Famous Roman siege thought to have lasted years ended in 'mere weeks'-New study (independent.co.uk) 14 points by historynops 2y ago ↗ HN
[–] vondur 2y ago ↗ What is going on with the article? They have a link referring to the siege that goes to another article about Donald Trump? [–] Jtsummers 2y ago ↗ That's funny, but it seems to be keying off Masada. Either a (somewhat, how many people will find that "easter egg"?) subtle dig at Trump or a messy job linking based on keywords in the article to past articles.
[–] Jtsummers 2y ago ↗ That's funny, but it seems to be keying off Masada. Either a (somewhat, how many people will find that "easter egg"?) subtle dig at Trump or a messy job linking based on keywords in the article to past articles.
[–] glennvtx 2y ago ↗ That seige is listed in every major work of antiquity as being months, not years.
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