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This 4th-century AD mosaic from Terranova near Tuscolo depicts gladiators locked in combat, capturing the drama and choreography of the arena in late Roman Italy. Even as public spectacles waned in some parts of the empire, scenes like this show how gladiatorial fighting remained a potent form of popular entertainment.

Female gladiators shocked the ancient Roman world — but not for the reason you think

Episode 4How William the Conqueror brutally secured rule of England.

How warhorses transformed medieval England.

A woman wearing a black dress and white hood, praying in front of a Bible

Married three times by the age of 15: Margaret Beaufort, the woman who birthed the Tudor Dynasty.

Did the Nazis get a fair trial?.

A pink flower with various contraptions in the background

From goat eyelids to bread: history's 12 strangest sex toys.

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