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Roman republic

Your guide to the Roman Republic

Attila the Hun

General ancient history

Who was Attila the Hun, the barbarian ruler who terrorised the Romans?

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Colourised print of the Lighthouse of Alexandria as imagined in the 18th century

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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: what were they, and what happened to them?

Illustration of Venetian merchant Marco Polo travels along the Silk Road to China

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Your guide to...the Silk Road

A thin section of the Great Wall of China near Beijing

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10 facts about the Great Wall of China

Magic stone in Laraibina village in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea on September 27, 2009. This magic stone is hidden in a tree in Laraibina village. It is very useful to call the rain or to make some magic actions on people. It is forbidden to touch it, only the witch doctor can hold it. The same kind of stones exists in Vanuatu. (Photo by Eric LAFFORGUE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

A sweeping history of magic – from witchcraft to shamanism

A 16th-century painting of the Tower of Babel

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Your guide to...the ancient city of Babylon

Stonehenge mystery solved: where do the large stones come from?

Stonehenge

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A replica of Jesus' tomb. (Photo by Alamy)

History’s greatest mysteriesThe fate of Jesus's body. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What is history's greatest mystery?

A rare jewelled late Medieval cluster brooch,

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An 18th-century marble relief depicting Julius Caesar invading Britain by John Deare, a British neo-classical sculptor. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Geoffrey of Monmouth: the lost voice of ancient Britain

A stone believed to have magical properties, including the ability to summon rain, from Laraibina village in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. (Photo by Getty Images)

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An illustration depicting King Arthur fighting the Saxons, from the Rochefoucauld Grail. The absence of a clear and present origin for King Arthur has created a ‘void’ which many are keen to fill, says Miles Russell. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

The real King Arthur: why are we so obsessed with trying to solve the mystery?

'Tippoo's Tiger', made for Tipu Sultan. (Photo by Alamy)

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Carved Pictish Stone in the Meigle Museum east of Blairgowrie, Scotland. (Photo by Alamy)

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Illustration from Dante's ‘Inferno', depicting thieves tormented in hell by serpents.

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A brief history of the afterlife

Thomas Becket murder

7 controversial saints in history

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Marble statue of a young Roman girl

Everything you wanted to know about Roman Britain – but were afraid to ask

Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Shiraz, Iran

From conqueror to youth icon: who was Cyrus the Great?

Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene: why do people want to believe she was a sinner and prostitute?

'The Landing of St Augustine in Kent', AD 597

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Q&AWhen did Christianity first arrive in Britain?

Miniature from an Apocalypse of Cambrai depicting the opening of the sixth seal: an earthquake occurs and the sun becomes black. Municipal library, Cambrai, France. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

Written in the stars: 7 celestial events that may have changed history

An open Bible on an altar

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A history of the Bible: who wrote it and when?

The figure Mulan on a silk print, c19th century

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Mulan: the history of the Chinese legend behind the film

A group of young female Red Army snipers, East Prussia, February 1945 (Photo by Sovfoto/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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