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Commodus, The Unhinged Roman Emperor Who Went Mad With Power

From 180 to 192 C.E., Emperor Commodus ruled ancient Rome with an insatiable lust for power that brought an end to the fabled Pax Romana.

By Gina Dimuro • Sep 20, 2024

Commodus, The Unhinged Roman Emperor Who Went Mad With Power

From 180 to 192 C.E., Emperor Commodus ruled ancient Rome with an insatiable lust for power that brought an end to the fabled Pax Romana.

By Gina Dimuro • September 20, 2024

Lee Miller, The Model-Turned-War Correspondent Who Took Some Of The Most Iconic Photos Of World War 2

Elizabeth "Lee" Miller took thousands of photos during World War II, but she's perhaps best known for posing nude in Adolf Hitler's bathtub the day he died by suicide.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 19, 2024

Lee Miller, The Model-Turned-War Correspondent Who Took Some Of The Most Iconic Photos Of World War 2

Elizabeth "Lee" Miller took thousands of photos during World War II, but she's perhaps best known for posing nude in Adolf Hitler's bathtub the day he died by suicide.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 19, 2024

The Heroic Story Of The Carpathia, The Ship That Charged Through Ice Fields To Help Rescue The Titanic

Though the RMS Carpathia was some 58 miles away when it received the Titanic's distress call, the steamer navigated treacherous waters at top speed to reach the sinking ship — and managed to rescue 705 people.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 19, 2024

The Heroic Story Of The Carpathia, The Ship That Charged Through Ice Fields To Help Rescue The Titanic

Though the RMS Carpathia was some 58 miles away when it received the Titanic's distress call, the steamer navigated treacherous waters at top speed to reach the sinking ship — and managed to rescue 705 people.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 19, 2024

Prehistoric Humans May Have Hunted The Tiny Hippos And Miniature Elephants Of Cyprus To Extinction

Cypriot dwarf hippos and elephants were a fraction of the size of their mainland counterparts, but Stone Age humans likely hunted them to extinction 12,000 years ago.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 19, 2024

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Prehistoric Humans May Have Hunted The Tiny Hippos And Miniature Elephants Of Cyprus To Extinction

Cypriot dwarf hippos and elephants were a fraction of the size of their mainland counterparts, but Stone Age humans likely hunted them to extinction 12,000 years ago.

By Austin Harvey • September 19, 2024

2,000-Year-Old Cache Of Roman Coins Found Hidden Inside A Wall And Under A Boulder On A Remote Sicilian Island

Heavy rain on the island of Pantelleria recently caused a piece of earthen wall to slide off, revealing an ancient hiding place and a hoard of 27 silver denarii minted between 94 and 78 B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 19, 2024

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2,000-Year-Old Cache Of Roman Coins Found Hidden Inside A Wall And Under A Boulder On A Remote Sicilian Island

Heavy rain on the island of Pantelleria recently caused a piece of earthen wall to slide off, revealing an ancient hiding place and a hoard of 27 silver denarii minted between 94 and 78 B.C.E.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 19, 2024

Archaeologists Find A 1,700-Year-Old Roman Ringstone With An Image Of Athena In Türkiye

Experts believe that the ringstone was used as a seal by a prominent figure during the Roman Imperial Period.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 19, 2024

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Archaeologists Find A 1,700-Year-Old Roman Ringstone With An Image Of Athena In Türkiye

Experts believe that the ringstone was used as a seal by a prominent figure during the Roman Imperial Period.

By Amber Morgan • September 19, 2024

44 Images From Bestiaries That Show Just How Strange These Medieval Animal Encyclopedias Were

A medieval bestiary is a vibrantly illustrated compendium of both real and mythical animals — and the comically bizarre way scholars drew these beasts has baffled historians for centuries.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 18, 2024

44 Images From Bestiaries That Show Just How Strange These Medieval Animal Encyclopedias Were

A medieval bestiary is a vibrantly illustrated compendium of both real and mythical animals — and the comically bizarre way scholars drew these beasts has baffled historians for centuries.

By Amber Morgan • September 18, 2024

An 11-Year-Old Rescued An Engraving From A Dump — And It Turned Out To Be A Rare Renaissance Print

The print has been confirmed as Albrecht Dürer's Knight, Death and the Devil (1513). Now, this rare find is headed to auction, where it could fetch tens of thousands of dollars.

By Amber Morgan • Sep 18, 2024

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An 11-Year-Old Rescued An Engraving From A Dump — And It Turned Out To Be A Rare Renaissance Print

The print has been confirmed as Albrecht Dürer's Knight, Death and the Devil (1513). Now, this rare find is headed to auction, where it could fetch tens of thousands of dollars.

By Amber Morgan • September 18, 2024

Iron Gauntlet Once Worn By A Medieval Knight Found On The Waterfront In Oslo, Norway

Archaeologists aren't sure how the gauntlet ended up in the harbor, but have hypothesized that it was possibly discarded by a customs official disposing of illegal weapons.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 18, 2024

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Iron Gauntlet Once Worn By A Medieval Knight Found On The Waterfront In Oslo, Norway

Archaeologists aren't sure how the gauntlet ended up in the harbor, but have hypothesized that it was possibly discarded by a customs official disposing of illegal weapons.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 18, 2024

9 Shocking Stories Of Real Mob Wives Who Spent Their Lives With History’s Most Infamous Gangsters

Mafia wives like Mae Capone and Victoria Gotti stood behind their mobster husbands for decades — and sometimes even indulged in the criminal lifestyle themselves.

By Austin Harvey • Sep 17, 2024

9 Shocking Stories Of Real Mob Wives Who Spent Their Lives With History’s Most Infamous Gangsters

Mafia wives like Mae Capone and Victoria Gotti stood behind their mobster husbands for decades — and sometimes even indulged in the criminal lifestyle themselves.

By Austin Harvey • September 17, 2024