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  5 Pieces of Propaganda from the Ancient World

  thecollector.com - Merilyn Butt

  Propaganda is a modern term that denotes the use of information or ideas to persuade or advance an objective, usually by manipulating questionable …

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  Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty

  thecollector.com - Richard Marranca

  What came from the rich soil and the Nile River? Varied foods, typical veg diet, spices, sweets, breweries & wineries. How immense was the brewery at …

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  Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy

  thecollector.com - Emily Snow

  Archaeologists in Italy painstakingly restored an ancient marble floor they discovered underwater. It was built in the town of Baia towards the end …

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  4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru

  thecollector.com - Emily Snow

  Obscured by just six feet of sand, an ancient ceremonial temple and theater were excavated by archaeologists in northern Peru. The discovery, which …

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  4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know

  thecollector.com - Neil Middleton

  Ancient Greece was famously a world of city-states (polises), with hundreds of them dotting the Mediterranean coast. During the centuries in which …

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  Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus

  thecollector.com - Emily Snow

  An Italian research team recently unearthed the ruins of a 4,000-year-old temple in Cyprus. According to a July 8 news release from the University of …

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  7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer

  thecollector.com - Emily Snow

  While digging in an ancient Roman sewer, Bulgarian archaeologists unexpectedly found a seven-foot marble statue of the Greek god Hermes. The …