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General ancient history

Royalists, beards and cowardice: are these the strangest taxes in history?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Retiring royals: 9 rulers and royals who stepped down through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General ancient history

A brief history of Iran

The history of the nativity: how much is known about the birth of Jesus?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The big questionShould museums return their treasures?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How to become a saint. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General ancient history

Digging for the Bible: 10 key discoveries from the Holy Land

The destruction of Pompeii. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tom Holland on Christianity’s enduring legacy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A brief history of extremism – from ancient Rome to al Qaeda. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General prehistory

Q&AWhat is trepanning?

General ancient history

Happy plants and laughing weeds: how people of the ancient world used – and abused – drugs

AC Grayling on the history of philosophy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Wacky races: 10 weird and wonderful contests through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

ExploreFès, Morocco: Morocco’s spiritual capital. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Power plays and scheming queens: the ancient history behind Game of Thrones. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A brief history of border walls – from 2,000 BC to Trump’s Mexico wall. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General ancient history

Q&AWhere was Genghis Khan buried?

General ancient history

Ashurbanipal 'the Great', the Lion of Assyria

Remarkable women through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General ancient history

My favourite place: Chiang Mai, Thailand

Cuneiform: 6 things you (probably) didn’t know about the world’s oldest writing system

Simon Jenkins and Kathleen Burk on the history of Europe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Great wars were started by young men with “jangling hormones”, argues Simon Jenkins

General ancient history

Q&AHow many people did the Aztecs sacrifice?

General ancient history

My favourite place: Syracuse, Sicily

Q&AWhen did people start giving birthday presents?

10 historical superstitions we carry on today. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My favourite place: Tokyo, Japan

Spies through the ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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