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Topics

archaeology aqueduct amphitheatre catacomb Sabine Magna Graecia Pompeii Herculaneum Capua Alba Longa Ostia Paestum Sybaris Campus Martius Praeneste

Italy

Roman Forum

ancient Rome

ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia

Abruzzi, Italy

Abruzzi

region, Italy

Key People

Sallust

Roman historian

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Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)

History Buff Quiz