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This man had a net worth of more than £315 billion in today's money, making him the richest person to have ever lived.

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For centuries, historians have debated the reasons behind the collapse of the Roman Empire. Now, new research from Oxford and ...

An exhibition at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, explores the rise and fall of a remarkable trade that briefly made Paris the City of Pearls.

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