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Heron of Alexandria (Hero) – Complete Biography, History and Inventions
Who Was Heron (Hero) of Alexandria? The Greek mathematician and engineer Hero of Alexandria was active in his native city of ...
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Why Was the Holy Roman Empire Called Roman When it Was Germanic?
The Holy Roman Empire, despite the name, was Germanic, but why was it called Roman if it had nothing to do with the Romans?
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Series reconstruction of hebrew scriptures
A Jewish leader and scholar, Philo (circa 20 BC – 40 AD) risked his life to plead for greater tolerance for Jews in the Roman Empire. Philo of Alexandria was a Jewish leader, philosopher and ...
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Tiny marble bust — depicting royal woman — discovered under Egypt temple wall. See it
Now, a tiny marble bust potentially depicting the famed queen has been discovered under a temple wall outside Alexandria, but archaeologists disagree on whether they are looking into the face of the ...
Who was the real Macrinus, Rome’s North African emperor?
In "Gladiator II," Denzel Washington plays Macrinus, the namesake of a historical emperor with a thrilling story.
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Katherine of Alexandria
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Relief sculpture of Cleopatra at the Temple of Hathor, Dandara, Egypt
They divided the Roman Empire between them ... Antony and Cleopatra fled back to Alexandria but, within a year, the city was besieged by Roman soldiers. Rather than be captured and taken to ...
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The search for Cleopatra
his heir Octavian battled Antony for control of the Roman Empire for more than a decade; following Antony and Cleopatra's defeat at Actium, Octavian's forces entered Alexandria in the summer of 30 ...
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The Story of Africa| BBC World Service
Christianity spread slowly West from Alexandria and East to Ethiopia. Through North Africa, Christianity was embraced as the religion of dissent against the expanding Roman Empire. In the 4th ...