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Michelangelo Wanted Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica on a Greek Cross Plan
When the Vatican appointed the sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek ...
This is what a surgical clinic looked like in ancient Rome
Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what ...
From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...
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The first Ancient Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb since Tutankhamun's has just been discovered
Hidden for over 3,500 years, the lost tomb of King Thutmose II has been unearthed in the Theban Necropolis near Luxor ...
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The Ancient Greek Baker Who Invented the Professional Oven
When considering ancient Greek innovations, we often think of philosophy, mathematics, and architecture—not bakeries or ovens, right?