Life-sized murals discovered on walls of Pompeii home buried by volcanic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago
In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced ...
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The Fall of Constantinople: Tracing History in Istanbul, Turkey
The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered ...
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New Archaeological Evidence Makes A Case For The Great Wall Of China Being 300 Years Older Than Previously Thought
With thousands of miles yet to fully explore, we can only wonder what other secrets are just waiting to be discovered.
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Antique World Map
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Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer 1, 1907
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Imposing Walls Defended Constantinople For Ten Centuries
Restored section of the Theodosian Walls at the Selymbria Gate. Credit: Bigdaddy1204 / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons As the wealthy capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, Constantinople ...
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The Sports Riot That Nearly Destroyed Constantinople in 532 AD
Due to its size and capacity for a large ... the Hippodrome to the shelter of the Great Palace walls. The emperor’s retreat served to embolden the mob, which promptly spilled onto the streets of ...
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How the Internet Made In-Store Shopping Miserable
E-commerce didn’t kill bricks-and-mortar stores, but it made them worse. Much worse.