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Just whose face was obliterated on the Severan Tondo?

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What happened to all the men known to have taken part in assassination of Julius Caesar? In short... none lasted long...

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Caracalla may have instigated his brother's murder, but his own demise was much more embarassing...

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Caesar's will named more than Octavian as his heirs...

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Was there another British usurper called Carausius...?

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While the Odyssey is basically just a story about a man who lies to his wife about why he's late... according to the wider epic cycle, Odysseus was not the only survivor of that journey...

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Not the most auspicious start to the second generation of the Severan dynasty...

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In the first of a series on the Severans, it was not always imperial rank that was usurper...

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What might the infamous '30 pieces of silver' have been...?

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Most have heard of the Gothic sack of Rome, but what about the Gothic takeover of Constantinople (albeit brief) a decade earlier?

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IJDOD7 - And finally on to the historical event at the century of Indy5... the Siege of Syracuse... but things are not that chronologically straightforward...

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What might the 'Tribute Penny' have been?

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While it is more than a little niche, "who was the first person to be buried in the Mausoleum of Augustus?" is a good Roman quiz question...

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IJDOD5 - Indiana Jones and the Tomb of Archimedes

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A look at the historicity of 300 Spartans (1962)

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Indy 5 also dips into some history with the so-called 'Ear of Dionysius'... but what was it?

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Coins played a prominent role in aspects of Jesus of Nazareth's life, including at the very beginning...

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A major plot point in Indiana Jones 5 is the Polybius Square, but what is it?

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To celebrate Christmas Day, here is a round up of some of the major events in Roman history to have happened on 25th December...

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