Entertaining Stories from the Past
Explore the ancient world from early civilizations to the fall of Rome.
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Around 1200 BCE, unknown raiders emerged from the sea and destroyed nearly every major civilization in the Mediterranean. Their identity remains one of history's greatest mysteries.
Discovered in a 2,000-year-old shipwreck, this bronze device could predict eclipses and track planetary movements. It was 1,500 years ahead of its time and we still don't know who built it.
Roman structures have survived 2,000 years while modern concrete crumbles after decades. Scientists recently discovered the secret ingredient that makes Roman concrete virtually indestructible.
Ancient Greek athletes competed in pankration — a no-holds-barred fighting sport where almost anything was legal. Fighters sometimes died in the arena, and one champion won a crown after being killed.