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Ancient historians described them as a people not to be trifled with. Xenophon, the fourth-century B.C. Greek warrior and ... While building a vast empire that included much of present-day Syria ...

British author J. R. R. Tolkien's tale of the fall of Númenor was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis.

The legendary ancient Greek courtesan Lais of Corinth was famous for her beauty that left no man resistant to her charms, and her extravagant demands and sharp tongue ...

Now, historians say the cross on hot cross buns predates the Christian crucifixion, with the first recorded mention from ancient Egyptian and Greek times. One historian thinks we can learn from ...

Pope Francis made a brief appearance on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter's Square, drawing cheers ...

Through marriage, a woman became a man's property. In the betrothal ceremony of ancient Greece, a father would hand over his daughter with these words: "I pledge my daughter for the purpose of ...

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