from the American Museum of Natural History by Charles Knight (1903) (Public Domain) — 20 Jul 2020

The Deadliest Man Eaters In Mankind’s Evolutionary History

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Humans are the most successful predator on the planet and stand sentinel at the spearhead of the planetary food chain, but this was not an achievement that came easy. Mankind’s ancestors had to fight and overcome some of the fiercest creatures...
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The Acropolis of Athens by Leo von Klenze (1846) (Public Domain) — 13 Jul 2020

The Birth Of Greekness And The Great Land Grab

By Robin Waterfield

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During the Archaic period in the eighth century BC, a tipping point was reached in Greece. Perhaps as a result of better nutrition and of changes in marriage practices, so that women married younger than they had before, the population increased...
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The Acropolis of Athens by Leo von Klenze (1846) (Public Domain) — 13 Jul 2020

The Birth Of Greekness And The Great Land Grab

By Robin Waterfield

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During the Archaic period in the eighth century BC, a tipping point was reached in Greece. Perhaps as a result of better nutrition and of changes in marriage practices, so that women married younger than they had before, the population increased...
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Fresco depicting an erotic scene, from the cubiculum of the villa of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, 1st century AD, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome. (CC BY-SA 2.0) — 10 Jul 2020

Augustus’ Draconian Marriage Laws And The Banishment Of Julia Augusti

By Mary Naples

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“Let her be banished for life,” Augustus (63 BC-14 AD) is recorded as saying about the harsh exile of his only biological child, Julia, to the barren and windswept penal island of Pandateria (present-day Ventotene). Banishment from Rome,...
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Fresco depicting an erotic scene, from the cubiculum of the villa of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, 1st century AD, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome. (CC BY-SA 2.0) — 10 Jul 2020

Augustus’ Draconian Marriage Laws And The Banishment Of Julia Augusti

By Mary Naples

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“Let her be banished for life,” Augustus (63 BC-14 AD) is recorded as saying about the harsh exile of his only biological child, Julia, to the barren and windswept penal island of Pandateria (present-day Ventotene). Banishment from Rome,...
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Scene from the tomb of Queen Eurydice, Vergina, Greece (c 340 BC) (Public Domain) — 06 Jul 2020

Macedonian Game of Thrones Eurydice The Matriarch and Eurydice the Rebel

By MartiniF

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Eucleia, the ancient Greek female personification of glory and good repute, is the youngest of the Charites. She was the daughter of Hephaestus and Aglaea, the goddess of splendor and adoration. Alternatively, Greek biographer Plutarch tells that...
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Scene from the tomb of Queen Eurydice, Vergina, Greece (c 340 BC) (Public Domain) — 06 Jul 2020

Macedonian Game of Thrones Eurydice The Matriarch and Eurydice the Rebel

By MartiniF

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Eucleia, the ancient Greek female personification of glory and good repute, is the youngest of the Charites. She was the daughter of Hephaestus and Aglaea, the goddess of splendor and adoration. Alternatively, Greek biographer Plutarch tells that...
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Constantine the Great at the Milvian Bridge after Giulio Romano (1640) Walters Museum of Art (Public Domain) — 29 Jun 2020

In Hoc Signo Vinces: In This Sign You Will Win

By Roberto Volterri

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On the night of October 27, 312 AD at Saxa Rubra, Rome, Emperor Flavius Valerius Constantinus, (Constantine) son of Constantius I Chloros and Helena, was set to engage with the armies of Maxentius, a contender challenging the emperor for his...
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Constantine the Great at the Milvian Bridge after Giulio Romano (1640) Walters Museum of Art (Public Domain) — 29 Jun 2020

In Hoc Signo Vinces: In This Sign You Will Win

By Roberto Volterri

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On the night of October 27, 312 AD at Saxa Rubra, Rome, Emperor Flavius Valerius Constantinus, (Constantine) son of Constantius I Chloros and Helena, was set to engage with the armies of Maxentius, a contender challenging the emperor for his...
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