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100Pompeii, Italy - The Lost City
In the fateful year of 79 AD, during the heyday of the Roman Empire, Pompeii (Italy) was a thriving city of about 20,000 inhabitants. By the end of August that same year, they were all gone, and the city was left for dead along with its inhabitants.
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94The Top Ten Must-See Locations in Greece
A travel guide to some of the best locations in Greece, from Olympia to Santorini, from Delphi to Athens. Includes basic travel info, as well as helpful links to language guides, travel insurance and exchange rates.
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90The Augustus of Prima Porta
Augustus of Prima PortaDiscovered in 1863 in a villa purportedly belonging to Augustus's wife Livia at Prima Porta, the statue of the emperor Augustus is one of the most well-known, as well as enigmatic,...
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87Aliens Built the Statues on Easter Island!
Nearly everyone with an interest in the ancient world has seen the Easter Island moai, those mysterious megalithic statues – hundreds of them, which resemble haughty, inscrutable men, gazing down upon...
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93Ten Most Amazing Places in the Middle East
Pamukkale, TurkeyPamukkale, or "Cotton Castle," is a natural phenomenon of wonder-like beauty. Hot-spring waters rich in calcium oxide have, over thousands of years, cascaded down the slopes of Caldag,...
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80Rosetta Stone
When I first encountered the term Rosetta stone, I thought it was a precious stone, like a diamond or something of the kind. Hoo boy, was I sooo wrooong... Rosetta stone is an artifact they discovered in...
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77Greek History: Lesson 2--The Formation of the Polis
In my previous hub Oikos and Basileus, we encountered the small communities of early Greece, which from a sociological perspective are categorized as "prestate" societies. The term "prestate" is used for...
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73Espiritu Santos - Baja California's Mysterious Island
Spanish conquistadors spoke of the Sea of Cortez as a place with devil winds, sea monsters, a tribe of fierce Amazonian women warriors, currents that made ships sail backwards, and rocks that float. ...
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74The Big Bang AND Genesis; Evolution AND Genesis
Image courtesy of NASA. Ever since Charles Darwin returned from his island adventure on the good ship Beagle and penned his book on natural selection, fundamentalist of science and faith have been arguing...
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80Top 10 Hot Jobs in Los Angeles
Los Angeles City and County have 100,000 or more open jobs at any moment and employment opportunities, including internships, exist in several industries. These are practical links on specific jobs and where to find them.
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