History of Legs Cross, County Durham, and how it got its name
Legs Cross is located next to the Roman road of Dere Street, now known as the B6275, between Bolam and Heighington. The cross is thought to date back to AD 850 and is believed to have marked the ...
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Reflections – Marvel Ranch is one of the world’s wonders
The Marvel Ranch is perfect for those who love wonderful food that sticks to your ribs. The Israelites in the desert had ...
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NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR DAY 2025: Brevard County’s Emory Bennett Paid Ultimate Price During the Korean War
National Medal of Honor Day Set March 25, Brevard's Emory Bennett Awarded Medal for Valor During the Korean War ...
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NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR DAY 2025: Brevard Resident Melvin Morris Presented Medal for Valor in Vietnam
Morris received the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions on September 17, 1969, while commanding the Third Company, Third Battalion of the IV Mobile Strike Force near Chi Lang, Vietnam. Then-Staff ...
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On the Origin of the Pork Taboo
The sculpture dates to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic ... the emblems of the Roman Tenth Legion (abbreviated “LEGX F”). First-century a.d. Roman writers including Apion and Seneca puzzled over ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
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A Roman Legion Went Missing In The Second Century, And What Happened To Them Is Still a Mystery To This Day
One of the biggest mysteries of Roman Britain is the disappearance of the Ninth Legion. As 5,000 of Rome’s finest […] ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
New study claims Ancient Greek and Roman statues were perfumed. © Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
Cecilie Brøns, who authored the study and works as an archaeologist and curator at the Glyptotek art museum in Copenhagen, finds that Greco-Roman statues were often perfumed with enticing scents ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York ...