Ancient Origins eBooks offer a deep dive into the mysteries of the past, exploring ancient civilizations, lost knowledge, mythology, and groundbreaking discoveries. Written by experts and researchers, these books provide well-researched insights and fascinating perspectives you won’t find elsewhere. Available exclusively to our members, they are perfect for anyone passionate about uncovering the secrets of history.
There’s a world going on underground, beneath our very feet. Snaking deep into the earth are tunnels, caverns, subterranean places. Sometimes these were safe havens filled with a bustling population; other times they were cold, dark, horrible death traps. Do you dare follow the paths down into an underground history?
There are different names for them around the world, but whatever you call them, don’t say their name aloud. Not when they’re powerful enough to bring you bliss and immortality, or dangerous enough to cause you a horrible death, or eternal misery.
While some may believe fairies to be superstition that never died, for many others, the supernatural is no trivial matter. Enter here… but beware of the hidden folk.
The darkest night holds dangers that only the day can banish.
The night was a time of mystery, the realm of the supernatural, and the sphere of the inexplicable. It was the realm of the moon, and fire-light ritual. Night brought dreams to the ancients, which were signs from the gods, or omens of doom. Sleep held a magic of its own – a powerful state where shamans explored and the sick healed. Slip into the long ancient night to discover truths about ourselves.
In the beginning…there was nothing. And then came everything, in a big rush. But how? And why? And what does it all mean? And how does that emu fit in? Don’t worry, it all makes perfect sense with these ancient stories telling how the world began.
Nothing plays at the mind like an unanswered question; an unresolved mystery, an unsettled death, an impenetrable enigma. A good detective eliminates the impossible, and whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. What are the answers to these ancient questions? Open these cold case files, and join in the investigation.
Earth was in its final days. Oracles of the ancient world spoke guttural prophecies and warned us of what was to come – but did we listen? In cataclysmic events, entire cities and civilizations were wiped out and erased from time. These are the omens and disasters of the past. Can we hope to avoid the same catastrophes?
Ancient people looked to the stars in wonder. The gods played above their heads, and sent signs from the heavens. Soon, man calculated by the sophisticated messages encoded in the movements of the divine celestial dances. Modern math, science, and society owe much to the ancients—who watched for signs in the skies.
Sex, love, and marriage go hand-in-hand: but they’re not always a perfect match!
Ancient societies seemed to have as much interest in steamy pastimes and relationship woes as we do now. What happened behind closed doors and beneath the sheets in the ancient world? Peek into the past, and discover how we loved.
Magic—compelling and unfathomable— has been with us since the beginning. But history has treated so-called witches varyingly. Women and men associated with witchcraft might be thanked and respected, or burned alive at the stake! Who were these witches… and what made them so dangerous?
Guilty?....... Or Innocent? Either way, you’re going to prison. And this is the ancient world, so your punishments aren’t likely to be light, or just, (or even sane). What’s worse, is you might even be punished by THE GODS!
Travel to a time when lawkeepers and lawbreakers clashed head-on; when laws were new, prisons were frightful, justice was rare, and crimes and punishments were both pretty terrible.
