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The Devastating and Diabolical Ancient Origins of Biological Warfare
History paints a bleak picture of the devastating effects that disease, contamination, or poison can have on humans. But with those hard lessons came experience and knowledge, and mankind has effectively harnessed that knowledge to create biological weapons, using them against enemies since prehistoric times.
The deliberate use of biological agents against enemies has been practiced time and time again throughout history to lethal effect.
lizleafloor - 06/06/2015 - 14:19
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Wearing of the Veil Traditions Throughout History
... . De Gruyter. Available at: https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=lt_VDAAAQBAJ&lpg=PR1&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false ...
Robbie Mitchell - 16/11/2022 - 21:59
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Orthostats Of Çayönü Tepesi, Nevalı Çori And Göbekli Tepe
... Caves.” He is the author of several bestselling books, including Göbekli Tepe: Genesis of the Gods: The ...
Andrew Collins - 09/12/2020 - 22:45
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The Monk and the Poet: Meet the Rebels behind the Legendary “Journey to the West”
Hsi-yu chi, or Journey to the West, is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century, during the Ming Dynasty. The novel adds elements from a bewildering array of Asian cultural lore, as well as from the three major religious traditions of China (Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism).
MartiniF - 27/08/2016 - 02:17
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Workers Building Parishioners a Toilet Unearth a Mass Anglo-Saxon Grave
... discovery of many surprising artifacts including jewelry, books, and organic remains. Another example from 2015 comes ...
Natalia Klimczak - 12/04/2016 - 00:53
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The Four Great Beauties, and the Arts of the Courtesans in Ancient China
The Four Great Beauties are four ancient Chinese women renowned for their beauty which they skillfully exercised to influence Chinese history. Although each of the Four Great Beauties frequently appear as the subjects or objects of arts, one seldom learns much of them beyond their names, descriptions of their looks and brief mentions of their skills. This is common in ancient Chinese works related to female performers, or courtesans.
MartiniF - 08/06/2016 - 16:00
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Jacob’s Pillow: A Christian-Hindu Connection?
... sense of its otherwise garbled and confusing texts. My books have begun that process, but there is a long way to go. ...
ralph ellis - 17/09/2022 - 14:59
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Wild Men of the Ancient World: Legends Across the Globe Tell of a Humanoid Beast – Are They Real?
Man-like beasts appear in myths and legends of cultures around the globe.
Sarah P Young - 13/08/2019 - 14:01
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Cicero and the Forgotten Tomb of Archimedes
... the Roman orator’s Tusculan Disputations , a series of books written with the aim of popularizing Stoic philosophy . ...
dhwty - 28/01/2024 - 17:00
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Scottish Fisherman Discovers a “Stunning” Pictish Symbol Stone on Riverbank
... and Pictish iconography depicts monks reading and writing books. While literacy was not widespread in northeastern ...
ashley cowie - 27/08/2018 - 22:49
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Manuscript Containing Missing Details of Ptolemy’s Meteoroscope Decrypted
... manuscript was written had been repurposed from disused books and was found in the library of the Bobbio Abbey in ...
Sahir - 29/03/2023 - 18:56
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3,000-Year-Old Ball Game Where Winners Lost Their Heads Is Revived in Mexico
... Various illustrations included in Pre-columbian books such as the Codex Borgia and on carved stone friezes ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 28/06/2018 - 11:31
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Easter Island and the Mysteries of the Moai
... How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed . Penguin Books Ltd. Hirst, K. K. 24 November 2019. “How the Moai of ... from Tonga, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Easter Island . Read Books. Easter Island and the Mysteries of the Moai ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 06/03/2022 - 14:00
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Ancient History of Cross-Dressing: From Ancient Religions to the Theaters
Ephippus, in a surviving fragment of his lost pamphlet depicting the court of Alexander the Great in 324-323 BC, alleges that Alexander liked to cross-dress as the Greek archer-goddess Artemis. Supposedly, Alexander often appeared in public as Artemis dressed in the Persian garb with a bow and hunting-spear. It is likely that the passage is a libel, possibly to denounce Alexander. As his father Philip had destroyed Epipphus’ home city of Olynthus in 348 BC, Epipphus may not have been too fond of the young king.
MartiniF - 31/08/2016 - 01:50
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The Oldest University in the World May Not Be Where You Think And the Founder May Also Surprise You
... gifts, and treasures on the institution - especially books and manuscripts, which were in short supply in the 9th ...
Kerry Sullivan - 22/12/2016 - 00:38
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The Battle of Carrhae: A crushing defeat of the unstoppable Roman juggernaut by the Parthian Empire
Ancient Roman invasion forces were considered to be unstoppable juggernauts, but the tables were turned by a formidable Parthian Empire general and devastating tactics. This clash led to one of the most crushing defeats in Roman history.
Leading the Romans was Marcus Licinius Crassus, who was a member of the First Triumvirate and the wealthiest man in Rome. He, like many before him, had been enticed by the prospect of riches and military glory and so decided to invade Parthia.
Cam Rea - 09/06/2016 - 15:56
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Goop: A Classicist’s Take on the ‘Power’ of Ancient Remedies
... of the wonders of the natural world. He even devoted two books to the properties of stones. These ideas were picked up ...
ancient origins - 02/11/2018 - 12:48
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The Iron Army: Assyria - Deadly and Effective Siege Machine - Part II
Assyrian sappers (soldiers for building, demolitions, general construction) would approach the walls possibly under the cover of shield bears, the same type that protected the archers one could suspect. If they had no such protection, the Assyrian king made sure his specialized troop had the armor needed to get the job done.
Cam Rea - 01/11/2016 - 00:59
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Genes of 92 prehistoric Native Americans give further evidence of a terrible holocaust
... died from being worked to death. Others starved. History books are filled with one attack on and slaughter of innocent ...
ancient-origins - 03/04/2016 - 00:44
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The House of Arsacid Falls to the House of Sasan: It Started with a Wedding – Part I
Incredibly, the end of the Parthian Empire started with a fake wedding.
Cam Rea - 10/06/2016 - 15:56