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How Spain Could Have Saved Its Empire

Across the rise and fall of global powers, few stories carry the weight and complexity of the Spanish Empire at its height.
Researchers from Italy, Spain, and Tunisia have uncovered the Roman Empire's second largest olive oil manufacturer.
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The Last Rulers of 22 Powerful Empires

Powerful empires throughout history have risen by mastering warfare, governance, trade, and culture, leaving legacies that ...
A tale of five suits tells the story of an original high fantasy world based on the forgotten ethnodiversity of Medieval times and the lore behind playing cards and tarot, through a deck of dual-play ...
In Washington, a decade of rancorous polarization just gave us the longest ever government shutdown. But one belief has ...
Among the numerous cultural offerings in the Spanish capital, Filipino art and heritage are represented or accessible in the city through a variety of contexts, styles, and places.
Wall St. Insights Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many ...
Fifty years after Francisco Franco’s death, Spain is still reckoning with the legacy of dictatorship. Few places are more ...
Arts, entertainment, film, festivals and more events happening this week in the greater Capital Region from Thursday, Nov. 20 ...
I have been fascinated by Squanto ever since kindergarten, when I first heard his name. I was cutting feathers out of colored construction paper with blunt-edged scissors and attaching the feathers to ...
I was looking at families being together, how they are enjoying their kids, and I was just missing my home and family.” ...
Hurricane Melissa’s impact on eastern Cuba has exposed the country’s extreme poverty and the state of abandonment in remote ...