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The Strict Rules Dividing Ancient Roman Social Classes
... the office of Consul or sometimes in the magistracy. If a man became the first in his house to be elected to Consul ... To be placed in this ancient Roman social class, the man had to be able to show he had a certain amount of wealth, ... was also given the status of the equestrian. If, during a man’s time, he was to be elected to the magistracy, which ...
John S. Richardson - 06/11/2020 - 21:19
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Looted Ancient Roman Bust Found In Texas Thrift Shop
... Roman military leader. Historians ‘Bust Up’ Over The Man’s Identity Many historians insist the bust depicts Nero ... Actually Make a Steed a Roman Consul? Portrait of a man, (unidentified) Roman, late 1st century BC-early 1st ... of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes) While the man’s identity remains a mystery a report in The Art ...
ashley cowie - 05/05/2022 - 22:38
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The Fearsome Wicker Man: An Eerie Way Druids Committed Human Sacrifice
The wicker man is purported to be one of the means by which the ancient ... form of druid human sacrifice which utilized the ‘wicker man’ can be found in two classical sources. Pagan ceremony involving the Wicker Man ( CC by SA 4.0 ) Second-Hand Knowledge of the Druids The ...
dhwty - 14/01/2021 - 23:09
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Corpse Medicine: Brains, Mellified Man’s Honey-flesh, or Blood Drinks!
... most extreme of these treatments was that of ‘mellified man’ - think a 100% honey diet, death, and his fat for ... / CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Corpse Medicine 1: Mellified Man And His Honeyed Human Fat While there was a host of ... one of the most intriguing and elaborate was the mellified man, a human being mummified into honey candy, which was then ...
Sahir - 13/05/2022 - 19:03
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The Garamantes, Ancient Masters of the Hostile Sahara
In the heart of the Sahara desert, an arid wasteland the size of the US, it seems nothing can survive. But there were some who mastered this most inhospitable of landscapes, and turned an empty land into their home. The ancient Garamantes flourished here, in what is now modern-day Libya. Emerging around the 1st millennium BC, the Garamantes established a remarkable society.
Aleksa Vučković - 24/03/2024 - 13:49
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Forging a Nation: The Iron Age Tribes of Britain
The Iron Age tribes of Britain were dynamic societies that flourished between roughly 800 BC and 43 AD. This pivotal period marked a significant transition in British history, characterized by the widespread use of iron tools and weapons, the emergence of complex social structures and the construction of impressive hillforts and settlements across the landscape.
Robbie Mitchell - 22/03/2024 - 14:00
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Sign Language Only in the Topkapi Palace of Suleiman!
... slaves. The Ottoman Grand Vizier (the second most powerful man below the sultan) at one time was at the head of the ...
Patricia Raswant - 20/03/2021 - 17:58
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Five Things We Learned About Our Human Origins in 2018
The question of what makes us human is one that is fascinating to most of us, and for many the answer lies in looking back to our roots as a species. 2018 was a fantastic year for learning new and exciting things about our origins, with ground-breaking discoveries and pioneering technology changing a number of perspectives and bringing new possibilities to light. From hybrid humans to signs of human behavior 300,000 years ago, these are some of the most significant stories from 2018.
Sarah P Young - 21/01/2019 - 13:48
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The Roman Republic – Was It Truly A Republic?
... to the Roman Pantheon? Roman Mythology of the Ages of Man, Metamorphoses and the Founding of Rome The Battle of ...
dhwty - 19/01/2019 - 22:58
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The Emperor is Dead, Let Confucianism and Chaos Reign! The Rise and Fall of Wang Mang and the Xin Dynasty
... Mang and the Xin Dynasty; a legacy that lasted only one man’s lifetime. Some saw Wang Mang as an evil usurper – ... Mang and the Xin Dynasty; a legacy that lasted only one man’s lifetime. Initially, Wang Mang was a Han official, ... was born in 45 BC to a prominent family. His father, Wang Man, was the younger brother of the Empress Wang Zheng Jun, ...
dhwty - 16/05/2018 - 13:58
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Neanderthals Passed Human Papillomavirus to Homo Sapiens in Eurasia
It is well-known that modern humans interbred with Neanderthals during the time they co-existed in Europe and Asia. A 2018 study revealed an interesting and intriguing detail about that interbreeding, which occurred between 80,000 and 40,000 years ago. Researchers tracing the development of the cervical cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) in ancient populations concluded that Neanderthals likely passed a specific strain of HPV to modern humans at that time.
Nathan Falde - 14/09/2021 - 02:00
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Changes in Human Hunting Practices May Explain Human Brain Development
... their social groups well-fed. Unfortunately for proto-man, the hunting was a little too easy, and over time an ...
Nathan Falde - 02/03/2021 - 23:18
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The Norman Conquest Didn’t Kill the English Appetite
A team of researchers have established that Norman dietary influences in England after the Norman Conquest were less profound than previously imagined. This was a huge surprise given the perceived impact of Norman culture on Anglo-Saxon England.
Ed Whelan - 07/07/2020 - 19:04
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‘Dragon Man’ Skull Found in China May Be ANOTHER New Human Species
... scientists say the Harbin skull belonged to a 50-year-old man who lived sometime between 146,000 and 296,000 years ago. ... named their new species Homo longi , which means ‘Dragon Man’ in Chinese. DNA Study Reveals We Have a Mystery Human ... Than We Think A portrait showing what the so-called Dragon Man could have looked like. (Chuang Zhao / The Innovation ) ...
Nathan Falde - 25/06/2021 - 22:57
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9,000-Year-Old Cheddar Man Has Living Descendant Still Living in The Same Area
Cheddar Man is the name given to the remains of a man that was found in Gough’s Cave in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, England. Cheddar Man was discovered around the turn of the 20th century, and ...
dhwty - 08/11/2016 - 14:44
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The Real History of the Romani People and the Misnomer of Gypsies
Colloquially, and rather insultingly, known as 'gypsies', the history and culture of the Romani people is surrounded by stereotypes and misnomers, none more damningly pervasive than Esméralda from the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Because of such images spread by mass media's misunderstandings of the Romani, it is often believed that the Romani people are to be feared or exiled and avoided.
Riley Winters - 07/01/2021 - 00:17
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DNA Study Reveals We Have a Mystery Human Ancestor
... about human evolution, including if H. Erectus (upright man) is our ancestor. It is also possible that the mysterious ... archaic human ancestor species. A reconstruction of Peking Man or Homo erectus pekinensis, a specimens of Homo erectus ...
Ed Whelan - 07/08/2020 - 17:33
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Make Wine Not War: Digs in England Reveal 1st Century Roman Vineyard
Excavations in Cambridgeshire, England, recently produced evidence to suggest that Roman winemakers were active in the region in the first century, possibly as early as 43 AD. This was the time of Emperor Claudius’s invasion of the British Isles, an event which reduced the lands of the modern United Kingdom to occupied territory for nearly four centuries.
Nathan Falde - 19/07/2023 - 14:54
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Roman Fort Used During Conquest of Britain Found in the Netherlands
Between 43 AD and 410 AD, large parts of Britain were under Roman occupation. Part of the Roman empire’s eastwards occupation, these conquered territories had the status of a Roman province.
Sahir - 27/12/2021 - 18:00
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How Gaul ‘Barbarians’ Influenced Ancient Roman Religion
The continental neighbors of the Romans, the Gauls were considered barbaric entities which the Republic and Empire attempted to colonize multiple times. Caesar’s numerous conquests on the mainland allowed for constant military encampment within Gaul, resulting in a need to bring the Gallic religion under some kind of Roman control. This culminated in what is now known as the Gallo-Roman religion, an amalgamation of the two faiths.
Riley Winters - 24/09/2020 - 20:59