The Roman Empire: Rise, Rule and Fall
The Roman Empire from Augustus to 1453: its emperors, legions and fall, plus what the Vindolanda tablets and plague research…
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How did Cleopatra die? The asp myth vs Roman accounts
Did Cleopatra really die from an asp bite in 30 BC? Compare Augustan propaganda with the surviving ancient accounts of…
Joan of Arc and the Real 9-Day Siege of Orléans
In September 1519, five ships set sail from Spain under Ferdinand Magellan. Three years later, a single vessel returned, completing…