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Civil War
The Taiping Rebellion Killed 30 Million — and the West Forgot It
Ancient History
The Sui Dynasty Built China’s Grand Canal — Then Collapsed Under It
Films
Kingdom of Heaven Got the Surrender of Jerusalem Shockingly Right
Literature
Outlawed but Unstoppable: How Elizabethan Players Built the Renaissance Stage
Ancient History
Troy Was Real — but Schliemann Dug Past It by a Thousand Years
Ancient History
Cyrus the Great Freed His Conquered Gods — and Built a 220-Year Empire
Ancient History
Ancient Egypt’s 4 Million Bird Mummies Were Mostly Empty Bundles
Ancient History
Sealed Etruscan Tomb at San Giuliano Untouched for 2,600 Years Opened
Archaeology
Medieval DNA Reveals Sweden’s Shared Graves Held Strangers, Not Family
Cold War