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From the powerful civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Indus Valley, to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place. Here we feature some of the most seminal and influential events and people throughout history, that have helped shape the world we know today.

Odysseus at the Court of Alcinous (1814-1816) by Francesco Hayez (Public Domain)
27 January, 2021 - 20:28 pkoutoupis

Clues To King Alcinous’ Scheria: The Lost Sickle In The Sea

The mythological Alcinous and the location of his kingdom of the Phaeacians have remained one of the most elusive topics of ancient Greek literature. Clues to the ruler and his kingdom survive only...
King Philip’s War: 17th-Century Hostility Between The Wampanoag and The Pilgrims
25 January, 2021 - 18:07 Cam Rea

King Philip’s War: 17th-Century Hostility Between The Wampanoag and The Pilgrims

On June 20, 1675, the small border town of Swansea, Massachusetts, was attacked by a band of Pokanoket of the Wampanoag tribe . No casualties resulted from the Pokanoket raid that day, except for...
The Life of Khaemweset: Ancient Archaeologist And The First Egyptologist
23 January, 2021 - 17:58 Aleksa Vučković

The Life of Khaemweset: Ancient Archaeologist And The First Egyptologist

The golden eras of ancient Egyptian history are marked by powerful kings and pharaohs, whose rule continuously expanded Egyptian influence and propelled it to great heights. As history often teaches...
Ghosts of Presidents Past In The Oval Office
22 January, 2021 - 15:57 ashley cowie

Ghosts of Presidents Past In The Oval Office

Ghost stories abound about American presidents haunting the Oval Office. Wandering spirits returning from the dead to haunt the places they lived and worked in have been central components in...
Golden sarcophagus from the ancient Egyptian Yuya and Tuya collection.
21 January, 2021 - 23:09 Ahmed Osman

A Mysterious Mummy in Cairo: The Surprising True Identity of Joseph with the Coat of Many Colors

Who was the king who appointed Joseph, of the legendary coat of many colors, as his minister? And during which period of Egyptian history did he live? Since the start of archaeological digging in...
Etruscans Togas.
21 January, 2021 - 00:48 dhwty

High Fashion of Ancient Rome: Togas and Stolas

The toga is arguably the best-known garment from ancient Rome. Initially, the toga was worn both by male and female Roman citizens. Later on, however, the toga was used exclusively by men (high class...
Pumas, Cougars And Jaguars: Feline Deities Of Prehistoric South America
20 January, 2021 - 20:48 ashley cowie

Pumas, Cougars And Jaguars: Feline Deities Of Prehistoric South America

The Andean mountain lion, often called the South American cougar, ( Puma concolor ), is perhaps best known simply as the puma, and this manhunter ruled the forests and jungles of western South...
The Route to Secular Art through the Kwakiutl Hamatsa Dance
20 January, 2021 - 17:58 Daniel Gauss

The Route to Secular Art through the Kwakiutl Hamatsa Dance

“Magic preceded art, art served magic, and art was then liberated from magic.” This was among a number of sometimes controversial assertions made by Scottish anthropologist James Frazer in his 19 th...
Crusaders marching to concord enemy
18 January, 2021 - 22:37 Alessandro Mori...

17th Century Manuscript Traces Templar Knights Treasure to Heretical Umbria

A link to the treasures of the Templar Knights have come to light by way of a 17th-century manuscript, discovered by a historian, Giovanni Tomassini, in the small village originally called Ferentum...
The ancient history of Korea is one of the more enigmatic historical periods of Asia and is still a subject of very active research by scholars
16 January, 2021 - 21:07 Aleksa Vučković

Jang Bogo: The Powerful Silla Kingdom Warlord And Korean Hero

The ancient history of Korea is one of the more enigmatic historical periods of Asia and is still a subject of very active research by scholars. The surviving writings of the early medieval period...
King John: The Worst Monarch in English History?
16 January, 2021 - 01:10 Charles Christian

King John: The Worst Monarch in English History?

When it comes to Kings (and Queens) of England, there is strong competition as to who can claim the title of being the worst in the nation’s long history. There is Ethelred the Unready , whose...
An archetypal character who appears in the myths of many different cultures, the Trickster gleefully crosses and breaks physical and societal laws of both humans and gods, destroying norms, while openly challenging and ridiculing authority.
15 January, 2021 - 23:50 MartiniF

Māui, The Fun-Loving Trickster Of Polynesian Mythology

An archetypal character who appears in the myths of many different cultures, the Trickster gleefully crosses and breaks physical and societal laws of both humans and gods, destroying norms, while...
Details of an ancient Roman bronze statue. Credit: giorgio / Adobe Stock
15 January, 2021 - 19:16 Aleksa Vučković

The Bronze Age - A Spark That Changed the World

The development of civilization was a long and complex process, and it always rested on industry and technology. As our ancestors stepped from one millennium to another, and the Stone Age evolved...
Wicker Man
14 January, 2021 - 23:09 dhwty

The Fearsome Wicker Man: An Eerie Way Druids Committed Human Sacrifice

The wicker man is purported to be one of the means by which the ancient druids made human sacrifices. According to a number of classical authors, the druids partook in human sacrifice, though these...
Mighty Gilgamesh: Archetype Of The Nephilim
13 January, 2021 - 19:46 Willem McLoud

Mighty Gilgamesh: Archetype Of The Nephilim

Gilgamesh is one of the greatest heroes of the ancient Middle Eastern world. The epic named after him has become one of the greatest literary works of all ages. There is, however, one aspect of...
‘The Battle of Culloden’ 1746 by David Morier. Source: Public Domain
12 January, 2021 - 22:57 Sarah P Young

9 Reasons for the Tragic Highlander Deaths in the Battle of Culloden

There have been countless significant battles throughout history. Some of them have become infamous – from the Battle of Passchendaele during WWI to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, but the majority...
Jezebel
12 January, 2021 - 22:55 margaretmoose

Jezebel: Slander of The Queen of Israel, Virgin of Baal, Princess of Tyre

Jezebel - even to this day, the name of the wife of King Ahab is synonymous with wickedness and promiscuity. She was the most depraved of women, a murderess, an adulteress and worst of all an...
Food Security: Rethinking The Agricultural Revolution
11 January, 2021 - 16:46 jim willis

Food Security: Rethinking The Agricultural Revolution

The Agricultural, or Neolithic (New-Stone Age) Revolution , marks the birth of modern civilization. Traditional wisdom says that is when we started to become us. That is when we began to grow crops,...
Vodou Ceremony
9 January, 2021 - 00:47 dhwty

The Origins of Voodoo, a Misunderstood Religion

In 64 AD, a great fire broke out in Rome for six days and devastated much of the city. According to the writer Tacitus, “Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class...
Lady Godiva
8 January, 2021 - 20:39 dhwty

The Naked Truth on Lady Godiva and Her Nude Ride to Help the Poor

Lady Godiva was an English noblewoman who lived during the 11th century AD. Although she belonged to the upper class, she had a reputation for being sympathetic towards the less fortunate and was...
Honey Liquid Gold Of The Ancient World
8 January, 2021 - 18:59 ashley cowie

Honey Liquid Gold Of The Ancient World

In Greek mythology, Melissa was a nymph who discovered and taught the use of honey and from whom bees were believed to have received their name. Regarded as nectar of the gods, honey is obviously as...
Woman of the Harem
7 January, 2021 - 22:23 Veronica Parkes

Imperial Harem of the Ottoman Empire Served the Sultan in More Ways Than One

The imperial harem of the Ottoman era was the collection of wives, servants, and concubines of the Sultan, who sometimes numbered in the hundreds. Some were mere playthings or used for the production...
Mansa Musa: The Richest Man in History
7 January, 2021 - 21:17 Kerry Sullivan

Mansa Musa: The Richest Man in History

When people think of the richest people in history , more often than not they think of industrialists from the modern era, such as the Rothschilds, the Rockefellers, or the Carnegies. Perhaps some...
Alcibiades: The Shrewd Athenian Opportunist Of The Peloponnesian War
7 January, 2021 - 18:00 Aleksa Vučković

Alcibiades: The Shrewd Athenian Opportunist Of The Peloponnesian War

The famous city states of ancient Greece were filled with capable leaders, statesmen, generals, and heroes. Athens, one of the world’s oldest named and inhabited cities, became the leading city state...

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