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How Rome Finally Fell in 2011: Exploring Every Claimant to the Roman Empire

The fall of the Roman Empire is one of history’s greatest mysteries, and determining the year it truly ended is a complex ...
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The 400-Year-Old, Million-Dollar Map That Put China at the Center of the World

Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...
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Archaeologists in Jordan used an ancient map to track down a long-lost Byzantine city hidden under desert sands along the shores of the Dead Sea.

Archaeologists in southern Jordan have uncovered the long-lost Byzantine city of Tharais, tucked away on the southeast coast ...