Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Kris
In the epic “Odyssey,” one of the cornerstones of Western literature, the legendary Greek hero Odysseus returns to his queen Penelope after enduring 10 years of sailing the wine dark sea.
Now scientists have pinned down his return to…
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Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Kris
Julius Caesar landed an invasion fleet on the shores of Britain in 55 B.C., expanding the boundaries of the so-called “Known World” and inadvertently sparking a dispute between historians and scientists for centuries to come.
Now, astronomers from Texas State…
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Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Kris
A replica Viking vessel plying the North Sea this month is part of an effort to learn more about what the Norsemen were really up to.
From his bench toward the stern of the Sea Stallion From Glendalough, Erik Nielsen…
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