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Caesar, the Flawed Genius
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Caesar, the Flawed Genius

Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE) often appears as a flawed genius. A genius, he dominated his generation. Flawed, he was murdered...
Mark Antony's Parthian Campaign
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Mark Antony's Parthian Campaign

In 36 BCE, Mark Antony (83-30 BCE) invaded Parthia, hoping to render himself one of the great conquerors of the Greco-Roman...
Mark Antony's Oration at Caesar's Funeral
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Mark Antony's Oration at Caesar's Funeral

Amid the chaos and strife following the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, Mark Antony (83-30 BCE...
A Noble Ruin by W. Jeffrey Tatum
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A Noble Ruin by W. Jeffrey Tatum

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Government and Taxes under Diocletian and Constantine
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Government and Taxes under Diocletian and Constantine

The state created by Diocletian and Constantine used to be described as despotic and oppressive...
Ibn Sina, Biruni, and the Lost Enlightenment
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Ibn Sina, Biruni, and the Lost Enlightenment

Ibn Sina and Biruni were two of the most outstanding thinkers to have lived between ancient Greece and...
The Changing Interpretation of the Spanish Conquest in the Americas
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The Changing Interpretation of the Spanish Conquest in the Americas

The fall in 1519 of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Mexica or Aztec Empire, as it was...
Life of Plato of Athens
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Life of Plato of Athens

Plato of Athens (424 or 423 to 347 BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher whose work is considered so important that he may...
The Triumphal Feast of Vitellius
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The Triumphal Feast of Vitellius

The emperor Aulus Vitellius (r. 69 CE) had never wanted to be Rome's emperor. Aulus was from a family of court flatterers...
The Extraordinary Journey of David Ingram
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The Extraordinary Journey of David Ingram

David Ingram was an Elizabethan explorer who famously walked over 3500 miles from Veracruz to New Brunswick...
Suleiman the Magnificent
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Suleiman the Magnificent

Suleiman the Magnificent (aka Süleyman I or Suleiman I, r. 1520-1566) was the tenth and longest-reigning sultan of the...
Medieval Climate Anomaly in the Americas
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Medieval Climate Anomaly in the Americas

To climatologists, the period of seven to twelve centuries ago was known as a "Climate Anomaly" or a "Warm...

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