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The Pathway That Planted the Seeds of Empire
John Keahey's Following Caesar is a riveting journey following three ancient roads and covering more than…
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Dominus: New Excerpt
by Steven Saylor
Spanning 160 years and seven generations, teeming with some of ancient Rome’s most vivid figures, Steven…
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Ancient Rome’s Short-Lived Teen Emperor: Practical Joker, Drag Queen, Transgender?
by Steven Saylor
Psssst! Have you heard about Elagabalus? They say he invented the world’s first…
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Death Over Dishonor: The Battle of Cannae (216 B.C.)
by Michael Walsh
In the following excerpt from his book Last Stands, author Michael Walsh discusses…
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Asimov Mathematics and the Collapse of Empire
by Brian Clegg If there’s one lesson that we have learned from recent shock political results,…
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Roman History
The Wreck of USS Monitor
by David Gibbins
Almost half of the ships that I cover in my book, A History…
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America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit
Adam Gamal (a pseudonym created to keep his family safe from harm) served in the most…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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The First Shots of the Revolution
by Jack Kelly
In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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