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In the eighth century, as Charlemagne forged his European empire, and the Vikings emerged from the bowels of Scandinavia as the most fearsome raiders of their time, fierce battles raged simultaneously in a landscape, replete with rugged deserts, titanic mountains and endless plains, in a faraway land to the East.
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 23/11/2022 - 17:26
Westminster Abbey, the traditional place of coronation and burial for English monarchs, is one of the most popular historic sites in England. During a recent excavation in the great Abbey, some fifty skeletons were uncovered from the 11th and 12th century crammed together beneath a lavatory block. The discovery may provide experts with an insight into the history of medieval England and especially the late Anglo-Saxon and the early Norman periods.
Ed Whelan - 06/11/2018 - 22:58
Bajirao I was born on August 18, 1700. From April 27, 1720 until April 28, 1740 he served as Peshwa (Prime Minister) to the Maratha king Chhatrapati Shahu. Bajirao I was also known as Thorale Bajirao and Bajirao Ballal. Apart from his role as prime minister, he was also a general of the Maratha Empire in India. He expanded the Maratha Empire mainly in the north and he was the most influential of the nine Peshwas of the Bhat family. Even though he had a military career of 20 years, he never lost a battle.
valdar - 06/04/2016 - 03:51
Three men have died and others were incapacitated while grave robbing an ancient tomb in China. The three men died of suffocation in the airless gravesite. Two other men in the tomb called for help, but one of them fainted due to lack of air, and the other fled the scene. Both surviving men were later detained and charged with robbing graves.
lizleafloor - 30/09/2015 - 21:38
Thousands of years ago, a fire ripped through a beautiful seaside villa on the Tuscan island of Elba.
Archaeologists uncovering the ruins now have evidence identifying the ruined villa as belonging to Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, a man portrayed in a 20th century film as chariot racing rival to the hero Ben-Hur.
While the 1959 movie ‘Ben-Hur’ was fictional, the Roman general Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus was very much real, and inspired the ‘Messalla’ character from the novel and film.
lizleafloor - 19/02/2015 - 22:22
Real-life events can be just as dramatic as any fiction, as evidenced by the tale of stolen Viking coins, an undercover sting, and two men protesting their innocence. Collectors Craig Best and Roger Pilling have denied that they were trying to profit from selling 9th century Anglo-Saxon minted coins for almost £800,000 to an American buyer, despite knowing that the “ancient and extremely valuable” silver coins had to be declared to the Crown.
Sahir - 13/04/2023 - 14:59
By Epoch Times
Zhuge Liang was a famous politician, military strategist, and inventor during China’s Three Kingdoms Period. There are several versions of how he met his wife, known as Lady Huang. The following account is a legendary tale that highlights how he valued intelligence over physical beauty.
ancient-origins - 08/05/2018 - 01:57
The Nordic or Scandinavian Bronze Age lasted from 1700-500 BC – ancient prehistory – with major metallurgical influences from Central Europe. The people from the Nordic Bronze Age were adept metal workers, who imported metal and exchanged amber in return. Jewelry and artifacts made of bronze and gold were common. In fact, the number of metal deposits makes the Nordic Bronze Age one of the richest anywhere in the world.
Sahir - 01/05/2021 - 14:30
The Trojan War cycle is replete with anecdotes of homewreckers and homecomings. Sure, everyone knows the sad stories of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and Odysseus and Penelope, but there are a few more tragic tales lurking in the background.
Carly Silver - 13/01/2019 - 13:57
Last year we saw some incredible discoveries in the field of archaeology – from ancient myths proven true, to evidence of ancient technology, and findings that have solved enduring mysteries, such as the death of Tutankhamun. Here we present what we believe are the top ten archaeological discoveries of 2013, excluding those relating to human origins which are in a different section.
aprilholloway - 29/12/2013 - 10:14
Populations of hunter-gatherers weathered the Ice Age in apparent isolation in Caucasus mountain region for millennia, later mixing with other ancestral populations, from which emerged the Yamnaya culture that would bring this Caucasus hunter-gatherer lineage to Western Europe.
The first sequencing of ancient genomes extracted from human remains that date back to the Late Upper Paleolithic period over 13,000 years ago has revealed a previously unknown “fourth strand” of ancient European ancestry.
ancient-origins - 16/11/2015 - 14:50
The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom are symbols of the British monarchy’s regalia and vestments, accumulated over 800 years of English and British history. Part of this collection is the Imperial State Crown, symbolizing the sovereignty of the monarch, and it’s been doing the rounds in the news again. In connection to the late Queen Elizabeth II’s death last week, the Imperial State Crown was placed upon the coffin of Her Majesty as she was conveyed to Westminster Hall to lie in state.
Sahir - 15/09/2022 - 14:57
Rage—Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles,
murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses,
hurling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls,
great fighters' souls, but made their bodies carrion,
feasts for the dogs and birds,
and the will of Zeus was moving toward its end.
micki pistorius - 25/10/2021 - 20:53
Over the past two centuries, Europe has become increasingly secular. Scholars in fact no longer talk of the Christian West when they speak of Modern Europe and North America, but of the Secular West. There is however evidence of a spiritual revival stirring on the continent where God is supposedly dead.
Caleb Strom - 10/09/2020 - 22:25
Ancient societies’ ability to manufacture metal objects was critical in the development of civilization. This is why any finds of metallic goods or tools from the prehistoric past is so important for our understanding of our ancestors. In Bulgaria, a chance discovery of a hoard of axe and hammer heads is helping us to better understand the Copper Age (4000-3000 BC) in Europe and its surprising level of civilization.
Ed Whelan - 12/01/2019 - 12:26
Different societies approach death in a great variety of ways. One community in California about 3,000 to 4,000 years ago honored their dead by burying the deceased headless in some cases or with skulls and skullcaps of apparent relatives or ancestors in others, says a researcher from the University of California-Davis.
Mark Miller - 15/10/2015 - 14:53
There is a Church of San Francisco found in the Portuguese city of Évora, 140 km (87 miles) from Lisbon. Inside this church, next to the cloister of the former Franciscan monastery, in the place where the monks' cells were once located, is the frightful “Capela dos Ossos” (Chapel of Bones.)
Marilo - 14/11/2015 - 04:27