2,000 years ago, the roman empire was shaken to its core by the worst natural disaster to strike the ancient world. 

In less than 24 hours the city of Pompeii and at least 5,000 of its people were wiped from the earth.. 

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Marie Curies discoveries of strange, glowing radioactive elements rocked Victorian Europe. But the ground breaking work that made her famous also led to her demise.. 

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All good things must come to an end.. and so did the Pax Romana. A 200 year long period of time which represented the roman empire at its most powerful. It started with the formation of the empire under Augustus and ended with the death of Marcus Aurelius, the last of the so called "Five good emperors" you're listening to casual history.. 

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The year 1939 saw a rare ray of light shine into the Dark Ages, and made people realize that the Anglo-Saxon period did not deserve that gloomy moniker.. this is 5 minute history. 

Sorry for the missed episode last Sunday everyone. 

There was a weird issue with timing between me and Jacob but we have it sorted and we will be back at it this Sunday! 

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Scientists seeking to clone the long-extinct wooly mammoth may have found the best hope yet of achieving their controversial goal. 

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Although we tend to look back at the space race with the Soviet Union as a competition we were destined to win. 

It was actually the Soviets that secured many of the early victories. American officials weren't only worried about Soviet prestige winning out.

They had a very real concern about soviet space dominance, providing them the ultimate high ground in the next global conflict. 

Today hear about the Cosmonauts erased from history or so we thought.. this is Casual History. 

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The Knights Templar a wealthy, powerful and mysterious order that has fascinated historians and the public for centuries.. this is casual history. 

There is a lot of this subject we didn't get to cover and will be doing a part 2 very soon! 

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Archaeologists in the Orkney Islands, off the northeastern coast of Scotland, have uncovered the ruins of what they think is a Viking drinking hall used by elite warriors, possibly including a powerful 12th century chieftain named Sigurd.. this is 5 minute history. 

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El Dorado, the legendary lost city of gold was a beacon for thousands of explorers and gold seekers for centuries. Desperate men from all over the world came to South America in vain hoping to find the lost city of El Dorado. Many lost their lives in the harsh plains, steamy jungles and frosty mountains of the dark unexplored interior of the continent. Although many claim to know where it is, El Dorado has never been found.. or has it.. 

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How do you measure the level of success of a pirate, by fame, the number of ships they conquered? Or the amount of treasure they pillaged?

 If these are the markers than this man could be considered the most successful pirate in history.

 Today we discuss the life of the infamous pirate Henry Every. 

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