E VER SINCE the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered by Bedouin shepherds in the 1940s, debate has raged over their exact age.

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A tomb that may have been built for a close friend of Alexander the Great may be aligned with the winter solstice.

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The Greeks had several water gods that reigned over the oceans, seas, rivers and land, including Amphitrite, Poseidon, Proteus, Nereus, Tethys, Okeanos, Thetis ...