All  

Ancient Origins IRAQ Tour

Store Banner Mobile

Advanced search

The search found 148 results in 7.113 seconds.

Search results

  1. An Extraordinary Discovery: A Giant’s Ring of the Inca Era?

    ... Ollantaytambo (about 90 km northwest of Cuzco, the capital city of the Tahuantinsuyo or Inca Empire ) he met a ... and colonel, Percy Henry Fawcett , determined that the city of Tiahuanacu was built, like Sacsayhuamán and much of ... in the vicinity of Cuzco. What’s more, the portentous city-port of Tiahuanaco and Puma Punku in the highlands of ...

    Rafael Videla Eissmann - 02/02/2023 - 21:51

  2. Herma as Guidance and Protection for Travelers in Ancient Greece

    ... on them and that they were often adorned. A herma in the Vatican Museum. ( Public Domain ) The herma was developed ... were still in train, most of the stone Herms in the city of Athens had their faces mutilated in one night…” ... Archaeological Museum. ( Public Domain ) Temple in ancient city of Odessus reveals Greek Goddess Aphrodite was ...

    dhwty - 09/05/2016 - 14:47

  3. Serapis: God of Fertility and the Afterlife that United Greeks and Egyptians

    ... elements in the new deity. Bust of Osiris-Apis (Osirapis) Vatican Museums. ( Wikimedia Commons ) Serapis Gains Greek ... the Serapeum in Alexandria stood in the west of the city. Although it was an important site throughout the ... Another Serapeum is recorded by Strabo to be found in the city of Memphis . Nonetheless, the cult of Serapis, though ...

    dhwty - 01/09/2018 - 01:35

  4. The Feast of Epiphany: Who Were The Three Kings and Where Did They Come From?

    ... sarcophagus depicting two magi bearing gifts from the Vatican Museums in Rome, Italy. ( Public domain ) The Magi in ... Cathedral in Germany. (Elya /  CC BY-SA 4.0 ) When the city was conquered by  Frederick Barbarossa , the Holy Roman ... since the supposed remains of the Magi arrived in the city during the 12th century.      Top image: A Byzantine ...

    dhwty - 06/01/2023 - 13:56

  5. Lucrezia Borgia: The Misunderstood Femme Fatale of the Renaissance

    ... in the Sala dei Santi in the Borgia Apartments in the Vatican, circa 1494 AD. (Pinturicchio /  Public domain ) As mentioned, Lucrezia Borgia was born in 1480, in the city of Subiaco close to  Rome . She was the daughter of a ... suffered from malnutrition Lucretia Borgia Reigns in the Vatican in the Absence of Pope Alexander VI, a painting by ...

    Aleksa Vučković - 27/12/2021 - 14:00

  6. Caves in Paradise: The Elite School of Aristotle

    ... a place where the tomb of Philip II is located, there is a city called Naoussa. Naoussa was a place where nymphs were ... of Naoussa Aristotle was probably born in 384 BC in the city of Stagira, Chalkidice, on the northern periphery of ... fresco, 1509-1511 (Stanza della Segnatura, Papal Palace, Vatican) ( CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 ) Aristotle taught his young ...

    Natalia Klimczak - 15/01/2016 - 00:45

  7. Cynocephaly and the mythological dog-headed human

    ... later cultures that followed.  Marble statue of Anubis, Vatican Museum ( Wikimedia Commons ) Greek physician Ctesias ... literature. Their existence and origin were questioned in City of God, Book XVI, Chapter 8, written by Augustine of ... the "Abominable" who had the face of a dog and lived in a city of cannibals. Once baptized, the doglike features ...

    mrreese - 17/01/2015 - 12:22

  8. Depth and Beauty: Grand Vizier’s Mehmed Pasa Sokolovic’s Bridge

    ... is in poor condition. The dome of St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City ( Fabianodp /Adobe Stock) Travelling to the Mehmed Pasa Sokolovic Bridge The bridge is in the city of Visegrad, which can easily be reached using public ...

    Ed Whelan - 29/10/2019 - 00:38

  9. Will Indiana Jones Battle the Nazis Again in Upcoming Computer Game?

    ... that not only will the  computer game  include the  Vatican City , but the date, 1937, suggest the antagonists are ... above have all been lifted from Dan Brown novels. The  Vatican  and the Sistine Chapel are playgrounds of sacred ...

    ashley cowie - 14/01/2021 - 17:37

  10. A Pilgrimage of Thought, Pt 1: the Politician, Poet, and Pilgrim called Dante Alighieri

    ... family enjoyed some level of power and prestige within the city of Florence because his father Alighiero di Bellincione ... Apothecaries' Guild, ensuring him a place within public city life outside of his father's reputation. Later in his ... tucked away in two  libraries  in Florence and at the  Vatican , hiding in plain sight, according to a report ...

    Riley Winters - 03/12/2021 - 14:00

  11. The Blood of Saint Januarius and The Miracle of Liquefaction

    ... as highlighting the saint’s role as the protector of the city. Similarities have been noted between the depiction of ... is claimed that the saint performed many miracles for the city and its inhabitants, one of the most notable being ... it allow such analyses to be performed. During the Second Vatican Council, it was decided that several saints, ...

    dhwty - 04/10/2020 - 21:55

  12. Indian Woman Arrested for Using ‘Sorcery’ to Cure Covid-19

    Hajira Beevi, 47, lives in Cheranalloor, a suburb of Kochi city in the state of Kerala, India, on the banks of the ... Hajira Beevi, 47, lives in Cheranalloor, a suburb of Kochi city in the state of Kerala, India, on the banks of the ... and Archaeology of the Tlachtga Barrow Sorcery at the Vatican: The Papacy’s Seven Deadly Sinners Papua New Guinea ...

    ashley cowie - 29/03/2020 - 19:00

  13. Elagabalus: The Hated Roman Emperor Who Was Killed And Mutilated!

    ... to as Heliogabalus) was born around 203 AD in Emesa, a city in western Syria known today as Homs. At birth ... who hailed from a prominent family in Leptis Magna, a city in modern-day Libya , then part of the Roman province of ... to another deity, which caused great outrage in Rome. (Vatican Museums / Public domain ) Apart from Eastern rituals, ...

    dhwty - 28/12/2020 - 22:04

  14. Heaven on Earth: The Ancient Roots of The Backyard Garden

    ... garden offers him wisdom. Thus equipped, he returns to his city, Uruk , also known as “the garden of Gilgamesh,” and ... could afford them. Dating from the Middle Ages, the Vatican Gardens , owned by the Pope, continue to evoke the ... Finding Zen in the World’s Most Famous Rock Garden The Vatican evokes the political and religious dimensions of ...

    ancient-origins - 27/01/2019 - 13:58

  15. The Battle of Milvian Bridge: The Battle That Brought Christianity to Rome

    ... behind the walls of Rome, cutting off all bridges into the city, but civil unrest grew quickly with people fearing ... Constantine I on the Battle of Milvian Bridge fresco, the Vatican. ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ) The Aftermath Having won the ... that still impacts us today. Top image: Fresco from the Vatican depicting the Battle of the Milvian Bridge that took ...

    Mark Brophy - 22/06/2022 - 18:45

  16. Exposing the Real Treasure of the Infamous Pirate Blackbeard

    ... Days as a Pirate Blackbeard was born around 1680 in the city of Bristol, England. Little is known about his early ... Bellamy and the Treasure of Whydah The Underwater Pirate City of Port Royal Grace O’Malley, the 16th Century Pirate ... Pirate Branding Symbol - the Origin of the Jolly Roger Vatican releases extraordinary tale of a pope, a pirate, and ...

    dhwty - 22/01/2016 - 14:40

  17. The Infamous Mamertine Prison and the Supposed Incarceration of Saint Peter

    ... of two underground cells, it once held a room under the city sewers in the lower chamber. Historical sources have ... where 'Dracula' was imprisoned will open to the public Vatican Announced Bones of St Peter will be Displayed ... “dungeon” was located within a sewer system below the city and could only be reached by being lowered through a ...

    Bryan Hill - 19/07/2015 - 01:17

  18. The Mysterious Veil of Veronica: Masterpiece or Miracle?

    ... a piece believed by many to be the relic stolen from the Vatican Basilica in 1608. The image on the veil shows up ... Priest Rediscovers "Veil of Veronica"; Relic Stolen from Vatican in 17th Century.  A ZENIT DAILY DISPATCH, ZENIT ...

    Kristen C - 29/05/2021 - 00:02

  19. Exorcism – How Does it Work and Why is it on The Rise?

    Exorcism is again in the news, as the Vatican announces a new training course will be held to ... and complex reality. Exorcism is again in the news, as the Vatican announces  a new training course will be held  to ...

    ancient-origins - 22/04/2018 - 18:55

  20. The First Prophets: Inside The Minds Of The World’s Oldest Religious Founders

    ... Statue of Hermanubis, (First – Second Century AD) Vatican Museums ( Colin  / CC BY-SA 3.0 ) More ancient ...

    Jonathon Perrin - 17/04/2020 - 23:38

Pages