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Self-tormenting practices were all the rage in ancient Byzantium, from wearing chains to living on top of small pillars—and ...

A medieval literary puzzle which has stumped scholars, including M.R. James for 130 years has finally been solved. Cambridge ...

There are more than 50 theories for the function of this 12-sided, pentagonal-faced bronze object — but archaeologists have never quite figured it out.