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Preserving Memories Through Time: The History of Post Mortem Portraits
People and cultures around the world have always understood death - the unavoidable part of everyone’s existence – in a multitude of ways. Some saw it as a gateway to a new life, while others viewed it as enigmatic and unexplainable. But more than anything, the living sought ways to preserve the memory of the deceased and capture their last moments for all time. That’s how post mortem portraits - better known as mourning portraits - came to be.
Aleksa Vučković - 12/11/2021 - 00:57
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First kidney of ancient Egyptian mummy was found because the man was diseased
... Bonaparte’s Grand Army who died in 1812 in Vilnius, Lithuania, while they were returning home. Researchers ...
Mark Miller - 27/09/2015 - 00:34
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From Here to Eternity: the Tragic Tale of the Dance of Zalongo
Once known as the birthplace of Alexander the Great's mother Olympia, the former Ottoman Empire region of Epirus has a much more recent historical significance. Under the reign of Ali Pasha, a Muslim governor in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Epirus was home to the great mountain of Zalongo, settled by the people called Souli. In 1803, Ali Pasha's determination to gain more territory and subdue the strong Souliot Confederacy became so fierce that he was driven toward ideas of genocide to defeat them.
Riley Winters - 18/08/2015 - 15:05
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1,000-Year-Old Sword with Potential Viking Link Recovered From Polish River
A highly contested find has been recovered from the bottom of a river in Poland. The sword is believed to be around 1,000 years in age, with some touting a potential connection to the Vikings that only thorough examination will confirm. The medieval sword, sports “a mysterious inscription”, and is one of just eight weapons of its kind discovered in Poland so far. This one was a lucky find from the silt of the Vistula River, pulled out by workers while dredging the port at Włocławek.
Sahir - 19/01/2024 - 16:57
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7 Amazing Glimpses into the Ancient Lives of Children
... of the National Museum of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius disclosed shocking evidence that in the ...
Joanna Gillan - 08/02/2021 - 14:00
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Alexander Nevsky – Medieval King Turned Russian Propaganda Tool
... had been wiped out after a disastrous foray into heathen Lithuania, that the Papacy was able to finally reestablish ...
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 16/09/2022 - 22:11
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Researchers Confirm Disputed Viking Warrior Was a Female Because Some Just Won’t Accept It
... and Norway) and to lesser extent Eastern Baltic Europe (Lithuania and Latvia).” Romanticized depiction of a Viking ...
Alicia McDermott - 20/02/2019 - 18:57
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The Great and Not So Great Deeds of Peter the Great
... Baltic coast, Peter formed an alliance with Saxony-Poland-Lithuania and Denmark-Norway. In 1700, the allies attacked ...
dhwty - 21/04/2020 - 02:02
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The Cursed Tomb of the Polish King Casimir IV Jagiellon
... wife, Sophia of Halshany. He became the Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1440 and the King of Poland in 1447. He ruled ...
Natalia Klimczak - 15/04/2016 - 14:52
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The Precious Knowledge of the Hypatian Codex: Detailed Chronicle of the Southern Rus
... his son Volodymyr Vasylkovych, and their relations with Lithuania and Poland. Apart from the call for a unified ...
dhwty - 14/09/2015 - 02:18
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Mauritius Square, Ukraine: What is this Giant Crab-like Earthworks?
There is a huge, mysterious structure near the village of Mezhirichi in Ukraine. It has an unusual shape (some suggest it looks like a giant crab or spider) which is visible in images actually taken from a hang glider. This gigantic mysterious earthwork structure is known as Mauritius Square.
Ingvar nord - 26/01/2018 - 01:57
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Magnificent Gärde Church of Gotland was Built on the Site of Ancient Viking Graveyard
A traveler called Linee wrote in 1741 that “Gärde gives us nothing special at hand..." Coming from the north, he knew nothing about Gärde Church, one of Gotland's oldest stone churches standing next to Viking graves. Nor did he see the frescoes, the baptismal font, or the other unique features the church had to offer… a real shame.
Michelle Freson - 04/09/2018 - 01:53
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Sacred Jewish Ritual Bath Found Under Seedy Strip Club in Poland
The basement of a former strip club in the historic area of Lesser Poland, purchased 15 years ago, has accidentally revealed a historic Jewish site - a mikveh or Jewish ritual purification bath filled with water. Located in the erstwhile Jewish settled town of Chmielnik, the basement has another accompanying smaller mikveh used by women.
Sahir - 27/08/2023 - 17:03
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Remains of 17 People Were Ashkenazi Jews, Victims of Medieval Antisemitism
... began migrating eastwards to Slavic lands like Poland, Lithuania, Russia. It was only after the 17th-century ...
Sahir - 31/08/2022 - 19:00
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Ten of the Biggest and Best Geoglyphs from the Ancient World
... Since then, a team of archaeologists from Kazakhstan and Lithuania, have investigated the giant structures using ...
aprilholloway - 01/04/2022 - 01:57
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Varna Man and the Wealthiest Grave of the 5th Millennium BC
In the 1970s, archaeologists in Bulgaria stumbled upon a vast Copper Age necropolis from the 5th millennium BC containing the oldest golden artifacts ever discovered near the modern-day city of Varna. But it was not until they reached grave 43 that they realized the real significance of the finding. Inside burial 43 they unearthed the remains of a high status male buried with unfathomable riches – more gold was found within this burial than in the entire rest of the world in that period.
Joanna Gillan - 20/07/2020 - 19:57
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Mysterious 1,500-Year-Old Stone Complex Unearthed in Kazakhstan
... University in Kazakhstan and Vilnius University in Lithuania, have investigated the giant structures using ...
Natalia Klimczak - 15/11/2016 - 21:52
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Ancient Gods – When Darkness Ruled the World
... Ahriman is the Iranic god of darkness, night, and evil. In Lithuania, Breksta was the goddess of twilight and dreams who ...
valdar - 11/06/2016 - 14:45
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San Juan de Gaztelugatxe: Take a Pilgrimage to the Basque Dragonstone
... from History Hill of Crosses: A Hundred Thousand Times Lithuania Has Stood Up The local government has been trying ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 13/06/2021 - 21:51
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The Power of Ares: Greek God of War, Lust, and Protection
Ares is one of the most popular gods of the Greek pantheon. He is also one of the earliest documented deities, known from the texts much older than the Iliad. This deity is primarily known as a bloody god of war who was thought to help soldiers on the battlefield.
Natalia Klimczak - 04/09/2019 - 19:33