# Greece
Shockingly Well-Preserved Things from the Past
Time is an equal-opportunity destroyer, holding a tight grip on everything. It has turned the strongest castles into ruins, cities into a spattering of crumbled remains, and the most infamous characters in…
17 Facts About Gladiators
Through various mediums throughout history, we've glorified gladiators. These men are the idols of man, the quintessential ideal of bad-ass.…
10 Reasons Why It Has Sucked to Be a Woman Throughout History
In Stand by Your Man, released in 1969, Tammy Wynette sang the following: “Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman.”…
Wrath of Olympus: 10 Bizarre and Horrific Punishments of the Ancient Greek Gods
Examining a culture's religion, mythology, and folklore, is a great tool for shedding light on its collective worldview, and how…
12 Royal Deaths that Took a Bizarre and Undignified Turn
Throughout most of history, royals have been mankind's most privileged class. The ones born to the purple got the best…
The Great Unknowns: 5 Military Commanders You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Given the popularity of the first Great Unknowns article, I decided to dig up details of a few more great…
Emperor Nero Competed in The Olympics’ Chariot racing With 6 Horses More Than His Competitors
The Roman Emperor Nero is known for many things. Primarily, he is known as one of the most infamous arsonists…
The Life and Death of Ancient Rome’s Greatest Orator
Marcus Tullius Cicero is widely considered to be one of Rome’s greatest orators and is known for helping foil the…
10 Facts About the Battle That Turned the Tide of World War I
The Battle of Dobro Polje is largely forgotten in the great context of World War I, but it is a…
Athens vs. Sparta: How the Second Peloponnesian War Was Won
The Second Peloponnesian War was fought between the city-states of Sparta and Athens in the 5th century BC. The conflict…