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Samnites, the fierce warriors who humiliated the Roman legions at the Caudine Forks

One of the greatest affronts suffered by the Roman legions took place in 321 BC, after the Battle of the Caudine Forks. Not only because of the forced surrender, without even fighting, but also due to the humiliation that officers and soldiers endured afterwards, being forced to pass, dressed only in their tunics, under a […]

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En el monasterio de San Juan de la Peña se reguló una de las pruebas más brutales de la Edad Media: caminar nueve pasos con un hierro al rojo vivo

Uno de los lugares de Huesca que hay que visitar sí o sí es el Real Monasterio de San Juan de la Peña. No sólo por su peculiar ubicación, encajado entre las pétreas paredes de una montaña de Botaya (Huesca), sino también porque fue el cenobio más importante de Aragón durante la Alta Edad Media […]

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From January euphoria to February despair: Why most of our New Year’s resolutions fail

At the end of December, many make New Year’s resolutions to implement from the first day of January. As the annual hourglass counts down, people analyze their shortcomings or excesses and consider how to balance them: learning a new language, exercising more, reducing or eliminating vices... However, as the weeks go by, these goals are often forgotten due to daily commitments, laziness, or simply because they stem from excessive ambition.

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