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The British Pope most people have never heard of
"Breakspear was a young, impoverished lad from England, with no family connections, no money, and it was quite remarkable ...
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First physical evidence found of gladiators fighting fierce animals in Roman arenas
Archaeologists working at Driffield Terrace, a well-preserved Roman cemetery in York, have uncovered the first direct ...
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Far from the Colosseum: Lion Bite Confirms First Evidence of Gladiator Animal Combat in UK
A lion's bite has confirmed the death of a gladiator in an ancient Roman arena - revealing a brutal spectacle far beyond the Colosseum. Archaeologists have found the first physical evidence of ...
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Mini ice age was final death blow to Roman Empire, unusual rocks in Iceland suggest
Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...
From theater of the Romans to weapons from era of Genghis Khan: See latest finds
An earthquake exposed an ancient theater in Croatia, and weapons were found stashed in a Russia museum.
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The Island Where Napoleon Was Sent to Die
They needed a prison for the most dangerous man in the World. Napoleon had seized supreme power in France. He’d marched his ...
Most popes are buried beneath the Vatican—but Francis is breaking tradition
The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of crypts, ...