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Siege of Jerusalem, Telstar & America the Beautiful | Jul 20–26
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From the Roman assault on Jerusalem in 70 AD to the first transatlantic TV broadcast via Telstar, this week in history is packed with turning points that shaped civilisations. Eight remarkable events, eight centuries — one unmissable episode.
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On October nineteenth, two hundred two BC, near Zama in North Africa, two of the ancient world's greatest generals met on a dusty plain for the battle that would decide the fate of the Mediterranean. Roman legions under Scipio Africanus faced the legendary Carthaginian commander Hannibal Barca, the man who had terrorized Rome for more than a decade.
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