This Day in History

On This Day in History April 25

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In 1940, Wilhelm Dörpfeld died.

This was also the day of the Robigalia, in ancient Rome, the annual festival to stave off the adverse effects of the red rust god.

Wilhelm Dörpfeld was an important archaeologist in the area of Troy and Mycenaean Greece. He helped Schliemann in his excavations.

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