March/April 2024 edition of National Geographic History magazine. "The Magnificent Roman Mosaics of Carranque", by Ruben Montoya. In 1983, Samuel Lopez, a teenager in rural Spain, was herding cows on his family's farmland when he unearthed a treasure trove of Hispano Roman history. Further excavations uncovered stone ruins and elaborate mosaics , the remains of an opulent Roman estate from the 1st to 2nd century with renovations from the 4th century. The ruins are known to be one of the most significant Hispano-Roman villas yet found.

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From the March/April 2024 edition of National Geographic History magazine:

"Epidemics,: A Constant Plague to Rome", by Alejandro Valino. "From its founding to its Imperial heyday, Rome's politics, religion and eventual decline were shaped by the ravages of disease". The leaders of Rome, feared disease as much as civil war or natural disaster.

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Salomon August Andree, a Swedish mechanical engineer, was born when Arctic exploration was all the rage. Failed attempts to reach the pole by others did not deter Andree. Many thought him crazy for attempting it in a balloon but funding for it came from none other than Alfred Nobel. Unfortunately, he and his two travel companions' harrowing journey met the same fate as their predecessors. Their bodies were found 30 years later.

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