The search found 318 results in 5.161 seconds.
Search results
-
A Dance for Gods, Wars and Beauty: The History of the Elegant and Deadly Ancient Art of Sword Dancing
The study and practice of sword wielding has been developing for over 4,000 years and continues to fascinate. Its mastery demands a great deal of a person’s physical and spiritual capacity. Like any sport, mastering the art of wielding the sword requires extensive physical training which also trains one’s perceptions and reactions, allowing for quick responses to any situation – a valuable skill for self-defense.
MartiniF - 18/10/2016 - 02:00
-
Not Just an Urban Legend: The Terrifying Ghostly Tales of the Lady in White
... a newlywed who was killed along with her husband on her wedding night when their car skidded out of control and ...
MartiniF - 04/03/2017 - 15:30
-
World’s Oldest Sake Brewery Unearthed at Temple in Japan
The world’s oldest sake brewery has been discovered by archaeologists excavating in Japan.
ashley cowie - 20/01/2020 - 14:01
-
Italy’s Battle of the Oranges Signifies a Maiden’s Revenge Against Her Lord
... exercise this right on a young bride named Violetta on her wedding night. But Violetta, in an act of sheer defiance and ...
Joanna Gillan - 11/11/2023 - 21:38
-
Irish and Celtic Symbols: The True Meanings Behind Signs of Pride and Power
... which means ‘hands joined in fidelity.’ Like modern wedding rings , these were considered tangible symbols of ...
valdar - 06/03/2019 - 22:52
-
The Canopus Way of Ancient Alexandria and the Birthday of Alexander the Great
... enemies of the Greeks. Legend has it that on her wedding night Olympias was visited by Zeus-Ammon who made her ...
ancient-origins - 10/08/2013 - 14:42
-
Daily Life of the Aztecs: A Blend of Agriculture, Hierarchy, and Culture
... for commoners. The fifteen-year-old girl undergoes her wedding ceremonies. At the bottom, a torch-lit procession ...
Robbie Mitchell - 30/10/2023 - 17:59
-
Mithridates Stalks His Prey, and Strikes a Killing Blow: The ‘King of Kings’ of Ancient Iran
... of Arsacid Falls to the House of Sasan: It Started with a Wedding – Part I The Battle of Carrhae: A crushing defeat ...
Cam Rea - 27/09/2017 - 16:26
-
Unknown Canaanite City found in Israel
... by Egypt and later on was given to King Solomon as a wedding gift when in a clever political move he married the ...
johnblack - 31/10/2013 - 07:32
-
My Mother’s Persian Stories: Rose and Marigold
... at the gate to see him. The king arranged a beautiful wedding and they lived happily ever after. Iranian wedding ceremony. ( Public Domain ) Top Image: Persian Women ...
Saeid and Shaunie Shammass - 12/08/2018 - 22:54
-
Perseus: The Powerful Demigod of Greek Mythology
... asked that each inhabitant of the island provide the wedding gift of a horse. Perseus, being a fisherman, had no ... her rescue, Andromeda agreed to marry Perseus. At the wedding Phineas and his supporters quarreled with and chased ...
natasa - 09/07/2022 - 01:56
-
Humans Were Kissing in Mesopotamia As Early As 4,500 Years Ago
... as friendships and family bonds. 10 Funny and Fascinating Wedding Rituals from Ancient History Human Herpes Linked to ...
Gary Manners - 18/05/2023 - 19:00
-
Thomas of Woodstock and Shakespeare's Twisted History
... all of his old regal powers. Richard and Isabella on their wedding day in 1396. She was six – he was twenty-nine. ( ...
Robbie Mitchell - 22/12/2022 - 21:50
-
The Eye-opening Epitaph of Allia Potestas and her Perugian Ménage à Trois
... likely date is the 2nd century AD. Roman Engagement and Wedding Rings: Joining Hands and Hearts Mighty Cartimandua, ...
ancient-origins - 25/07/2018 - 23:05
-
The Enduring Legacy of Confucius: 10 Insights into the World's Most Influential Thinker
... had to choose, so he chose Yan Zhengzai. Shortly after the wedding, the couple headed to a sacred mountain in the hopes ...
Robbie Mitchell - 27/03/2023 - 14:54
-
Displaying Sophistication with Masks and Curtsies: The Early History of Ballet
... the different courses that were being served at the wedding banquet. These dances were closely related to the ...
dhwty - 20/02/2016 - 03:52
-
Catherine of Aragon: The Spanish Queen of England
... married Catherine when he was 19, and she was 24. Their wedding lasted for a week, with a banquet at Westminster Hall ... member of his court and a maid of honor for Catherine’s wedding. Even as Henry was pursuing her, Anne remained ...
Sarah Piraino - 11/04/2021 - 14:43
-
Decapitated Pompeii Man Was Not Killed By the Block
... an excavation of the area between the House of the Silver Wedding and the House of Marcus Lucretius Fronto, in the ...
Ed Whelan - 20/07/2018 - 23:35
-
Not All Fun and Cake: An Alternative Interpretation of the Life of Queen Marie Antoinette
... know most of the people around her. Four years after the wedding, on May 10, 1774, she became the Queen of France and ...
Natalia Klimczak - 19/06/2016 - 03:44
-
Morbid Fascination: The Birth of the True Crime Genre
... murders her under the guise of a meeting to plan their wedding. Her ghost then haunts him in order to get justice ...
Lex Leigh - 21/06/2022 - 01:48