Solomon Northup was born free, likely in 1808, in New York State. He worked as a skilled carpenter, landowner, and…
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In 1929, a group of scholars working in Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace made an unexpected discovery. Tucked away in a dusty…
Read More »In the annals of Roman military history, few units inspired such enduring mystery as the fabled 9th Legion, or Legio…
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