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The fallen statue of Rameses II at Memphis.  The soft mud in which it is embedded has perfectly preserved the well-cut features and all the front part of the figure.  During about eight months of the year it is partly covered by the waters of the overflowing Nile.

The fallen statue of Rameses II at Memphis. The soft mud in which it ...

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69 CE: The emperor Vitellius, drunk and weighed down by an extravagant meal, is dragged through the crowd and butchered in the middle of Rome, after a reign of just eight months and five days.

69 CE: The emperor Vitellius, drunk and weighed down by an extravagant...

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