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Dragons From mythological beasts of history to the firebreathers of fantasy

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Cold War

What was the Truman Doctrine?

The Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, on display at the British Museum
Ancient Greece

8 facts about the Elgin Marbles

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The Trojan Horse is pulled in the city of Troy
Ancient Greece

Q&A What is the Trojan Horse and why do we say ‘Beware the Greeks bearing gifts’?

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Ancient Greece

The real Amazons: how the legendary warrior women inspired fighters, feminists and Wonder Woman

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Ancient Greece

Greek myths: everything you wanted to know 

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Ancient Greece

Ancient Greek scientific thinking 

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Ancient Greece

Michael Wood on the Parthenon Sculptures "The case is unique: the sculptures are bound up with Greek identity"

Mark Mazower explains how the Greeks secured an unlikely victory against the Ottoman empire in their 1820s fight for freedom. (Image by Getty Images)
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Triumph against the odds: the 1821 Greek Revolution

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Ancient Greece

How the Greeks changed the world

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Ancient Greece

The mythical genius of Daidalos, the first polymath

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Ancient Greece

Pheidippides: is the ancient Greek marathon runner remembered for the wrong run?

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Ancient Greece

Quiz How Much Do You Know About Ancient Greece?

Boats clash at sea in this illustration of the 480 BC battle of Salamis, fought between a Persian army led by King Xerxes I and the Greek army led by Themistocles
Ancient Greece

Salamis, 480 BC: a horror at sea for the Persian empire

An ancient Greek vase depicting sexual intercourse
Ancient Greece

A brief history of sex and sexuality in Ancient Greece

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