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Hannibal of Carthage: Military Commander and Greatest Enemy of Rome
... during the Second Punic War and ultimately shaping the history of the Mediterranean world. His name became became an ... in the military, honing his skills in leadership and the art of tactical warfare. When his father died in battle, ... and strategic foresight, setting the stage for one of history's most audacious and legendary military campaigns. ...
mrreese - 04/06/2023 - 22:58
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The Liverpool Mounds in Illinois: Part 2 - Rediscovering Hopewell Ritual and Meaning
... of Ancient Cosmology on the Rainy River”, Minnesota History Quarterly 64: 5, Spring 2015, pp. 194-205. Chad R. ...
Jason Jarrell - 23/06/2018 - 01:44
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Morgan le Fay: How Arthurian Legend Turned a Powerful Woman from Healer to Villain
... the story differs, but, throughout most of the story’s history, Morgan le Fay has been one of its most powerful ...
ancient-origins - 03/02/2019 - 22:54
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Art of an Empire: The Imagination, Creativity and Craftsmanship of the Aztecs
... CE. With military conquest and trade expansion the art of the Aztecs also spread, helping the Aztecs achieve a ... Influences Common threads run through the history of Mesoamerican art. The Olmec, Maya, Toltec, ... 18th century CE that an interest in Pre-columbian art and history would lead to a more systematic investigation of just ...
ancient-origins - 07/11/2016 - 01:02
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Original King John Royal Charter Resurfaces After 800 Years [Press Release]
... of King John? King John: The Worst Monarch in English History? Piers Gaveston: Exile, Secrets, and Jealousy Marked ... of King Edward II Dr. Pohl, a Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Bristol , came across the ... Great One of Only Two Kings Named ‘Great’ in English History? Vikings in Ireland: Recent Discoveries Shedding New ...
ancient-origins - 26/03/2019 - 17:48
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Pseudo-History or Famed Fiction? Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia
Geoffrey of Monmouth has gone down in history for his classic epic, the Historia Regum Britanniae , known in English as The History of the Kings of Britain . This masterpiece of ... of Monmouth, and why did he write this controversial history? Was the whole story a figment of Geoffrey’s wild ...
Meagan Dickerson - 20/04/2021 - 02:00
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Glorious 7th Century BC Artemis Temple Uncovered on Greek Island of Euboea
Excavating a temple at the Artemis Amarynthos sanctuary on the Greek island of Euboea, a collaborative four-year effort between Swiss and Greek archaeologists has uncovered a beautiful temple of Artemis, dating back to the 7th century BC. Its size exceeded initial expectations, measuring an impressive 34 meters (111.5 feet) in length, or 100 feet in the ancient Greek measurement system, a "perfect" measurement encountered in other monuments from the same era.
Sahir - 10/01/2024 - 13:49
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Disastrous Cascadia Earthquake of 1700 May Have Been First in a Sequence
... about one of the most infamous earthquakes in modern history. The event in question was the Cascadia earthquake of ... Ancient Tsunamis That Left Their Mark Earthquakes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Seismic Disruptions ... to be both informative and unforgettable. They brought history alive, by presenting it in a partially fictive or ...
Nathan Falde - 21/04/2021 - 22:54
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Roland the Farter: Medieval England’s Celebrity Flatulist
... One’s Soul: The Historic Ritualization of Farts 11 of History’s Weirdest Jobs In the 12th century, ‘Roland the ... Pandey References Crick, J., Houts, E.V. 2011. A Social History of England, 900-1200. Cambridge University Press. ... . Rajan, R. July 20, 2022. The funny history of Roland the Farter. Available at: ...
Sahir - 10/01/2023 - 00:54
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Enigma of the Heartless Pharaoh: Who Stole the Heart of King Tut, and Why?
... in Tutankhamun Tomb is Full of Treasures Tomb Hidden by History, Now Revealed: Wet Nurse of Tutankhamun May have been ... (Flickr/ CC BY-SA 2.0 ) All this is quite odd, because the art of mummification had reached its zenith in the ... exists a strong case for such theorization because the art on the north wall of the boy king's burial chamber ...
anand balaji - 10/03/2016 - 14:08
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Two Amazing Ancient Artifacts Found Inside Giant Mississippi Alligator
... Dart or Spear Point Was Fired From A Weapon Launcher MS History Now explains that there are over “19,000 known ...
ashley cowie - 14/09/2021 - 23:02
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Boca de Potrerillos: Mysterious Rock Art in a Mexican Desert
More than 4000 pieces of rock art, the majority being petroglyphs, have been recorded at ... Mexico. This is considered one of the most important rock art sites in the country. More than 4000 pieces of rock art, ... e Historia or INAH (National Institute of Anthropology and History). Subsequently, the site was studied by a number of ...
dhwty - 16/08/2020 - 14:07
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Six Supremely Sadistic Deaths of Christian Martyrs
... W. 1990. How the Early Church Viewed Martyrs. Christian History, Vol. IX, №3. Christian History Institute. Available at: ... Denova, R. February 15, 2022. Martyr . World History Encyclopedia. Available at: ...
Robbie Mitchell - 26/12/2022 - 22:03
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Agesilaus II, King of Sparta and Commander of Warriors
Agesilaus II was a king who ruled over the ancient Greek city state of Sparta during the 4th century BC. Agesilaus was from the Eurypontid family, one of the two royal dynasties of Sparta (the other being the Agiad family). This Spartan king is perhaps best known for his victories against the Persians in Anatolia, as well as his successes in the Corinthian Wars.
dhwty - 03/01/2017 - 00:55
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The Magna Carta: Did a Tyrannical English King Really Set the Stage for Liberty?
... Carta is often lauded as an important milestone in human history. It is said to have guaranteed individual rights, the ... Carta is often lauded as an important milestone in human history. It is said to have guaranteed individual rights, the ... Rights (1948). King John: The Worst Monarch in English History? Archaeologist Claims that King Arthur Was Not a Real ...
dhwty - 05/06/2018 - 18:56
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Fragments of Ancient Manuscript About Merlin Have Been Discovered and Could Change Arthurian Legend
... Society, a group dedicated to the research of the legends, history, and literature on King Arthur. Dr. Tether ...
Ed Whelan - 01/02/2019 - 13:57
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The Enigmatic Six Kings of the Earth Fresco Uncovered
... especially important due to the fact that ancient Islamic art is largely underrepresented, even though Islam was the ... landscape which illustrates a significant stage in human history.” From the outside, Qasr Amra doesn’t look all ... the Earth. ( Public domain ) A Glimpse into Early Medieval History The depiction of the Visigothic King Roderic was ...
Aleksa Vučković - 19/01/2022 - 14:00
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Professional Art Detective Tracked Clues to Find Stolen Cypriot Mosaic
A ‘stolen art’ investigator, known in his field as “the Indiana Jones of the art world,” has successfully tracked down a precious sixth ... in financial terms there is no bigger art heist in history that what happened on 18 March 1990 when two police ...
ashley cowie - 20/11/2018 - 13:58
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15,000-Year-Old Paleolithic Rock Art Gallery Identified On Russian Border
Paleolithic rock art found in Siberia and Mongolia is some 7,000 years older ... same artistic style in both locations. Paleolithic rock art found in Siberia and Mongolia is some 7,000 years older ... fantastical creatures with trunks. The Paleolithic rock art of two mammoths discovered at Baga-Oygur II in early ...
ancient-origins - 28/04/2020 - 14:00
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The Oldest Maya Murals and Royal Violence at San Bartolo, Guatemala
... Bartolo murals, it’s important to distinguish between “art” from these ancient civilizations and our modern perception of what “ art ” is. For modern humans art is everywhere. In ... of remnants from a willfully forgotten time before written history as we know it. A time when large, vicious bloodlines ...
Mark A. Carpenter - 01/05/2021 - 22:40