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A painting of Hannibal leading his men into Italy in 218 BC, seated on top a war elephant (Photo by Peter Horree / Alamy Stock Photo)

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What if...Hannibal had taken Rome?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mavia of Tanukh, illustration by Lynn Hatzius

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Mavia Of TanukhWarrior queen of Arabia. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Alexander the Great’s extraordinary childhood. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Perhaps the most charming idea about the origins of the festive tradition of kissing under the mistletoe derives from a Viking myth of Frigg, goddess of love and marriage, and her ill-fated son Balder. (Photo by Jurg Waldmeier/StockFood Creative/Getty Images Plus)

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Q&AWhy do we kiss under the mistletoe?

A medieval illustration showing a doctor bleeding a patient

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A history of medicine14 surprising facts

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Crassus: Rome’s richest man. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Christianity: a success story from the start?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Unesco world heritage site of Hadrian's Wall. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Black British historyBlack Britannia. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Unesco world heritage site of Hadrian's Wall. (Photo by Getty Images)

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New light on the end of Roman Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The leader of the Luddites, 1812. Found in the collection of British Museum. Anonymous artist. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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5 of the worst years in British history

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Episode 8Families, ancestors and DNA. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Roman women: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A third-century monument of a Roman woman having her hair styled by slaves, from Germany. High-status women on the frontiers, including at Hadrian's Wall, tried to follow the latest Roman fashions (Photo by DEA / M. BORCHI / Getty Images)

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Roman Britain: what six objects can reveal about life for women at Hadrian’s Wall. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pompey flees after the battle of Pharsalus

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The battle of Pharsalus: how Julius Caesar defeated Pompey

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Episode 9Ends and beginnings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Hannibal: Rome’s greatest nightmare. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The tombstone of a Roman soldier named Vivius Marcianus.

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How the Great Fire of London revealed the city’s Roman past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 7Bones, diet and migrants. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 6Cultures lost and found. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 5An identity crisis?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Alice Roberts on unearthing the Romans, Vikings & Anglo-Saxons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 4Religion and belief. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bronze figure of Sulis, the Celtic goddess associated with medicine, fertility and healing. (Image by Getty Images)

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Religion in Roman Britain: spreading the word of the gods. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 3A militarised state?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A modern image depicts Caratacus attending a tribunal in Rome, having been captured by Claudius’ soldiers in Britain

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Who were the rebels of Roman Britain?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2Life in the late imperial age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In the AD 40s, the British king Caratacus led a huge revolt against Rome's occupying army. (Photo by Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Caratacus: Roman Britain’s greatest rebel. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A bust of Vespasian in Bath. The future emperor was responsible for expanding Roman territory into the west of Britain. (Image by Getty Images)

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How did the Romans conquer Britain?

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Episode 1Introduction, and a mystery mosaic. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Silbannacus: the Roman emperor that time forgot. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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