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The Curious Tale Of Charlemagne’s Son, Pippin the Hunchback

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Prior to marrying his first wife, Desiderata, in the year 770, Charlemagne was known to have been in a relationship with a concubine known...
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The Faded Dream Life Of Deng Tong

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Deng Tong was an interesting man from the 2nd century BCE who ostensibly grew up in a family of little means and influence in...
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The Odd Ejection Of Duke Faroald II Of Spoleto

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Duke Faroald II was a fairly autonomous Lombard duke of Spoleto from around 703 until 724. He lived during a prosperous, but tumultuous, time...
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The Dramatic Life Of Hrafn Haven-Key

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A mysterious man known as Hrafn Haven-Key settled with his family in Iceland during the so-called Age of Settlement (c. 860-930). Much about his...
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The Legend Of Duke Wechtari’s Bold Bald Charge

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Wechtari was a nobleman from Vicenza who was a trusted figure in the entourage of King Grimoald of the Lombards (r. 662-671). Little is...
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The Legend Of Enigmatic King Arkamani / Ergamenes

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Interesting occurrences were happening in the Meroitic Kushite Kingdom (approximately modern Sudan) in the 3rd century BCE that caught the attention of ancient Greek...
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The Cross-Sea Journeys And Ill-Fated Wedding Of Jarl Hákon Eiriksson

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Hákon Eiriksson was a Norwegian nobleman with ties to the Danish royal family. His father, Jarl Eirik Hakonarson, had aligned himself with King Sweyn...
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Olympic Boxer Kleomedes of Astypalaia And His Rageful Rampage

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Kleomedes of Astypalaia (also known as Cleomedes of Astypalaea) was a boxer who reached his athletic pinnacle during the first decade of the 5th...
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Hippodamus of Miletus—A Flamboyant Agent Of Order

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A 5th-century BCE polymath known as Hippodamus of Miletus was one of the most, if not the most, famous figures among the urban planners...
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The Legend Of Queen Zarinaia Of The Sacae

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Ctesias of Cnidus was a Greek physician and historian who found work in the Achaemenid Empire of Persia during the late 5th century BCE....