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We all know the story of Robin Hood--the outlaw famous for robbing the rich and giving to the poor. The earliest Robin Hood stories in England we know about date from around the 15th century AD.

But Robin Hood wasn’t the first heroic outlaw with a heart of gold and a mandate for redistribution of wealth. His story is predated by 1,200 years--by a tall tale from Ancient Rome. 

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