In four episodes, the BBC’s Civilisations series tells the story of the fall of the Romans, Aztecs, Egypt’s Ptolemies and ...

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The British Empire was the largest empire in history. At its height in 1922, it covered around a quarter of Earth's land ...

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The place is a tourist hotel in the South. An American tourist asks the receptionist, “Where’s the elevator?” After some ...

To find a single coin in an archaeological excavation is not especially unusual, to find a hoard of coins is uncommon, and to find a hoard of gold coins is exceptionally rare. Thus, when archaeologist ...

Women secured critical progress in the Roman republic. Their rights were rolled back with the republic's collapse.

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Governments are elected in Sri Lanka with massive majorities, and huge expectations, due to protest votes against failed ...

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Deutsche Bank analysts noted five factors behind Bitcoin's 35% plunge from its October peak, including a hawkish Federal Reserve.