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Pepper has long been the king of spices and for almost 2,000 years dominated world trade. Originating in India, it was known in Greece by the 4th century BCE and was an integral part of the Roman diet by 30 BCE. It remained a force in Europe...

Ghost stories have existed for thousands of years, often in similar forms and frequently dealing with the same themes, in many of the most ancient cultures. The writer H.P. Lovecraft once wrote, "As may naturally be expected of a form so...

Chaeronea is the site of the famous Battle of Chaeronea (338 BCE) Phillip II of Macedon's decisive defeat of the Greek city-states. At Chaeronea in Boeotia (north of Corinth) Phillip and his allies from Thessaly, Epirus, Aetolia, Northern...

Olympias, born with the name Myrtle, was the daughter of Neoptolemus, the king of Epirus, which was a Greek kingdom southwest of Macedonia and became the second wife of Philip II of Macedon, and is probably best known as the mother of Alexander...

This map illustrates the shifting frontiers of the Byzantine Empire from the accession of Justinian I (reign circa 527 - 565) to the Fourth Crusade's sack of Constantinople in 1204, showing how the Greek-speaking eastern Roman state acted...

The Imperium Romaniae, commonly known as the Latin Empire (1204–1261), emerged from the upheaval of the Fourth Crusade (1202–1204), when Western European forces captured and sacked Constantinople in 1204. This event brought an abrupt end...

This map depicts the territories under Julius Caesar and Roman Senate in the wake of the outbreak of Caesar's Civil War in 49 BCE in the Roman Republic. Caesar crossed the Rubicon and marched on Rome while Pompey, supported by the Senate...

A map illustrating Roman rule in the Balkans around 200 CE, characterized by significant administrative, military, and cultural integration into the Empire. The region was divided into several provinces (Moesia Superior, Moesia Inferior...

The Roman aqueduct at Nicopolis in Epirus, Italy. Nicopolis was founded in 29 BCE by Augustus (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE), and is notable for being the home of the philosopher Epictetus (c. 50 CE - c. 130 CE) after his exile by Domitian (r. 81 -...

View towards the Vjosa valley from Byllis, Albania. The site occupied a dominant position on the summit of a hill, over the road from Apollonia to Epirus and into Macedonia.