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The Disturbing Truth Behind a Sardonic Grin
... teeth, the sardonic grin is essentially what stereotypical horror movie serial killers are made of. Creepy and more ... the influence on this term seems to have a long, bawdy history in the world of the ancient Mediterranean. Many ... Greek philosopher Socrates , plays a prominent role in the history of the creepy, serial killer grin. According to ...
Riley Winters - 05/11/2020 - 18:56
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Did Nero Really Fiddle While Rome Burned?
... or just another example of propaganda and manipulation of history? The Great Fire On the night of July 18, 64 AD, a ... may be due to the fact that the people who wrote Rome’s history were not very pleased with Nero. Although Suetonius ... as was the persecution of Christians, but are such horror stories ascribed to Nero based on fact, or has history ...
dhwty - 25/03/2023 - 21:54
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Mysterious Notre Dame Lead Sarcophagus Will be Opened!
... and 13th centuries. As the nation looked on in tears and horror, members of the business and political elite were ... unexpected. There were exceptional pieces documenting the history of the monument. It was an emotional moment. Suddenly ... sarcophagus lying among the brick pipes. The Notre Dame: A History of Destruction AFP reports that other parts of the ...
Sahir - 17/04/2022 - 23:00
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Ancient City and Citadel of War-Torn Aleppo Are Syria’s Golden Age Legacy
... horrors of war. The country though, has a long, remarkable history and is home to many outstanding archaeological and ... Citadel of Aleppo, which played an important role in the history of the region for centuries, is one of the most ... Stock By Ed Whelan References Burns, R. (2016). Aleppo: a history . Routledge Available at: ...
Ed Whelan - 02/09/2019 - 01:50
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Was Medieval Black Death Really That Bad? A New Pollen Study Says No!
... Known as the most fatal pandemic ever recorded in human history, it has been estimated that between 75-200 million ... from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History have completed a new study of mediaeval European ... Moreover, John Aberth, author of The Black Death: A New History of the Great Mortality , told the New York Times he ...
ashley cowie - 01/03/2022 - 18:00
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The Curse of the Mijikenda Vigango Statues
... experienced the largest heist of ancestral artifacts in history. Over 300 wooden Vigango statues were taken from the ... Mijikenda homesteads and village centers of Kenya. A Brief History of the Mijikenda Culture The Mijikenda culture ... of Eurasia Although his statements have reflected his "horror and deeply saddening" feelings, he firmly states that ...
B. B. Wagner - 28/02/2021 - 22:08
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How Agnes Bowker Gave Birth to a Cat and the Wild Trial
... hours of labor, her child finally crowned, but to the horror of Roose and Harrison, what emerged was not of a child ... in 1569 / Public domain ) Agnes Bowker’s World: The History of Witchcraft in the 1500s The infamy of witchcraft ... . MacGowan, Doug, and Kimberly Lin. 2016. History- Curious Case of Agnes Bowker's Cat. July 7th. ...
B. B. Wagner - 25/03/2021 - 14:00
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9 Famous Movies Based on Ancient Myths and Legends
... Asphyx starts from this premise. In this classic British horror film, directed by Peter Newbrook and set in Victorian ... The Origins of Voodoo, a Misunderstood Religion Throughout history, many have pondered the question of whether there is ... importance of family, both living and dead, and ancestral history comes to the fore in this memorable PG production. ...
Phoenix Vald - 04/12/2021 - 17:57
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The Exotic Menagerie: The Wild Animals Slaughtered in Gladiator Games
... world of exotic animals in Roman gladiator games. A History of Animals and the Roman Games The gladiator games ... to Colosseum set to be Revived War Pigs: A Flaming History of Nature’s Cutest Creations in Battle Logistics: ...
Robbie Mitchell - 22/06/2023 - 22:52
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Beyond Reality: 5 Common Themes in World Mythologies
... rather expels them. 10 of the Wildest Creation Myths in History 10 Supernatural Powers from the Deities of World ... Great Flood), by Lesser-Ury (1861-1931), depicts the “horror” of what the deluge of the Bible might have looked like. (Center for Jewish History, NYC / Wikimedia Commons ) The Hindu myth of Manu, ...
Avi Kumar - 14/01/2024 - 23:57
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Miniature Bible the Size of a Coin Found in UK Library Storage
... in a man’s palm. Source: Volodymyr / Adobe Stock The History of Tiny Books An article on Biblio.com explains that ... According to Doris Varner Welsh’s 1987 book The History of Miniature Books , in the last half of the 19th ... by the creators of the Penny Dreadfuls, a popular serial horror story published in weekly parts, each costing one ...
ashley cowie - 08/05/2022 - 18:58
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Zombies and Voodoo: The Living Dead Religion of Modern Haiti
... Museum in Berlin. (quinet / CC BY-SA 2.0 ) Haitian History And the World of Zombies and Voodoo Haiti , the first ... ethnographer Alfred Metraux in a quote from 1959: “The horror which I have encountered at the white people of Haiti ... Llewellyn Publications. Steeve Coupeanu. 2007. The History of Haiti. Greenwood Press. Lilith Dorsey. 2020. ...
Phoenix Vald - 06/12/2021 - 13:58
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Unmasking the True Identity of the Jersey Devil
... Jersey, USA and neighboring states. The Jersey Devil’s history places it at the very top of baffling crypto- ... Jersey, USA and neighboring states. The Jersey Devil’s history places it at the very top of baffling crypto- ... pastime; it was gossipy entertainment, telling thrilling horror stories to titillate their friends. They didn’t have ...
Steve Pearse - 04/08/2018 - 19:02
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Britannia, Druids and the Surprisingly Modern Origins of Myths
... plaudits as heralding a new generation of British folk-horror, is clearly not intended to be strictly historical. ... first settlement of the British Isles and its religious history. In particular, the antiquarians asked if ancient ... Rowe’s writings but the discussion of these texts in my history of modern Dartmoor shows that a new generation of ...
ancient-origins - 30/01/2018 - 13:59
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Atypical Nourishment – Hematophagy, Cannibalism and Necrophagy
... will of the gods by giving blood offerings. Throughout history, there have existed enough tribes which practiced ... numerous rituals implied the consumption of blood, but, in history, there have also been rituals which involved the ... to feed on their flesh. The image of a vampire and the horror they create to survive. ( Stockis / Adobe Stock) The ...
Phoenix Vald - 22/01/2022 - 01:00
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Deities or Vampires? Hecate and other Blood-Drinking Spirits of Ancient Times
... to Satanists or fictional characters in fantasy novels or horror films. However, it was a part of mysterious rites ... Blood of the Nile, Euphrates, and Tigris According to many history books, the oldest ancient deity who consumed blood ... into other beings as well - usually animals. The Forbidden History of Vampires In the Christian religion, all of the ...
Natalia Klimczak - 13/06/2016 - 00:37
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Ancient Peruvians Reassembled Spines on Sticks to Honor the Dead
... is one of the most destructive colonizing efforts in human history, particularly because of the unimaginable horrors ... is one of the most destructive colonizing efforts in human history, particularly because of the unimaginable horrors ...
Sahir - 03/02/2022 - 17:56
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There Was More Than One Cleopatra in Ancient Egypt
... to hear of Cleopatra, one of the most well known women in history. Very few people have failed to hear of Cleopatra, one of the most well known women in history. Remembered as a seductive temptress, not only the ... advantage, Cleopatra VII followed the trend and, to the horror of the Romans, when she had a son by Julius Caesar she ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 29/12/2022 - 00:55
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Hidden Rapa Nui: Easter Island’s Cults, Cannibals, and Cultural Connections
... times can be wonderful for those seeking to decipher human history because they often serve as time capsules, preserving ... misfortune is beyond any doubt; however, the more ancient history of the island, although frequently presented as ... plantations. The islanders who managed to escape this horror were victimized by another: smallpox. This disease ...
Mark A. Carpenter - 07/02/2021 - 18:05
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Study Shows Scythian Warriors Crafted Human Skin Arrow Quivers
... Hansen) was the monstrous human featured in the 1974 horror movie, “ The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ,” who wore the skin of his victims as a mask. And in the 1991 horror flick, “ The Silence of the Lambs ,” a young ... and repelling Persians, the Scythians left deep mark on history and mythology, potentially inspiring the Greek ...
ashley cowie - 20/12/2023 - 21:52