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Nordic Bronze Age Hall Unearthed In Germany
The remains of a massive wooden hall erected in the Nordic Bronze Age (2200–500 BC) have been uncovered by archaeologists working near Berlin in Germany. When the foundations were exposed, the building was found to have a ground plan measuring 31 by
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The Meaning Of Helot
The fact that the Helots are named such, rather than simply being called slaves, might partly explain the consistent confusion about their status, despite Classical authors referring to them as douloi and oiketai, both general terms for slaves. What,
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