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Stories of a remarkable birth, promises of salvation and the announcement of “good news” surrounded Rome’s first emperor.

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Older and much bigger than the Parthenon, this white marble monument in modern-day Turkey became the model for ancient Greek temples – but its history is far from peaceful ...

He survived battlefield wounds and conquered an empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India. So when Alexander the Great finally died, why was there no plan for succession?

When the men of 44 Commando occupied a position called Pinner near Kangaw, in western Burma, they dug in and waited. The knew the opposing Japanese forces were nearby. Why were they not attacking? “It ...