The Zong: A Stain on Maritime History

The story of the Zong sinks into the annals of maritime history as a chilling testament to human cruelty. In the year, this British slave ship, laden with hundreds of captive Africans destined for the Caribbean, embarked on a horrific voyage that would culminate in a tragedy of unspeakable proportions. Driven by avarice and indifference to human li

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The Decline and Demise of the Roman Colossus

The mighty Colossus, once a sprawling nation stretching from Britannia to the East|the vast stretches of North Africa, was not immune to the inevitable march of time. Seeds of corruption were sown in its very foundations, festering over centuries and inevitably leading to its precipitous fall. {Internal strife|constant power struggles proved a fo

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