In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in scalding stone and ash. The ...
He’s the mythical Celtic warlord who held out against the Anglo Saxon invasion of Britain. His right-hand man was a wizard, ...
Boudica, the legendary queen of the Iceni tribe, remains one of history’s most inspiring and formidable figures. Known for ...
As should be abundantly clear after “Napoleon,” “Robin Hood,” and “Kingdom of Heaven,” Ridley Scott is interested in history as a vehicle for studying characters and/or huge volleys of flaming arrows.
Amanirenas, the one-eyed warrior queen of the Kush, should be much more famous ... people’s sovereignty from Augustus with the Treaty of Samos, which was described as being essentially a Roman ...
Israel has ramped up bombing in the historic Lebanese city of Baalbek, famed for its Roman temples, following an evacuation warning for 400,000 people in ... leader says The name "Baalbek ...
Nov. 9 (UPI) --A volcanic eruption destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD, but an avalanche of tourists has caused officials to restrict daily visits to no more than 20,000. The famous ...
Poetry has great power to move the hearts of men and women. It cannot be entirely wrong to wish for one great poet to have ...
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