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Deep dive into the enigmatic life of Spartacus, from his mysterious origins to his role as a rebel slave and leader in the brutal world of the ancient Romans.

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CoinWeek's Tyler Rossi writes about the ancient coins of Mithridates VI, king of Pontus and thorn in the side of Rome.

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Who Was Spartacus? Spartacus story begins in Thrace, a region to the north of Greece, the west of Italy, and to the south of the Celtic tribes.  His exact beginnings are up for debate: Plutarch states that he was of a nomadic tribe, while writer Florus claims he was a mercenary.  However, what Plutarch, Florus, and only a half a handful of other relatively reliable classical sources agree on is that Spartacus somehow left Thrace and became part of the Roman army .  Whether he was taken capt...

Themyscira: The Home Of The Legendary Amazons Explained By Benito Cereno/Dec. 21, 2020 2:57 am EDT The legendary Amazons inspired fear in the Ancient Greeks and wonder in modern comic and movie fans. In antiquity, a tribe of bloodthirsty warrior women who excelled at horse-riding and archery represented the specter of barbarism that lurked at the edge of the known world. In the Wonder Woman comics and movies, the Amazons represent the kind of society that is possible when independent women a...