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How Rome Turned Back an Invasion at Thermopylae By Tristan Hughes, Thursday, April 20, 2023 12:36 PM After four years of uneasy relations with the Romans, the Hellenistic ruler King Antiochus III finally disturbed their patience in 192 BC. He set sail from Asia Minor with a relatively small force of 10,000 men and landed in Greece, seizing control of several cities. Rome had been suspicious of the Seleucid king — now … Continued Read more »     How Rome and the Seleucid Empire Became Uneasy Neighbours By Tristan Hughes, Wednesday, April 19, 2023 5:22 PM By 200 BC, Rome was in the process of becoming the dominant power in the Mediterranean. From small beginnings in Central Italy, over the past 200 years, the ‘City of Seven Hills’ had transformed into the epicentre of one of the most powerful nations in the West. The rewards duly followed. The Illyrians, Insubres, Syracusans … Continued Read more »     What Was the ‘Golden Age’ of China? By Lucy Davidson, Monday, April 17, 2023 12:17 PM Known for its artistic, inventive and cultural innovations, the Tang dynasty is considered a ‘golden age’ of Chinese history. Spanning from 618-906 AD, the dynasty saw a flourishing of poetry and painting, the creation of famed tricoloured glazed pottery and woodblock prints and the advent of pioneering inventions, such as gunpowder, which ultimately changed the … Continued Read more »

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