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Teacher's collection of over 130 ancient Roman coins auctions for over $1 million
A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 ...
Ever Wonder Why These 15 Countries Are Called What They Are?
Country names often fade into the background of a map and eventually become fixed and obvious. But the truth is, they’re anything but. These names are often rooted in ancient riddles, happy accidents, ...
A Metal Detectorist Found an Ancient Gold Coin That May Mark the Rise of Christianity
A gold shilling located by a metal detectorist near Norwich may be no larger than a fingernail, but it wields quite a bit of ...
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Ancient Romans snacked on deep-fried songbirds
Birds were prominent figures in ancient Rome. Certain owls and eagles were considered powerful divinatory omens, while ...
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World’s Richest Shipwreck: The Coins That Could Confirm the Identity of the San José Galleon Sunk in the Colombian Caribbean
An investigation carried out with an unmanned underwater vehicle has revealed new details about an 18th-century shipwreck in ...
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Gold coins from 'world's richest shipwreck' reveal 300-year-old depictions of castles, lions and Jerusalem crosses
Researchers used robotic diving vehicles to study gold coins on the seafloor by the wreck of the Spanish galleon San José.
What the coins of the San José Galleon shipwreck reveal
Researchers have used an unmanned underwater vehicle to carry out a non-intrusive investigation of an 18th-century AD ...
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Mithridates’ Kingdom: What Alexander’s Empire Could Have Been?
A hodgepodge of East and West, Mithridates’ Pontic Empire emerges as a compelling possibility of what Alexander's empire could've been.