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Toga? No Thanks! The Bikini Girls of Ancient Rome

The Chamber Of The Ten Maidens reveals what Roman women were like — Archaeologists working in Sicily in the 1950s must have been quite pleased when, among sweet-smelling orange groves, jasmine bushes, and bright purple bougainvilleas, they stumbled upon an extraordinary Roman villa — renamed Villa Romana del Casale — that had remained buried for centuries. And it’s not like the villa was…

History

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Toga? No Thanks! The Bikini Girls of Ancient Rome
Toga? No Thanks! The Bikini Girls of Ancient Rome
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The Crazy Crystal Meth Adventure of a Finnish Soldier

Aimo Koivunen skied 250 miles while tripping balls on amphetamines — Imagine being a Finnish soldier, moving through the harsh Lapland wilderness on a frosty winter’s day. It’s about 10 in the morning, your unit has been on the move almost non-stop for more than two days, skiing in knee-deep snow, and everyone’s completely exhausted. …

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The Crazy Crystal Meth Adventure of a Finnish Soldier
The Crazy Crystal Meth Adventure of a Finnish Soldier
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SS Rex, The Fascist Titanic

Fast, sleek and opulent, the legendary liner inspired the name of a beer — “Hurray for the Rex! The greatest thing the regime ever built!” In Fellini’s Oscar-winning 1973 movie Amarcord, the SS Rex comes out of the darkness, glistening with lights like a giant Christmas tree. …

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SS Rex, The Fascist Titanic
SS Rex, The Fascist Titanic
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When the Nazis Burned Caligula’s Floating Palaces

An act of spite turned two invaluable historical artifacts to ashes “I guess that anything we manage to save from history is a miracle,” Donna Tartt wrote in her 2014 Pulitzer winning novel The Goldfinch. …

History

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When the Nazis Burned Caligula’s Floating Palaces
When the Nazis Burned Caligula’s Floating Palaces
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·Oct 21

The Millionaire Maverick Of Roman Racing: Gaius Appuleius Diocles

Racing to riches in the showbiz of Ancient Rome — When it comes to ultra-rich athletes, names like Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and Cristiano Ronaldo come to mind. But their million-dollar deals pale in comparison to the staggering fortune accumulated by Gaius Appuleius Diocles, a chariot racer from the 2nd century AD. When he retired at the ripe age of…

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The Millionaire Maverick Of Roman Racing: Gaius Appuleius Diocles
The Millionaire Maverick Of Roman Racing: Gaius Appuleius Diocles
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·Oct 20

Red-Haired Roman Femme Fatale: Poppaea Sabina

Sex, scandal, and the fiery-haired woman who rewrote Roman history — It was 62 AD and for the first, and perhaps the only time in his life, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus — Nero for short — was happy. He had just married his second wife, Poppaea Sabina, and theirs seemed like a great love match. For some time he even abandoned his…

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Red-Haired Roman Femme Fatale: Poppaea Sabina
Red-Haired Roman Femme Fatale: Poppaea Sabina
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·Sep 26

Countess Sailor Smuggler Spy: Marga d’Andurain

A tale of crime, espionage, and poisoned husbands — Born in France in May 1893, little Jeanne Amélie Marguerite Clérisse — Marga for her friends — was not a very nice girl. Rude and turbulent, with a wild streak and a penchant for breaking rules, she didn’t really fit in with her provincial, respectable Catholic family. Or with anybody…

Womens History

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Countess Sailor Smuggler Spy: Marga d’Andurain
Countess Sailor Smuggler Spy: Marga d’Andurain
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·Aug 1

When Barbie Beat NASA

“Miss Astronaut Barbie” was space trekking before Neil and Buzz — The most famous plastic blonde of all time, Barbie has been a pop culture icon for over six decades. It has been idolized, mocked, emulated, rebranded as a feminist icon, criticized as unrealistic and stereotyped, and everything in between. In the meantime, Mattel has sold over a billion Barbie dolls…

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When Barbie Beat NASA
When Barbie Beat NASA
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·Jul 24

Deadshot Mary, The Sharpshooter Woman Cop Of The 1930s

A woman, her bottle of whiskey, and her .32-caliber revolver — If you were to walk past Mary Shanley on the bustling streets of New York, chances are you wouldn’t have given her a second glance. As she pushed her way into the crowd in her modest polka-dot dress, veiled hat, and sensible shoes, she could pass for any ordinary housewife…

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Deadshot Mary, The Sharpshooter Woman Cop Of The 1930s
Deadshot Mary, The Sharpshooter Woman Cop Of The 1930s
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·Jun 28

Cléo, The Original Influencer Icon

Cléo was Instafamous 100 years before Instagram — With her signature hairstyle, her glamorous life, and her elaborate stage costumes, Cléopâtre-Diane de Mérode — known by her stage name Cléo — took the world by storm when she was only eleven. Born in Paris, France, on September 27, 1875, she was the illegitimate daughter of a Viennese baroness…

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Cléo, The Original Influencer Icon
Cléo, The Original Influencer Icon
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Giulia Montanari

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