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What would it take to take it?
Pompeii
A not-so-puzzling ancient artifact
Some current thought on the “Baghdad Battery”.
From Paleobabble.
The Mythbusters should have done some more background research. It might have spared Adam Savage some pain.
The ancient Olympics
… rife with prostitution, sacrifices, doping—and legendary athleticism.
How popular were the male athletes?
They were as close as you could get to being a demigod in the mortal world. You would gain incredible prestige and wealth from an Olympic victory. You never had to work again.
Officially, the winner was given an olive wreath. But your home city would give you piles of money, honors like front seats at the theater, lifetime pensions, vats of olive oil, maybe even priesthood. Your name would be passed down from generation to generation. You became part of the very fabric of history.
If you think security at the London Games is tough…..
To Protect, Serve, and Sell Out:
The Mongol Imperial Guard and the Roman Praetorian Guard
Whereas the Mongol Imperial Guard were created with honest intent and found to be exclusively loyal to their political patron, the khan, the Roman Praetorian Guard were often bribed to sacrifice their own values for the political agendas of the Senate and swayed by their own agendas to oust one emperor for another better suited.
From RogueClassicism.
The End of the Britains
History and the Euro crisis
Debunking Hollywood History
Five Titanic myths spread by films, from
Skepchick
Contrary to the popular interpretation the White Star Line never made any substantive claims that the Titanic was unsinkable – and nobody really talked about the ship’s unsinkability until after the event….
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 