Category: History
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Pirates: A Life of Scouring the Seas
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Thanks to media like Pirates of the Caribbean and Assassins Creed: Black Flag, the life of a pirate is almost romanticized to an extent. They show the bright sides of pirating, but how bad are the bad days, and what are the […]
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How did Lighthouse Keepers actually live?
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The tale of the lone lighthouse keeper is as old as modern lighthouses are. People often imagine a grizzled old man with a beard and a hat, sitting atop his lighthouse, staring into the sea, just waiting for a hint of a […]
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The Roman Colosseum is a brilliant feat of ancient engineering
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The Roman Colosseum has been a net for the captured imaginations of millions since it was built in 70 A.D. Also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, this colossus of a structure was a display of power and wealth in its most frivolous […]