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Scions of Agamemnon: Who Were the Mycenaeans? By Tim Venning, Thursday, May 18, 2023 1:22 PM Mycenae in the northeast Peloponnese was the main fortified site of contemporary Greek civilisation at the end of the Bronze Age (around 1500-1150 BC), from which the era now takes its name. By the classical era this was a remote and insignificant hilltop overlooking the plain of Argos, the major local urban centre and state. … Continued Read more »     10 Fascinating Facts About Emperor Nero By Luke Tomes, Thursday, May 18, 2023 1:08 PM Rome’s first Imperial dynasty – the heirs of Julius Caesar and Augustus – ended in 68 AD when its last ruler took his own life. Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, better known as “Nero”, was Rome’s fifth and most infamous Emperor. Throughout most of his reign, he was associated with unrivalled extravagance, tyranny, debauchery and murder – … Continued Read more »     Did Emperor Nero Really Start the Great Fire of Rome? By Laura Mackenzie, Thursday, May 18, 2023 12:46 PM Rome, as the saying goes, was not built in a day. But 18 July 64 AD, the date on which the Great Fire of Rome broke out, can certainly be remembered as a day on which centuries of building were undone. A mad despot In 64 AD, Rome was the imperial capital of an immense empire, stuffed … Continued Read more »

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