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The Greek philosopher Plato—Socrates’ student and Aristotle’s teacher—died nearly 2,400 years ago, having produced a voluminous amount of writing on political philosophy, aesthetics, ethics, and more (he came up with Atlantis!). This week, researchers announced that they found the burial place of the famous…

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The first word found and translated from an unopened carbonized scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum was announced this week, as part of the $1,000,000 Vesuvius Challe

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The Israel Antiquities Authority announced this week the discovery of four 1,900-year-old Roman swords and a pilum stowed in a cave in Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, on the west bank of the Dead Sea.

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