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A$AP Rocky’s Cannes Watch Is Hidden Behind a 2,000-Year-Old Coin
Among all the superlative wristwear at Cannes, one watch in particular stuck out—a gold bracelet-like piece dripping with ...
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Greeks Worldwide Celebrate Saints Constantine and Helen
May 21 is a festive day as the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Constantine, the founder of Constantinople, and his ...
Greek City Times2d
May 21 Feast Day: Agios Konstantinos and Agia Eleni
This great and renowned sovereign of the Christians was the son of Constantius Chlorus (the ruler of the westernmost parts of ...
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Museum Snaps Up the U.K.’s Largest-Ever Iron Age Gold Coin Hoard
The Great Baddow Hoard, the U.K.'s largest recorded hoard of Iron Age gold coins, has been acquired by the Museum of ...
Man Finds Nearly 1,500 Priceless Ancient Coins While Out for a Walk: Thought He Might Be 'in a Dream'
A Romanian man discovered nearly 1,500 ancient silver coins — or denarii — while on a hike with his metal detector in a field ...
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Pergamon: The Glorious Greek City and the Smart Alliance with Rome
The ancient Greek city of Pergamon in Anatolia flourished and enjoyed a long period of glory forging a successful alliance ...
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Ancient Theaters, Arenas, and Aqueducts: 9 Jaw-Dropping Roman Sites in France Where the Past Feels Alive
Is the Roman Empire on your mind? If so, France should be on your list of must-visit destinations! Having been inhabited by ...
A Man Took a Walk With a Metal Detector—and Discovered a Hoard of Nearly 1,500 Roman Coins
An amateur metal detectorist discovered a buried hoard of nearly 1,500 Roman coins near Bucharest, Romania. The coins, which ...
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Man stumbles across hoard of priceless coins while out for nature walk: 'Face to face with history'
MAN FINDS ‘CANDY-LIKE’ DIAMOND WHILE EXPLORING ARKANSAS STATE PARK: ‘CHANCE OF A LIFETIME’ "I took my detector and went out ...
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Rome is teeming with mysterious crypts filled with popes—and secrets
The ancient Roman burial ground had been untouched for ... and elm loaded with sacks of papal coins for each of the years of his reign and displayed on a raised catafalque in St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Complete List of Roman Emperors: From Augustus to the Fall of Rome
The start of imperial Rome is officially dated to 27 BCE, when Gaius Octavius Caesar was awarded the name Augustus, signaling his position as emperor. Following his precedent, Rome would be ruled by ...