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A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away.
A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...
The Nation on MSN6d
The Impossibly Intertwined History of the Americas
A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.
Nintendo Download: 24th April (North America)
Cave of Illusions (Vidas Games, 24th Apr, $4.99) - Cave of Illusions surrounds a series of events in Looninville, New ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN4h
'Mini ice age' possibly led to end of Roman Empire, suggests unusual rocks in Iceland
Geological evidence off the coast of Iceland suggests climate change as a key factor in the decline of the Roman Empire.
NASA’s Roman Telescope Set to Map Billions of Galaxies and Hunt Rogue Planets
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is gearing up to unlock the deepest secrets of the universe with three ...
Archaeologists Excavated Mysterious Ruins—and Uncovered an Ancient Roman Fort
Archaeologists solved the mystery of the ruins of the Desolate Castle, determining that the mysterious site on the Danube ...
Study Finds on MSN5d
Barbarian Invaders Shattered Roman Britain — Thanks To Hot, Dry Summers
Discover how droughts contributed to the Barbarian Conspiracy invasion and affected Roman control in southern Britain.
Live Science8h
Pompeii quiz: How much do you know about the Roman town destroyed by Mount Vesuvius?
As the largest town closest to the volcano, Pompeii suffered the most damage and was essentially wiped off the map. It was ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation4d
Skeleton from Roman gladiator cemetery was mauled by a lion or other big cat, archaeologists suggest
It's the first physical evidence of gladiator-animal combat in the Roman Empire. Forced to fight animals and each other for entertainment, gladiators loom large in the public imagination of the ...
TheGamer on MSN4d
Pax Augusta Review - This Is My Roman Empire
Pax Augusta is a highly detailed and highly ambitious city-builder from solo developer Roger Gassman. You take control of a ...
Popular Science4d
Gladiator bones finally confirm human-lion combat in Roman Europe
And according to a study published April 23 in the journal PLOS One, the skeleton displays the first-ever evidence of human-animal combat in Europe during the Roman Empire. Gladiator combat is a ...
Earth.com1d
Archeologists discover sculptures that could be almost life-size representations of a Roman family
New, almost life-size statues discovered in a necropolis in Pompeii. Details about the possible Roman priestess.