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A building discovered in Hungary solves the mystery of the death of the Roman Emperor Valentinian I and the proclamation of his four-year-old son

In the cold autumn of AD 375, the Roman Emperor Valentinian I, known for his fierce temper and firmness in defending the ...
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A Luxurious Egyptian Vessel Found in the Back Room of a Fast-Food Tavern in Pompeii, Reused as a Kitchen Utensil

In the small kitchen of a thermopolium, the equivalent of a street food stall in ancient Pompeii, an unexpected and luxurious ...
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Scientists Discover that the Abundance of Phosphorus in the Equatorial Atlantic Triggers the Massive Proliferation of Sargassum

Every summer, the idyllic landscape of the Mexican Caribbean coast is disrupted by a brown, foul-smelling tide. Beaches with ...
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The most detailed map of the Roman Empire’s road network reveals that we know with certainty the location of only 2.7% of its roads

Imagine a map that shows, with an unprecedented level of detail, the immense network of roads that once connected the vast ...
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Monemvasia, the Spectacular and Isolated Fortified City Founded by the Last Spartans

At the eastern edge of the Peloponnese, facing the open waters of the Laconian Sea, rises a limestone promontory a mile long ...