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During the Hellenistic era, an obscure city in western Asia Minor (modern Turkey) became one of the leading states of the 3rd ...

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The Mediterranean Sea used to be filled with pirates who terrorized not only Ancient Greece but Rome as well. Long before the ...

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Tug of war has been played for thousands of years. Today it's being celebrated globally. Here is more on its origins.

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