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Ancient Greece
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A brief history of the English rose
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Alexander the Great had lived longer?
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General ancient history
Spanish fly, holy bread and mashed worms: history’s weirdest aphrodisiacs and love potions
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The curious case of Lord Lucan + 10 other mysterious disappearances from history
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Were there really only 300 Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae?
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What is trepanning?
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When was the Venus de Milo found?
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Happy plants and laughing weeds: how people of the ancient world used – and abused – drugs
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How did ancient athletes prepare for the Olympics?
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Wacky races: 10 weird and wonderful contests through history
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Love, magic and murder: the strange death of Philoneos in 430BC
Ancient Greece
A brief history of marathons
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Power plays and scheming queens: the ancient history behind Game of Thrones
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My favourite place: the Peloponnese, Greece
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Thessaloniki, Greece: Greece's cultural melting pot
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