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Why didn't Alexander the Great invade Rome?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFragment of ancient Roman Alexander mosaic. Alexander the Great conquered a massive empire that stretched from the Balkans to modern-day Pakistan. But if...
‘The End of Everything’ Review: When War Means Total Destruction
The Wall Street Journal· 4 weeks agoBOOKSHELF There is no modern world. Despite technology, human nature remains the same. Indeed, the...
‘After 1177 B.C.’ Review: How the Bronze Age Turned Iron
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoBOOKSHELF The Bronze Age in the Near East and Aegean region began around 3000 B.C. It peaked in the...
Greek PM slams N. Macedonian president in new name row
AFP via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoGreek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hit out Monday at North Macedonia's new nationalist...
2nd-century Alexander the Great statue with lion's-mane hairstyle unearthed in Turkey
Live Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA white marble bust of Alexander the Great, severed at the neck, atop dirt and rubble. The head of a...
When did Rome fall?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMany historians consider the fall of the Western Roman Empire to have been when the emperor Romulus Augustulus abdicated, but not all historians agree.
‘Help us tackle Houthis on the ground,’ Yemen tells US and UK
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAidarous al-Zubaidi called for military help on the ground to defeat the Houthis during an interview...
The 13 Most Cunning and Ruthless Military Leaders of All Time
Biography via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe 13 Most Cunning Military LeadersPhoto Illustration by Tom Messina using photos by Getty,...
AP PHOTOS: Greek Orthodox mark Good Friday with solemn bier processions
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe procession of “Epitaphios," symbolizing the bier that carried the body of Jesus to his grave,...
The Greek Shipping Magnate Who’s Building a Fleet of Soccer Teams
The Wall Street Journal· 1 week agoEvangelos Marinakis oversees an armada of more than 100 ships and a flotilla of soccer clubs, led by...