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The Greeks really do have near-mythical origins, ancient DNA reveals (photos)

DNA analysis unearths origins of Minoans & Mycenaeans, the first major European civilizations

John Dee’s Enochian Magick: Language of the Angels or encrypted spy talk?

Dee's work in mathematics & navigation was instrumental in the development of English colonial expansion & he was also known for his work on alchemy & the occult

Caesars loved tweezers! Plucking Romans were obsessed with hair removal

Vanity & Plucking: A public & private obsession

The Enigma of Cleopatra’s Death: Was it suicide or murder?

From powerful ruler to tragic demise: Cleopatra’s Life & Death

Malaysia detains Chinese barge on suspicion of looting WWII British warship wrecks

Malaysian media reported that illegal salvage operators were believed to have targeted the HMS Repulse and the HMS Prince of Wales

Tracing Time: Ancient History on Kefalonia Island

Vivid ancient history, where epic tales and long-lost civilizations echo in every monumental relic and artifact

Today, 570 years ago The Fall of Constantinople changed the course of history

The Ottoman Turks breached the walls of the queen of cities

The law that led to Roman honor killings & other extreme Roman marriage laws

Laws were everything for Romans...

Smooching & herpes inseparable for more than 4,000 years

Troels Pank Arbøll & Sophie Lund Rasmussen examined cuneiform writings from Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq & Syria, looking for references to kissing

Turkey sold the bones of slaughtered Greeks & Armenians for industrial use

The news reports describe how the human remains originated from the port of Mudania on the Sea of Marmara in Turkey

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