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From miasma to miracles: how medieval medicine desperately battled the bubonic plague
How scientific and technological advancements have expanded the possibilities of human creativity
In short, yes: the Victorians did indeed think eating mummified remains pilfered from ancient Egyptian tombs was a good idea, although they did not come up with the idea themselves. The morbid practic
Carthage burned for six days. After three long years of siege, in the spring of 146 BC Roman soldiers finally broke through the city’s defences and began to slaughter the population. But still the Car
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