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Volubilis is a
partly
excavated
Roman city in
Morocco near
Meknes. Built in a fertile agricultural
area, it developed from the
3rd century BC onwards as a
Phoenician/Carthaginian settlement
and grew rapidly under Roman rule
from the 1st century AD onwards.
Public buildings included a basilica,
temple and triumphal arch
(pictured). Its prosperity, derived
principally from olive growing,
prompted the construction of many
fine town-houses with large mosaic
floors. The town fell to local
tribesmen around 285 and was never
retaken by Rome due to its
remoteness. In the late 8th century it
became the seat of Idris ibn
Abdallah, the founder of the state of
Morocco. Volubilis was abandoned
by the 11th century. Its ruins
remained substantially intact until an
earthquake in the mid-18th century
and subsequent use of the stones for
building Meknes. During and after
the period of French rule over
Morocco, about half of the site was
excavated and some of the more
prominent buildings were restored or
reconstructed. Today it is a
UNESCO World Heritage Site,
listed for being "an exceptionally
well preserved example of a large
Roman colonial town on the fringes
of the Empire". (Full article...)
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Fifty people are killed when a Tatarstan Airlines
Boeing 737 crashes in Kazan, Russia.
Sachin Tendulkar (pictured) retires from all
forms of cricket.
The prime ministers of Canada, India and
Mauritius boycott the Commonwealth Heads of
Government Meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, over
allegations of war crimes and human rights abuses.
At Christie's in New York City, Francis Bacon's Three
Studies of Lucian Freud sells for US$142.4 million, a record
price for a work of art sold at auction.
The International Court of Justice rules that the promontory at
the Preah Vihear Temple is part of Cambodia and that Thai
forces must withdraw.
In motorcycling, Marc Mrquez wins the MotoGP world
championship.
Recent deaths: Doris Lessing John Tavener
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November 18: Independence Day in Latvia (1918); National Day
in Oman (1940)
1210 Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor was
excommunicated by Pope Innocent III after he
commanded the Pope to annul the Concordat of
Worms.
1812 Napoleonic Wars: During Napoleon's
invasion of Russia, Marshal Michel Ney's
leadership in the Battle of Krasnoi earned him
the nickname "the bravest of the brave" despite
the overwhelming French defeat.
1943 Second World War: The Royal Air Force began its
bombing campaign against Berlin (ruins of the Kaiser
Wilhelm Memorial Church pictured).
1963 The first push-button telephone was made available
to AT&T customers.
2003 With its ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public
Health, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court made the
state the first in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage.
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The Ashes series are Test cricket series played between England and Australia. They
constitute one of sport's most celebrated rivalries, and is generally played biennially,
alternating between the United Kingdom and Australia. Although the first Test series played
between England and Australia was in the 187677 season, the Ashes originated from the
solitary Test which the two nations contested in 1882. Famous Ashes series include the 1932
33 tour, which was known as the "Bodyline series", due to the tactic of bowling quickly at
the body of the batsmen, and the 1948 series, when Australia remained unbeaten throughout
the tour, gaining the nickname of "The Invincibles". In 1981, Ian Botham's all-round performances resulted
in the series being nicknamed "Botham's Ashes". Australia and England have each won 31 Ashes series, but
England are the current holders of the Ashes as the winners of the last three series. (Full list...)
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An Italian tree frog (Hyla intermedia) with an inflated
vocal sac. Vocal sacs, flexible membranes of skin
possessed by most male frogs, are generally used to
amplify mating or advertisement calls. However, some
species in the family Rhinodermatidae may also use the
sac to store or transport their tadpoles.
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