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71The story of the Goths
The Goths: The Goth culture originally developed sometime during the Nordic Bronze age and the Roman Iron Age (1300BC-300BC) somewhere in the Scandinavian region, possible Sweden. They were without doubt a...
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82Top Ten Books of all time.
I was always a reader. As a child I would sit and read an Enid Blyton book in an evening. I devoured books, ranging from fiction to encyclopedias. This love of reading has never left me and over...
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84Roman Emperor - Hadrian
Hadrian's official name was Publius Aelius Hadrian. He was born in Spain. His father died during Hadrian's youth, and Trajan, Hadrian's cousin, became his guardian. Trajan became emperor in 98. Hadrian became emperor after Trajan's death in 117.
4 comments73The Story of the Vikings
The Vikings: The Vikings began as craftsmen in Norway, Denmark and Sweden in the 7th century. It has to be said that they weren’t very good craftsman and their only creation of note was their famous Long...
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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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77double headed serpent
This two headed serpent was made in the 1500's and is now a permanent part of the Mexican Gallery at the British museum in London, England. The original turquoise double headed serpent is 43.3 cm wide and...
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74The brilliant Actor in Daniel Day-Lewis
My love story begins This is my love story with Daniel Day Lewis. I know that I am infatuated and I like the actor very much, but sometimes I cant separate reality from the fiction. Well, he always looks...
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69The Fourth Commandment: Still Relevant, or Nailed to the Cross?
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son...
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74War Is A Racket
This, to me, is the ultimately heroic trait of ordinary people; they say no to the tyrant and they calmly take the consequences of this resistance....
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74Charlemagne in a Nutshell
The Franks were a Germanic tribe spread throughout Gaul and central Europe east of the Rhine River. They had converted from the Norse religion to Catholicism and were ruled by the Merovingian Dynasty. When...
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