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The root of the root of all evil?
The ancient Greek drachma enjoyed ten centuries of popular usage from the Archaic period right up until Roman times. As such, it was not only one of the earliest unified and accepted world currencies,it was also...
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The Machine Gun of Ancient Greece
The polybolos ( multiple thrower) was a type of weapon used in the ancient world. The polybolos has been described as a sort of ballista / catapult that could fire several projectiles before needing to be reloaded.
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French Revolution - Role of women
Historians since the late 20th century have debated how women shared in the French Revolution and what long-term impact it had on French women. Women had no political rights in pre-Revolutionary France...
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The mysterious cult of Pythagoras.
Not much is really know about the Pythagoreans or their rather mysterious founder, Pythagoras. Several different accounts of the Pythagoreans have come down to us from antiquity....
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Automation in the Ancient Classical Word. robots.
Basically, automation means any machinery or self-operating machinery. They are designed to act in a predetermined way and according to instructions, the best example of this is perhaps a robot....
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Fashion in Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian fashion consisted of clothes adorned with a variety of colors and precious gems and jewels. While fashion in Ancient Egypt was primarily constructed for the purpose of comfort...
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French Revolution - Flight to Varennes
The royal Flight to Varennes during the night of 20–21 June 1791 was a significant episode in the French Revolution in which King Louis XVI and their immediate family unsuccessfully attempted to escape...
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The Social Structure of Ancient Egypt
The social structure of ancient Egypt can be sorted into a social pyramid. At the top of the social pyramid was the pharaoh with the government officials, nobles and priests below him
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French Revolution - Constitution of 1791
The Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution in France. One of the basic precepts of the revolution was adopting constitutionality and establishing popular sovereignty.
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Powder and Patch in the English 17th Century
So many seventeenth-century portraits feature women with smooth, perfectly white complexions. The makeup used by the subjects, both being comprised chiefly of white lead.
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