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2,000-Year-Old Leather Shoe Reveals This Roman Soldier (At Least) Had Massive FeetA Roman leather shoe from Magna Fort

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2,000-Year-Old Leather Shoe Reveals This Roman Soldier (At Least) Had Massive FeetA Roman leather shoe from Magna Fort
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2,000-Year-Old Leather Shoe Reveals This Roman Soldier (At Least) Had Massive Feet

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Why Was Crossing The Rubicon (A Pretty Pathetic River) Such A Big Deal?A lithograph of Julius Caesar's first invasion of Britain created in 1847.

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Why Was Crossing The Rubicon (A Pretty Pathetic River) Such A Big Deal?A lithograph of Julius Caesar's first invasion of Britain created in 1847.
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Why Was Crossing The Rubicon (A Pretty Pathetic River) Such A Big Deal?

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Title Of Ancient Burnt Herculaneum Scroll Identified For First Time In 2,000 YearsA photo taken within the square of a rich house building in Herculaneum. The square has pillars and overhanging roofs either side. Most of the pillars and the walls behind them have rich red paint while the others appear to be sandstone. Trees and a raised grassy bank are visible in the background.

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Title Of Ancient Burnt Herculaneum Scroll Identified For First Time In 2,000 YearsA photo taken within the square of a rich house building in Herculaneum. The square has pillars and overhanging roofs either side. Most of the pillars and the walls behind them have rich red paint while the others appear to be sandstone. Trees and a raised grassy bank are visible in the background.
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Title Of Ancient Burnt Herculaneum Scroll Identified For First Time In 2,000 Years

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First Ever Evidence Of Roman Gladiators Fighting Lions Discovered In BritainRelief of gladiators fighting lions

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First Ever Evidence Of Roman Gladiators Fighting Lions Discovered In BritainRelief of gladiators fighting lions
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First Ever Evidence Of Roman Gladiators Fighting Lions Discovered In Britain

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Raunchy Paintings Show A Wine-Glugging Cult Of "Wild Women" At PompeiiRed painting frescoes at the Roman city of Pompeii

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Raunchy Paintings Show A Wine-Glugging Cult Of "Wild Women" At PompeiiRed painting frescoes at the Roman city of Pompeii
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Raunchy Paintings Show A Wine-Glugging Cult Of "Wild Women" At Pompeii

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Orichalcum: Ancient Writers Spoke Of A Mysterious Metal Linked To City Of AtlantisStatue of the ancient Greek philospher Plato in Athens, Greece.

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Orichalcum: Ancient Writers Spoke Of A Mysterious Metal Linked To City Of AtlantisStatue of the ancient Greek philospher Plato in Athens, Greece.
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Orichalcum: Ancient Writers Spoke Of A Mysterious Metal Linked To City Of Atlantis

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A 3rd Century Silver Relic Is Earliest Proof Of Christianity In Europe North Of AlpsA gold Christ on a Christian Cross against a blue sky background

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A 3rd Century Silver Relic Is Earliest Proof Of Christianity In Europe North Of AlpsA gold Christ on a Christian Cross against a blue sky background
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A 3rd Century Silver Relic Is Earliest Proof Of Christianity In Europe North Of Alps

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The Ancients May Have Been Right About Pompeii's Day Of Destruction In 79 CEMount Vesuvius looks over the Archaeological Park of Pompeii near the coast of the Bay of Naples, southern Italy.

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The Ancients May Have Been Right About Pompeii's Day Of Destruction In 79 CEMount Vesuvius looks over the Archaeological Park of Pompeii near the coast of the Bay of Naples, southern Italy.
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The Ancients May Have Been Right About Pompeii's Day Of Destruction In 79 CE

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One Of The Earliest Depictions Of Jesus Shows Him With A Donkey HeadStone rubbing trace of the drawing from Alexamenos Graffito, the disrespectful doodle dates to around 200 CE, the earliest pictorial representation of the crucified Christ.

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One Of The Earliest Depictions Of Jesus Shows Him With A Donkey HeadStone rubbing trace of the drawing from Alexamenos Graffito, the disrespectful doodle dates to around 200 CE, the earliest pictorial representation of the crucified Christ.
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One Of The Earliest Depictions Of Jesus Shows Him With A Donkey Head

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Pompeii's Suburban Bath Frescoes Reveal Insights Into Roman SexualityA photo of the restored bath house. The image shows the bath entrance as a small single story square space attached to the two story building that made up the rest of the space. In the background are the remains of other buildings. To the left of the bathhouse are the remains of another space that does not have a roof. Instead, an metal roof has been installed to protect it.

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Pompeii's Suburban Bath Frescoes Reveal Insights Into Roman SexualityA photo of the restored bath house. The image shows the bath entrance as a small single story square space attached to the two story building that made up the rest of the space. In the background are the remains of other buildings. To the left of the bathhouse are the remains of another space that does not have a roof. Instead, an metal roof has been installed to protect it.
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Pompeii's Suburban Bath Frescoes Reveal Insights Into Roman Sexuality

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Extraordinary Roman Marble Floor Discovered In Ancient Sunken CityA female diver is looking at part of the marble floor. The floor consists of multiple square marble shapes encircles with rounder stones. There are two of the same blue coloured surrounding and one with a red colour to the left of the image.

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Extraordinary Roman Marble Floor Discovered In Ancient Sunken CityA female diver is looking at part of the marble floor. The floor consists of multiple square marble shapes encircles with rounder stones. There are two of the same blue coloured surrounding and one with a red colour to the left of the image.
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Extraordinary Roman Marble Floor Discovered In Ancient Sunken City

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The Gladiator II Trailer Looks Epic, But Is Any Of It Accurate? We Asked The ExpertsPaul Mescal and Pedro Pascal appear to be duelling in the Roman Colosseum, a still from the motion picture trailer. The two men are wearing leather armour and a sword is hanging in the air, presumably from someone having been disarmed.

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The Gladiator II Trailer Looks Epic, But Is Any Of It Accurate? We Asked The ExpertsPaul Mescal and Pedro Pascal appear to be duelling in the Roman Colosseum, a still from the motion picture trailer. The two men are wearing leather armour and a sword is hanging in the air, presumably from someone having been disarmed.
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The Gladiator II Trailer Looks Epic, But Is Any Of It Accurate? We Asked The Experts

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Damnatio Ad Bestias: This Roman Execution Method Was As Wild As It GetsClose-up of male lion roaring

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Damnatio Ad Bestias: This Roman Execution Method Was As Wild As It GetsClose-up of male lion roaring
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Damnatio Ad Bestias: This Roman Execution Method Was As Wild As It Gets

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Rare "Mysterious Lump" Of Purple, Once Worth More Than Gold, Found In Roman DrainA lump of Tyrian Purple found at a Roman bath in Carlisle near Hadrian's Wall.

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Rare "Mysterious Lump" Of Purple, Once Worth More Than Gold, Found In Roman DrainA lump of Tyrian Purple found at a Roman bath in Carlisle near Hadrian's Wall.
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Rare "Mysterious Lump" Of Purple, Once Worth More Than Gold, Found In Roman Drain

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1,700-Year-Old Uncracked Egg With Yolk Still Inside Is Astonishing Roman FindA 1,700 year old uncracked intact egg from Roman Britain.

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1,700-Year-Old Uncracked Egg With Yolk Still Inside Is Astonishing Roman FindA 1,700 year old uncracked intact egg from Roman Britain.
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1,700-Year-Old Uncracked Egg With Yolk Still Inside Is Astonishing Roman Find

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