Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems. As the Roman Empire expanded and became richer, its wealthy citizens ...

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While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

Archaeologists discovered an ancient city in North Macedonia that might be Lyncus, the capital of an ancient civilization.

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The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

Though few have heard of the ancient queen, nearly everyone has heard ... Angeloff estimated that roughly 10,000 people lived in the city at its peak, though future excavations are likely to ...

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