The Nazi army and its administrators didn't simply murder millions of people--some of their victims were tortured and experimented on before facing death, or in some cases, liberation.

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The last true ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt--one Farouk bin Fuad--had a bit of an indulgence problem.

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What more can a great emperor ask than to have dominion over the entire known world? Well, eternal life, for one...

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Once upon a time, an Egyptian queen became King--pharaonic beard and all.

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Continuing on with Henry Myers' novel of 11th-century Icelandic explorer, Leif Erickson.

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Only a Victorian could write such a story with the perfect mixture of awe and tasteless xenophobia all at once. This is a partial retelling of the stories of Roman Emperors Antonine Pius, Marcus Aurelius, and Commodore.

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A young Pliny (nephew to Pliny the Elder) witnessed the eruption of Vesuvius--which buried the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 AD--and compiled the reports his uncle made during those chaotic days under a black cloud.

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Moving right along with the second chapter of Henry Myers' fictionalized recounting of Leif Erickson's life, "The Utmost Island!"

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