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![Ancient Egyptian Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3690.jpg?v=1717770607)
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Ancient Egyptian Religion
Egyptian religion was a combination of beliefs and practices which, in the modern day, would include Egyptian mythology, science, medicine, psychiatry, magic, spiritualism, herbology, as well as the modern understanding of 'religion' as belief...
![Maya Government](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/758.jpg?v=1708702563)
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Maya Government
Ancient Maya government was formed on the basis that rulers were thought to have been god-like, which to some might suggest one unified state. However, the consensus amongst anthropologists supports that each major Maya city remained its...
![Viking Warfare](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/8849.jpg?v=1713677763)
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Viking Warfare
Viking warfare, along with its key component of raiding, is inextricably connected with the expansion of Scandinavian influence along the North Atlantic and into the Mediterranean in the Viking Age (c. 790-1100 CE), where the Vikings' heavy...
![Spanish Galleon](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14771.png?v=1705934286)
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Spanish Galleon
The Spanish galleon (Spanish: galeón, nao, or navío) was a particularly large type of galleon used for both carrying cargo and as a warship armed with up to 60 cannons. Used from the mid-16th century until the early 19th century, Spanish...
![Hipparchus of Nicea](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/1130.jpg?v=1715657887)
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Hipparchus of Nicea
Hipparchus of Nicea (l. c. 190 - c. 120 BCE) was a Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician regarded as the greatest astronomer of antiquity and one of the greatest of all time. He is best known for his discovery of the precession...
![Protagoras](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4535.jpg?v=1717024923)
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Protagoras
Protagoras of Abdera (l. c. 485-415 BCE) is considered the greatest of the Sophists of ancient Greece and the first philosopher in the West to promote Subjectivism, arguing that interpretation of any given experience, or anything whatsoever...
![Byzantine Coinage](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7671.jpg?v=1657180267)
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Byzantine Coinage
The coinage of the Byzantine Empire continued that of its more ancient predecessors and functioned as a convenient method of payment for goods and services, especially to soldiers and officials, and as a means for people to pay their taxes...
![Chunkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18303.jpg?v=1705557137)
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Chunkey
Chunkey (tchung-kee) is a Native American game involving a rolling disc (or ring) and two teams of players who score by throwing their sticks to land as close to the disc as possible. The game is thought to have originated at Cahokia c. 600...
![Legio I Germanica](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14374.jpg?v=1625767202)
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Legio I Germanica
Legio I Germanica was a Roman legion that won acclaim early under Augustus (27 BCE - 14 CE) but was stripped of its title for cowardice. Stationed on the Lower Rhine, the legion mutinied in 14 CE and then faced disgrace when it turned traitor...
![Total War History: Triplex Acies (Roman Military Tactics)](/uploads/kraked/6/6-622_ci_preview.jpg)
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Total War History: Triplex Acies (Roman Military Tactics)
The Triplex Acies was the triple battle line employed by roman legions. This formation was the key to Roman military success! It allowed legions to traverse rough terrain while maintaining cohesion and provided a system for reinforcement...