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Julie d’Aubigny: The Bisexual Sword-Fighting Opera Singer History Couldn’t Handle

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History didn’t know what to do with Julie d’Aubigny—opera singer, duelist, seductress, and unapologetic force of nature. She burned through 17th-century France with a sword in one hand and a scandal in the other, refusing to be anyone but herself. This is the story of a woman who lived louder than history was ready for.

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August 24, 410: The Day the World Changed (And Most People Missed It)

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On this day in 410 AD, Rome was sacked—and the world changed. But perhaps the real marvel isn’t that Rome fell. It’s that it lasted more than a thousand years. From primitive huts to aqueducts, concrete, dentistry, and legal systems we still use today, Rome wasn’t just a city—it was civilization. This post explores what a millennium really means… and what we lost when Western Rome fell.

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