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Zmey Gorynych, 1956
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The Etruscan god of the rising sun Cavé on a bronze chariot plaque
The Etruscan god of the rising sun, Cavé, depicted on a bronze plaque from a chariot. One of the most powerful gods of the Etruscan pantheon, he was offered 80 sacrifices a year. Identified with April.
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Sophie the Stegosaurus's Teeth Have Survived Well
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15 October 1582 followed directly upon 4 October by decree of Pope Gregory XIII
15 October 1582 followed directly upon 4 October by decree of Pope Gregory XIII. Today is the birthday of the Gregorian calendar
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Roman Socks for Wearing with Sandals
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William's Normans defeat King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066
On 14 October 1066 the decisive battle in British history was fought at Hastings: the Normans under William defeated the Anglo-Saxons and their King Harold. William the Conqueror became the new king.
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The Basement Floor of That Very "Mint"
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The Chersonesos mint proved to be a residential house, half of which was backfilled
An interesting observation about archaeologists: all of them adore discovering monuments of the utmost importance, unique, rare, the most significant, and so on. So it was with the already described baptistery of Prince Vladimir. You find the skeleton of a church: yes, this is where the prince was baptised. You
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Remains of five-apse church in Chersonesos uncovered during construction of outposts in the 1940s
Remains of five-apse church in Chersonesos uncovered during construction of outposts in the 1940s. Apses are semicircular projections that house altars or church appurtenances
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The artist Ruth Mendel has made a book tunnel from an old German Bible
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Nicholas II leaving a crypt at Chersonesos in a photograph banned by the censor
Nicholas II emerges from an adjoining wall crypt at Chersonesos. The original photograph is in Chersonesos; on the reverse side the censor has written "Not for publication". Because the Emperor had adopted an awkward posture