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Nelson Mandela · GermanySince the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990, Robben Island, off Cape Town, has been celebrated as a place where the human spirit has triumphed over adversity.But long before Mandela began his 27 years of imprisonment, the island held many others captive. From 1845 onwards, in particular, leprosy patients were taken to the island.In this excerpt from his book, Outcast, Oliver Basciano evaluates this history.See the Story
The Leprosarium at Robben Island
Greece · GreeceOver the past few years scholars have uncovered stirring new evidence about the existence of fierce warrior women who lived in Scythia in the Ancient World.These women bear a resemblance to Penthesilea, the mythical Amazonian queen in Greek mythology. It might be, some claim, there is a link between the two. The myth may well be grounded in factural accounts.Scholarship, however, is only part of it. As Christine Lehnen, the author of Remembering…Read Article
Penthesilea the Amazonian Queen
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