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Five things you didn’t know about the Caucasus

Banquet at a wealthy home in ancient Rome. (Photo by North Wind Picture Archives/Alamy)

Dormice, ostrich meat and fresh fish: the surprising foods eaten in ancient Rome

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From rations to ready meals: the transformation of the nation’s diet

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Second World War

Second World War heroes ‘had most sex appeal’

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In pictures: strange creatures through history

The tombs of King Henry II and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine in Fontevraud Abbey, France. (Dreamstime)

The duchy of Aquitaine: an English ‘colony’ in deepest France

Revellers at Stonehenge

General prehistory

Q&A Did the druids have anything to do with Stonehenge?

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In Ancient Egypt, what was the afterlife?

View from the ramparts of the ancient fortress on Nebet Hill in the old town in Plovdiv, the second largest city in Bulgaria, Europe

My favourite place: Dominic Sandbrook

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Q&A What was 'pigging'?

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General ancient history

Q&A Who was the first archaeologist?