Footballing great-grandson of notorious dictator set to make first top-flight appearance
He’ll be hoping we forget the name A direct relative of one of the most controversial figures in European history is now playing in Italian first division Serie A. Romano Floriani Mussolini, whose great grandfather was the brutal fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, has just signed for Cremonese on loan from Rome-based club SS Lazio. […]
9 months ago
‘Once-in-a-century’ discovery reveals lifestyle in Pompeii 2000 years after being buried under rock
More and more continues to be found out about the ancient area. Archaeologists are celebrating a “once-in-a-century” find after a major insight into what life was like in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii was uncovered. 2,000 years on from the southern Italian city becoming completely covered in ash, a team of archaeologists have now […]
1 year ago
700-year-old sword discovered stuck in a rock
‘The truth is out there’ A 700-year-old sword has been dubbed the ‘real-life Excalibur’ after it was discovered stuck in a rock in a Bosnian river. The legend of King Arthur claims that he was the only one who was able to pull a sword from stone, but this recently uncovered blade seems to have […]
1 year ago
Student accidentally discovers lost city ‘the size of Edinburgh’ in Mexican jungle
The city may have been home to 50,000 people A student has accidentally uncovered a lost city in the Mexican jungle which is reportedly ‘the size of Edinburgh’. The discovery was made in in the southeastern state of Campeche in the central American country. The PhD student was sifting through data collected by archaeologists who […]
1 year ago
New study shows Egypt’s pyramids were built using ingenious machine
The discovery could be a huge step forward in our understanding For millennia, Egypt’s pyramids have captured the minds and imaginations of academics, adventurers and conspiracy theorists alike. Often people like to suggest that these ancient monuments were the construction of extra-terrestrials, however ignore the fact that us humans are pretty clever things, even almost […]
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‘Excalibur’ sword vanishes after being stuck in rock for 1,300 years
Locals are stumped as to what has happened to the historic weapon. France’s legendary ‘Excalibur’ sword has mysteriously vanished from the rock it had been wedged in for well over a century. The mythical blade, which King Arthur famously pulled from stone to obtain the British throne, appears to have been stolen from the village of Rocamadour […]
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