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Where did the power of Rome originate? Was it in its laws? In its innovations? Was it
AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE?
Sometimes, a single narrative comes to dominate how we remember a year. So it is with 1776. This, as every history lover knows, was the date that the American colonies declared their independence, beg
A mosaic from the third or fourth century AD depicts gladiatorial combat. Rather than having slender, muscular bodies like modern athletes, these Roman fighters were lopsided and fat The gladiators of
Ancient Rome as you’ve never seen it before
Samurai rose to be global emblems of honour and courage, but their story doesn’t always match the myths they told about themselves, as a British Museum exhibition shows
ENGINEERING THE END OF MEDIEVAL WARFARE