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🛁 The Forum Baths in Pompeii were established in 80 BCE and were the only baths still in use after the earthquake of 62 CE. The walls are beautifully decorated with frescoes of garden scenes. 📷 Photos by Carole Raddato. #Pompeii #History #ForumBaths #Architecture
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The Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval battle in history between aircraft carriers, took place between 4 and 8 May 1942 during the Second World War (1939-45). whe.to/ci/2-2957-en/ #history worldhistory.org/article/2957/b…
Battle of the Coral Sea: First Aircraft Carrier Battle in History
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Tom Holland’s "Athelstan: The Making of England" is a concise and brilliantly written biography of England’s first king. whe.to/ci/8-565-en/ #history worldhistory.org/review/565/ath…
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🎤 Our friends at After Constantine have created the 'After Constantine Academy', a place for online learning through fascinating courses and workshops. #AfterConstantine #ConstantineI #History #OnlineLearning #Education #OnlineCourses #Byzantium #ByzantineEmpire #RomanEmpire
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🗺️ A map of the Magellan–Elcano expedition (1519–1522), a Spanish-sponsored maritime voyage to find a westward route to the Spice Islands/Moluccas. 🗺️ Map created by Simeon Netchev. #Map #History #AgeOfDiscovery #FerdinandMagellan #JuanSebastiánElcano #PacificOcean #Maritime
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