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Three shows at the V&A. One looks at Shadow Catchers - camera-free ways to capture images. Two explore art movements - Postmodernism and the British Aesthetic Movement.

Twenty resumes sent, but the phone never rings? Always nail an interview, but somehow never get the job? Here are some mistakes you may not know you're making.

Hannibal's surprise invasion of Italy over the Alps might have been successful had Roman allies not remained loyal and Roman determination been less resolute.

The wide-ranging reforms of Augustus encompassed military, social, political, and religious elements that left a long term legacy of Roman peace and prosperity.

The Fall of Rome must be seen as a long term process rather than one or two single "causes" and should be understood as a transforming event instead of a cataclysm.

Over the course of Roman history, the legion evolved from a force of citizen-soldiers to a state-funded standing army comprised of non-Roman soldiers.

Lacking definite goals, the Spartacus slave uprising ravaged the Italian county-side, defeating several consular armies until Marcus Crassus ended the revolt.

The ancient libraries of Pergamum and Ephesus rivaled the library of Alexandria in Egypt, highlighting the high value the ancients placed on the preservation of writing.

The twelve city-states of Etruria evolved into a highly sophisticated and prosperous society that celebrated life through pleasures yet failed to develop political unity.

Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 faithfully depicts the Spartans who fought at Thermopylae, according to accounts from authors such as Xenophon, Herodotus, and Plutarch.

The Spartans were not the only Hellenic soldiers present at Thermopylae, nor the bravest. History tells of the 700 Thespians, overlooked by popular culture.

When abstinence comes to mind, people think of the words prudish, religion and unexciting. Why not engage in sexual activity? It feels good, and besides, it's everywhere.

Although her early career is represented by one of the silliest sitcoms ever written, Sally Field has come full circle to become one of Hollywood's most respected actors.