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What Humans Have Been Doing in Bed for 77,000 Years

... was a public spectacle for a royal court. After a royal wedding, a form of symbolic intercourse often occurred in ...

ancient-origins - 22/09/2019 - 22:45

Wearing of the Veil Traditions Throughout History

There is perhaps no piece of clothing in history that has caused more controversy than the veil. Currently, protests to raise awareness of the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, a lady who died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly breaking hijab laws. Meanwhile, in India, female Muslim students are suing the Indian government in order to secure being able to wear the veil to class. So while in some ways a veil can be seen as a symbol of oppression, others see it as a symbol of freedom of choice.

Robbie Mitchell - 16/11/2022 - 21:59

Neptune: The Evolving Roman God Of Fresh Water, The Sea and Horses

... persuaded her to marry Poseidon, and took charge of the wedding. Ring of Skulls: Ancient and Modern Sacrifices to the ...

dhwty - 04/11/2020 - 21:55

Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, Was Buried with Wife and Child after Assassination Says New Study

... II was assassinated at a celebration of his daughter's wedding, perhaps at the behest of a former wife, Olympias. ...

lizleafloor - 22/07/2015 - 21:11

Meenakshi Amman Temple: Unique Towers, Migrants from a Lost Continent, and Sacred Marriage Celebrations

... was delayed during his journey, and therefore missed the wedding ceremony. Angered, the god swore never to visit ...

dhwty - 07/09/2017 - 01:58

Underground Pagan Basilica with Dark History Revealed to the Public for the First Time

... The blog says the walls also display children at play, a wedding, animals, plants and supernatural beings such as ...

Mark Miller - 21/11/2015 - 03:58

Roman Historian’s Cleopatra’s Pearl Story: Is It Fact or Fiction?

... or any solemn ceremonial, but only at an ordinary wedding entertainment,” Paulina was “covered with ...

dhwty - 01/09/2021 - 22:48

The Legend of Helen of Troy – Part Two

... The next time we see them, they are celebrating the wedding of their daughter Hermione to Neoptolemus, the son of ...

Miriam Kamil - 16/09/2014 - 15:04

Bloody Mary: The Marriage, Reign, and Death of a Queen of England

... Tiziano (1554) ( Public Domain ) Three months after their wedding, Mary began to suspect she was pregnant and her belly ...

ancient-origins - 09/10/2015 - 03:37

Neo-pagans are building a temple to practice the ancient Norse religion

In many ways, the old Norse beliefs of Scandinavia are strange and wonderful. The old pagan religion had gods and goddesses of music and fertility, nature deities, elves, dwarves, giants, magical weapons and modes of transportation, werewolves and other magical creatures. They had warrior heroes slaying huge serpents, and fantastically strange stories.

Mark Miller - 05/03/2015 - 19:06

Teen Mummy was Buried with Bridal Trousseau in Ancient Thebes

... Protection From Evil Spirits Rituals at a Modern Viking Wedding: A Blood Sacrifice, Bride Running, and Obligatory ...

Ed Whelan - 25/04/2020 - 19:05

The Arch of Caracalla, Theveste, Algeria – The Soul of Romanized Africa

... of Arsacid Falls to the House of Sasan: It Started with a Wedding – Part I A Succinct Timeline of Roman ...

Michelle Freson - 07/09/2018 - 01:47

The Incredible History of Kolossi Castle - Won By Richard the Lionheart, Home to the Knights Templar, and Birthplace of the King of Wines

... oldest manufactured wines and was drunk during the wedding of Richard to Berengaria. Legend has it that when the ...

dhwty - 18/12/2018 - 01:53

Arthurian Legend – Medieval Literature Laced With Truth?

... along with 100 knights, was given to him by Leodegen as a wedding gift. The story of the Round Table would not be ...

dhwty - 07/04/2020 - 14:01

Plato’s Symposium: Is it Just a Joke?

When talking about love in the classical age, we would be utterly remiss to not include Plato’s Symposium in our conversation. Symposium is Plato’s recounting of a, supposedly true, ancient cocktail party where various guests are invited to stand up and give their account of love, its function, and origin.

For those of you who don’t know, Symposium reads more like a particularly funny joke rather than a serious piece of philosophical literature.

Van Bryan - 07/05/2018 - 13:58