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Postumus was declared Emperor by his troops in 259 CE when Valerian I was taken captive by the Persians. He secured the borders of Gaul and Britain, and to ensure that he would stay in power, he executed Saloninus, the legitimate emperor. His reign…

One of the most infamous instances of illegal looting, these treasures were smuggled from the archaeological site of Troy, in modern day Turkey, by the classical archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in 1873.

Top: Photo of treasure, likely taken by…