For the first time in 2000 years, the Roman Colosseum opens up the venue for new gladiator battles!

01 Gladiator Icons Airbnb Credit Daniele Castellaro

For centuries, the Roman Colosseum showcased epic battles and legendary gladiators. Now, after nearly 2,000 years, it returns to its original purpose as a performance venue, inviting brave warriors to enter the historic arena to forge their own paths to destiny.

Levens ring cairn where plague DNA was found

Francis Crick Institute researchers have found three ancient cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes the plague, in Britain. This is the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain.

The travel app Visited has published a list of the top 10 most popular castles in the world based on over 1.7 million international users. Prague is the most visited castle according to popular travel app Visited.

A groundbreaking achievement has been made in the form of a full digital scan of the Titanic wreckage, providing an unprecedented perspective of the world’s most renowned shipwreck.

Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven when composing the Missa Solemnis

In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven asked his brothers to request that his doctor, J.A. Schmidt, describe his health problems—his progressive hearing loss—to the world upon his death so that “as far as possible, at least the world will be reconciled to me after my death.”

A group of international codebreakers has uncovered a set of secret, coded letters written by Mary Queen of Scots while she was imprisoned in England by Queen Elizabeth I. The contents of the letters were believed to be lost.

How frequent was violence in prehistoric human societies? One way to measure this is to look for trauma in prehistoric human remains.

Low Res Based on the skeletal remains scientists reconstructed the face of a male adult left and a child right CREDIT Prof Caroline Wilkinson Liverpool John Moores Uni.jpg

Construction workers in Norwich, UK, unearthed human skeletal remains that led to a historical mystery. Now British researchers have identified the individuals to be a group of Ashkenazi Jews who may have fallen victim to antisemitic violence.

Tara Roberts with Diving With A Purpose board member Kamau Sadiki

Ahead of Black History Month, National Geographic is launching a powerful new podcast, INTO THE DEPTHS, on Jan. 27, 2022, that uncovers the deep history of the transatlantic slave trade as it follows a group of Black divers who are dedicated to finding and helping to document slave shipwrecks.

Malleus Maleficarum 1519 Hammer of Witches

The Latin Malleus Maleficarum, aka Hammer of Witches, was written in 1486 as a treatise on witchcraft. It describes how a community can determine if a person is a witch using basic questions (and torture) to obtain confessions.

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For the first time in 2000 years, the Roman Colosseum opens up the venue for new gladiator battles!

4,000-year-old plague DNA found – the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain.

Here are the Top 10 most visited castles in the world.

First ever 3D scan of the entire Titanic ship offers unparalleled clarity of the wreck providing details as small as the serial number on the propeller.

Uh, oh. Looks like Beethoven’s daddy might not have been who he thought. DNA hints at an extramarital affair (but finds no cause for his many health problems).

Mary Queen of Scots’ lost letters are finally cracked by codebreakers.

Good ol’ scientific ‘detective work’ reveals South American mummies were brutally murdered.

Medieval bodies found in bottom of a UK well show centuries-earlier origin of Ashkenazi Jews genetic disorder – and evidence of antisemitic violence.

National Geographic takes a deep dive into the history of the Transatlantic slave trade with new podcast, magazine feature, and documentary special about the most intact slave shipwreck ever found.

The Malleus Maleficarum, aka Hammer of Witches, was the de facto standard playbook for witchcraft trials in the 17th century. Here is how to officially charge, try – and convict – a witch.

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