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“I never feared facing a group of 25 armed soldiers, except if they had muskets.”
—Njinga, 1657
Twenty years after Elizabeth’s death, a Mbundu woman in southwestern Africa became the talk of the Catholic world. General, diplomat, slave trader, fashionista, and hands-on warrior, Queen Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba elicited equal parts admiration and revulsion from missionaries, cannibals, kings, and two empires vying for control of Africa’s coast.
Jonathan Emily Jordan - 12/04/2020 - 22:49
The story of the Gauls, ancient inhabitants of modern-day France, Belgium, Switzerland, and parts of Italy, offers a fascinating journey into a civilization often overshadowed by their Roman conquerors. Emerging as formidable adversaries to Rome, the Gauls, characterized by their distinct Celtic culture, left an undeniable mark on history. They’re mostly remembered as fierce warriors, but they were so much more. They had a complex societal structure, rich artistic traditions, advanced metallurgy, and an absolute ton of gold!
Robbie Mitchell - 08/05/2024 - 18:07
Since 2015 a visionary geneticist in Boston, Professor George Church of Harvard Medical School, has been at the forefront of a scientific endeavor that challenges the boundaries of possibility. He aims to resurrect the woolly mammoth, not by piecing together a genetic legacy from a preserved cell but by ingeniously modifying the DNA of modern elephants.
Robbie Mitchell - 04/11/2023 - 19:56
The ages of Adam and his descendants in the Book of Genesis appear incredulous when compared to the average lifespan of Man throughout history. Though there have been several attempts to justify the numbers mathematically, none can be applied to all cases equally.
Dean Talboys - 19/04/2018 - 01:54
Along a canal off the coast of Egypt in the Mediterranean, archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery in the ancient port city of Thonis-Heracleion in Egypt. They have uncovered evidence of coexisting temples – one dedicated to the Greek goddess Aphrodite, and another paying homage to the ancient Egyptian deity Amun.
Sahir - 25/09/2023 - 14:50
Celtic warriors were one of the most important supports of Mediterranean armies. However, it is a little known fact that apart from their role in the Byzantium, these powerful warriors also had a strong connection with ancient Egypt.
Natalia Klimczak - 04/01/2016 - 14:51
Legends say Kebokwe’s Cave got its name from a witch who practiced black magic. When the sorceress was thrown from the hills near the cave, her magic is said to have allowed her to gently land on the ground. Stories soon told of evil spirits haunting the lands around Kebokwe’s Cave. But things changed in the area when Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone arrived on the scene and converted the local chief, Sechele I.
dhwty - 17/12/2018 - 14:03
Deep in the heart of Saudi Arabia, 400 peculiar stone structures have been found, dating back thousands of years ago. These stone features were discovered by archaeologists with the use of satellite imagery, identifying what they call stone "gates" in an extremely unwelcome and harsh area of the Arabian Peninsula.
Theodoros Karasavvas - 20/10/2017 - 02:02
Among the stupefying hoard of over five thousand objects that were recovered from the tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), some sported distinct Atenist leanings. While the golden throne of the boy-king is the most prominent in this regard, other treasures are no less sensational. It is the existence of palimpsests (where an artifact or text has been reused after original writing removed) on many artifacts that has intrigued Egyptologists for decades; mainly because they hint that a female pharaoh ruled before Tutankhamun.
anand balaji - 24/05/2017 - 15:32
The thought of a lost library is a tantalizing one, as one can speculate and imagine the kind of knowledge it might provide to the person who finds it. Therefore, it is hardly surprising that there are those who have dedicated their entire lives to the search of such elusive libraries. One of these fabled lost libraries is that of the first Tsar of all the Russias, Ivan IV Vasilyevich, more commonly known as Ivan the Terrible.
dhwty - 28/05/2018 - 20:08
Beneath monumental stone structures discovered at the archaeological site of Mitla in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, it has long been believed that the ancient Zapotec people built a huge and complex labyrinth of chambers and passageways.
Nathan Falde - 30/06/2023 - 14:55
Between the 3rd and 7th centuries AD, the country now named Iran was part of the Sasanian Empire, Rome’s great rival in the East. Under this empire, Zoroastrianism was recognised as the state religion, and numerous Zoroastrian sanctuaries were built by the Sasanian rulers as a sign of their piety. One of the most important of these sanctuaries is found at a site known as Takht-e-Soleyman.
dhwty - 24/05/2015 - 14:21
More than 2 millennia before the French Revolution introduced the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens, an ancient Near Eastern monarch issued a charter that is considered to be the oldest known declarations of human rights. This charter is known today as the Cyrus Cylinder.
dhwty - 13/05/2024 - 17:55
The Cliff of Bandiagara (or Land of the Dogons) in Mali is an outstanding landscape and has earthen architecture that seems to defy the laws of nature and the passing of time.
Ed Whelan - 02/03/2019 - 13:54
The I Ching (commonly translated as ‘Book of Changes’ or ‘Classic of Changes’) is an ancient philosophical Chinese text and one of the most important books in world literature. It is the oldest of the Five Classics of Confucianism and offers practical wisdom for any situation and an ordering of the universe.
dhwty - 23/03/2019 - 12:55
A magnificent tomb has been discovered in Egypt belonging to a ‘keeper of royal secrets.’ This highly-trusted man served two ancient pharaohs of the 6th Dynasty, and successfully navigated the political chaos surrounding a royal assassination.
ashley cowie - 06/05/2022 - 22:46
According to ancient historians such as Herodotus, the Battle of Himera was fought in 480 BC. Supposedly this battle was fought on the same day as the Battle of Salamis, and allegedly both battles were fought at the same time as the Battle of Thermopylae. Now, a team of researchers using modern evidence has taken to task these questionable claims and found them wanting.
ashley cowie - 13/05/2021 - 19:41
A rare and extremely controversial 19th century Bible on display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., was a powerful tool of propaganda, a mind control device, and a generator of ‘Fake News’ once used by British missionaries to convert slaves to Christianity.
ashley cowie - 29/03/2019 - 17:59
Australia has been inhabited for more than 50,000 years and the Aboriginal people have a complex and fascinating spiritual life. Their culture is filled with traditions and ceremonies with special meaning, and their cultural identity is particularly important to them today now that the many tribes from across Australia have come together as one.
Sarah P Young - 25/06/2019 - 18:53
There are many important Roman ruins in Algeria. One of the least well-known is Tiddis, which is located in the northwest of the country, in the province of Constantine. It is situated on a mountain plateau and was built on a steep slope that once overlooked a fertile valley.
Ed Whelan - 15/09/2018 - 22:42