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The Mughal Empire, with its grand palaces, opulent courts, and immense wealth, is often regarded as one of the richest ...

A study led by Prof. Amos Frumkin from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds new light on one of humanity's most ...

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Traces of ancient dwellings, a ceremonial circle and a wheel which belonged to a Bronze Age chariot have been among the ...

Traces of ancient dwellings, a ceremonial circle and a wheel which belonged to a Bronze Age chariot have been among the "properly exceptional" finds revealed during the construction of the Old Petty ...

Among the ancient Hebrews, men were free to take several wives; married Greek and Roman men were free to satisfy their sexual urges with concubines, prostitutes and even teenage male lovers ...

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