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Fragment of a relief showing a baboon apprehending a thief. (Photo by Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)

“Impaled on a stake and left to die”: crime, punishment and law enforcement in ancient Egypt . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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War and pieces: 5 games from history that were about much more than fun . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A painting shows the West Africa Squadron ship The Black Joke engaging the Spanish slaver El Almirante in 1829. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

Britain’s war on the slave ships: how the Royal Navy policed the Atlantic in the 19th century . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The seven Cleopatras who shaped the ancient world . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Roman holiday: when emperor Hadrian became a tourist of ancient Egypt . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Zeinab Badawi on writing the history of a whole continent | “It is important to look at African history through the lens of African people themselves” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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An African perspective on the history of Africa . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Ancient armageddon: the battle of Megiddo that led to the rise of a great warrior-pharaoh . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Statue of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten

Akhenaten, the ‘heretic’ pharaoh who brought a new religion to ancient Egypt

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Video podcast Alexandria: the first modern city . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Wanderlust: the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Alexander the Great is shown founding Alexandria in an 18th-century painting.

Alexandria: the ancient world’s greatest city . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Regency quiz – week four . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What were the lives of gladiators like in ancient Rome? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Video podcast Life of the Week: Mansa Musa . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.