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10 Things About Ancient Rome You Won’t See in History Books
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October 21, 2020
10 Things About Ancient Rome You Won’t See in History Books
Ancient Rome was much more than emperors, philosophers, and gladiatorial battles. The Romans left us many mysteries and had traditions…
5 Things We Think Are Unique to “Modern Society” But Already Existed in Ancient Rome
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September 10, 2020
5 Things We Think Are Unique to “Modern Society” But Already Existed in Ancient Rome
When we think about ancient civilizations and cultures, many of us wrongly believe that these ancient societies were far from…
How the Eruption of a Volcano in Alaska is Linked to the Demise of Ancient Rome
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June 23, 2020
How the Eruption of a Volcano in Alaska is Linked to the Demise of Ancient Rome
The eruption of Alaska’s Okmok volcano is linked to a previously unexplained period of extreme cold weather in ancient Rome.…
What a Trillion Stars Look Like: Here’s The Sharpest View of the Andromeda Galaxy
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April 19, 2019
What a Trillion Stars Look Like: Here’s The Sharpest View of the Andromeda Galaxy
The image is beyond breathtaking. It’s nearly inconceivable to the human mind. It is vast. It’s mind-boggling beautiful, yet confusing…
There’s a Star in the Andromeda Galaxy that Explodes Each Year
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February 26, 2019
There’s a Star in the Andromeda Galaxy that Explodes Each Year
A San Diego State University astrophysicist has helped discover evidence of a gigantic remnant surrounding an exploding star—a shell of…
The Roman Colosseum: From Cruelty to Perfection
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October 28, 2020
The Roman Colosseum: From Cruelty to Perfection
The Roman Colosseum – one of the most impressive ancient structures known to modern man. When built in antiquity –…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Nazca Culture
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October 27, 2020
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Nazca Culture
In Southern Peru, hundreds of geoglyphs adorn the surface of the Nazca Desert. Protected from the dry climate, these ancient…
10 Most Influential Roman Emperors
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October 24, 2020
10 Most Influential Roman Emperors
The Roman Empire left a lasting impression both in Italy and throughout Europe, as far as it stretched, and today…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Ancient Egyptian Obelisks and Their Meaning
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October 24, 2020
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Ancient Egyptian Obelisks and Their Meaning
Eye captivating obelisks built by ancient Egyptian kings still cause awe and wonder among Egyptologists, architects, and visiting tourists from…
We Landed on Venus Exactly 45 Years Ago; Here Are The Surface Images
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October 23, 2020
We Landed on Venus Exactly 45 Years Ago; Here Are The Surface Images
Not long ago, the world was shaken by a scientific study that had “claimed” researchers had found possible traces of…
The Scientific Exotica Catalog Lists The Most Likely Places in the Universe Where Aliens Could Exist
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October 20, 2020
The Scientific Exotica Catalog Lists The Most Likely Places in the Universe Where Aliens Could Exist
Breakthrough Listen is a 10-year-long program dedicated to the search for alien communications. While it is the most comprehensive program…
Unwritten Mystery: The Alleged UFO Incident Near Aztec, New Mexico, Known As The “Other Roswell”
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October 17, 2020
Unwritten Mystery: The Alleged UFO Incident Near Aztec, New Mexico, Known As The “Other Roswell”
Everybody has heard stories about the most famous UFO sighting/incident in Roswell from 1947. Despite the obvious cover-up of the…
One of the Brightest Stars in the Sky–Supergiant Betelgeuse–is Much Closer to Earth Than Previously Thought
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October 16, 2020
One of the Brightest Stars in the Sky–Supergiant Betelgeuse–is Much Closer to Earth Than Previously Thought
There are many stars in the sky, and there’s a saying that there are more stars than grains of sand…
Here Are 8 Ancient Egyptian Obelisks the Roman Empire Took From Egypt
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October 15, 2020
Here Are 8 Ancient Egyptian Obelisks the Roman Empire Took From Egypt
Ancient Egyptian obelisks are a hallmark of Rome. There is no other city in the Christian world that boasts as…
10 Things NASA’s Interstellar Spacecraft Voyager 1 and 2 Helped Reveal
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October 13, 2020
10 Things NASA’s Interstellar Spacecraft Voyager 1 and 2 Helped Reveal
Voyager 1 and 2 – perhaps one of NASA’s greatest achievements although it happened more than 40 years ago. In…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Surface of Earth’s Moon
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October 12, 2020
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Surface of Earth’s Moon
The moon is the most prominent astronomical object one can spot in the night sky. Multiple stages of the moon…
10 Things You Should Know About the Ground-breaking Discovery of Intact Brain Cells in a 2000-year-old Skull Near Vesuvius
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October 8, 2020
10 Things You Should Know About the Ground-breaking Discovery of Intact Brain Cells in a 2000-year-old Skull Near Vesuvius
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. is one of the darkest events in ancient Roman history and one…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know Were Inventions of the Roman Empire
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October 5, 2020
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know Were Inventions of the Roman Empire
It is unimaginable how much of our modern life has been influenced by ancient civilizations. Following my previous articles on…
5 Untold Secrets You Probably Didn’t Know About the Vatican’s Necropolis
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October 4, 2020
5 Untold Secrets You Probably Didn’t Know About the Vatican’s Necropolis
You can’t visit the Vatican and not ask about the Pope, St.Peter’s Basilica, Vatican Library, or Vatican Necropolis. Today’s article…
10 Longest Wars in Ancient and Medieval History You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
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October 4, 2020
10 Longest Wars in Ancient and Medieval History You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
Unfortunately or not, war has occupied a significant part of human life from the dawn of humanity. The earliest historical…
10 Ancient Deities Worshipped by the Ancient Romans
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October 3, 2020
10 Ancient Deities Worshipped by the Ancient Romans
The mythology and religious ideas of the ancient Romans were initially extremely simplistic. In other words, their ancient deities were…
Here are 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Stonehenge
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October 1, 2020
Here are 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Stonehenge
It is indeed immensely picturesque. I can fancy sitting all a summer’s day watching its shadows shorten and lengthen again,…