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The Fame of Gladiators Reached the Remotest Areas of the Roman Empire: A Left-Handed “Secutor” Knife Handle Found at Hadrian’s Wall
Gladiator-shaped knife handle found in Hadrian's Wall Credit: English Heritage In the waters of the river near the Roman town ...
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A caliga sole with the nails still in their original intact arrangement and other vestiges of the everyday life of Roman legionaries, found in Germany
During recent renovations of a playground near the wall of the ancient Roman camp in Haltern am See (Germany), a team of ...
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French Women Had More Power in the Middle Ages Than After the Revolution
In the 14th century, power in Europe was largely in the hands of the aristocracy. Surprisingly, one-fifth of the rulers were ...
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George Anson, the British seafarer who circumnavigated the world to capture the Spanish Acapulco Galleon
The War of Jenkins’ Ear pitted Britain against Spain from 1739 to 1748, leaving three particularly noteworthy episodes in its ...
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Las mujeres francesas tenían más poder en la Edad Media que después de la Revolución
En el siglo XIV el poder en Europa se encontraba en gran medida en manos de la aristocracia. Sorprendentemente, un quinto de ...
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El hombre más rico del mundo durante la primera mitad del siglo XIX fue un comerciante chino que prestaba dinero a los millonarios americanos
Si preguntásemos quién era la persona más rica del mundo en la primera mitad del siglo XIX, probablemente muchos pensarán en ...