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Etruscan Warfare
The Etruscan civilization, which flourished in central Italy from the 8th to 3rd century BCE, gained a reputation in antiquity for being party-loving pushovers when it came to warfare, but the reality is somewhat different. History...
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Trojan War
The Trojan War was fought between Greeks and the defenders of the city of Troy in Anatolia sometime in the late Bronze Age. The story has grabbed the imagination for millennia but a conflict between Mycenaeans and Hittites may well...
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Helmet of 'Illyrian' Type
The ribs on the crown were used for affixing the crest.
From the area of Olympia, Peloponnese. 600-550 BCE. Made from bronze. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).
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Face to Face with the Sutton Hoo Helmet
You didn't think Sue only did swords did you? The excavations at Sutton Hoo during 1939 were unique for a number reasons. We're not sure the exact number of reasons (like Irving, maths really isn't our thing...
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The Classical Orders of Architecture - From Greece to Rome, the Five Pillars of Architectural Design
The five classical orders of architecture: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite, form a codified system of proportion, decoration, and structural logic...
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Riace Bronzes
The Riace Bronzes, also known as the Riace Warriors, are a pair of bronze statues most likely sculpted in Greece in the mid-5th century BCE and rescued from the Ionian Sea near Riace Marina, Italy in 1972 CE. Slightly larger than...
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Female Gladiators In Ancient Rome
Female gladiators in ancient Rome – referred to by modern-day scholars as gladiatrix – may have been uncommon but they did exist. Evidence suggests that a number of women participated in the public games of Rome...
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Wall Reliefs: Apkallus of the North-West Palace at Nimrud
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people. (Karl Marx, Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of...
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Vikings: Jewelry, Weapons & Social Change at The VIKINGR Exhibition
In April 2019, The Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, Norway, opened its doors to the new exhibition VÍKINGR, containing rich treasures and unique archaeological finds from the Viking...
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Roman Architecture
Roman architecture continued the legacy left by Greek architects and the established architectural orders, especially the Corinthian. The Romans were also innovators and they combined new construction techniques and materials...
