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Did the Climate Create the Fall of Rome?

January 14, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
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An interesting article has surfaced which asserts that unpredictable climate may have had a hand in bringing down the Roman empire in western Europe. The research was carried out examining samples from various types of trees, or employing the study of dendrochronology. The evidence points out that there were drastic climate changes each decade from 250 to 500 AD. The climate was shifting from … [Read more...]

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Archaeologists Hunt for Cleopatra’s Tomb

April 22, 2009 by · Leave a Comment

Recent excavations in Egypt are revealing a possible lead for finding Cleopatra's tomb. If this is the case, then they could find Marc Antony nearby. Read more. … [Read more...]

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Pi Day and the Ancient World

March 14, 2008 by · Leave a Comment

To commemorate "Pi Day" here at DCS, we have a lot of events planned. Latin class is no exception! We can pitch in with our knowledge of the ancient world and Pi - after all, it isn't just a number 3.14159 but also a Greek letter!Today, we are going to talk about Archimedes and his approximation of Pi. He was one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, and made many discoveries regarding … [Read more...]

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