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The dog days of summer are here, marked by the rising of the star Sirius in the morning sky, “the star they give the name of Orion’s Dog, which is brightest among the stars, and yet is wrought as a sign of evil and brings on the great fever for unfortunate...

Roman Forum Roman Forum or Forum Romanum in its original language, is the ruin in form of a rectangular plaza which is surrounded by the ruins of several important government buildings from ancient Roman Empire. Often refered as Forum Magnum or simply...

Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome, was born on 23rd September, 63 BCE. Named Gaius Octavius at his birth in Velletri, Italy, he came from a relatively undistinguished patrician family, with his father serving as a senator and governor in the...

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“The secret of being a top-notch con man is being able to know what the mark wants, and how to make him think he’s getting it.” — Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Depending on where you sit, a Barcalounger or a yoga mat, the first episodes...