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Roman history

On what Rome destroyed, what it could not erase, and the history that only becomes visible when you drive between the fragments with someone who has spent her career in the ruins. By Mary Collins | April 2026 Most ancient ruins stand in one place and wait for you to arrive. Carthage doesn’t work that...
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On arriving curious, finding history in layers, and the question Philippi gave me that I keep asking everywhere else. By Mary Collins | April 2026 The first morning in Thessaloniki, I could have been in any modern Mediterranean city. Waterfront cafés, people walking dogs, a promenade along the sea. Nothing that signaled what I was...
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