Scars Of History
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Empire in Repair Mode: Vespasian and the Eastern Provinces
Scars of History Ignition Point Rome never fixed what wasn’t broken. It broke things in order to fix them. Vespasian came to…
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From Attalus to the Senate: Rome’s Asia Minor Breakfast
Scars of History Point of Ignition In 133 BC, the Kingdom of Pergamon vanished—not in fire, not in battle, but in a…
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Shadow on the Stone: How Alexander Cut Through Pamphylia
Scars of History Flashpoint Dust swirls over the plain where horses tear the ground with their hooves, and the sun burns skin…
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Ashes over Eurymedont: Sea Battle near Aspendos
Scars of History Ignition Point At the river’s mouth, where waves drown the screams of the dying, in 190 BCE the world…
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The Golden Stern Above Kydnos
Scars of History Point of Ignition Tarsus, 41 BCE. The river Kydnos carries purple sails, and the air trembles with the sound…
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Blood on the Waves: How Pompey Drowned Pirates of Cilicia
Scars of History Flashpoint The sea boiled like a mind drunk on power. In 67 BCE, the Mediterranean became a stage where…
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Travel stories from forgotten places where empires crumble into the dust of time. A blend of archaeology, irony, and personal reflection among the ruins of history.

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