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Lake Nyos Tragedy: A Deadly Demonic Fog in Cameroon
... remained, why was this the case? What caused the tragic events surrounding Lake Nyos? In the image, one of the ... many years, potentially alluding to continually occurring events. Krajick (2003) mentions that local Cameroon mythology ... numbered the thousands. Folklore had warned of these events, but what does western science make of the incident? ...
B. B. Wagner - 15/10/2020 - 13:59
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Ramayana: The Grand Epic of Ancient India
... genre are: one, that the author should have witnessed the events first hand and, two, the teachings are woven into the ... generations and eras. Valmiki had witnessed parts of the events of Ramayana unfolding during his lifetime. Ramayana is ... 7th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Through the various life events revolving around Rama , lessons on morality, ethics, ...
Brinda Singh - 30/08/2020 - 22:58
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Surprising Facts and Beliefs About Eclipses from the Medieval and Renaissance Eras
In medieval and Renaissance society and culture, celestial events were not mere spectacles in the sky By Sandra Knispel/ ... In medieval and Renaissance society and culture, celestial events were not mere spectacles in the sky. Rather, they were ... Sun at the center of our solar system . Celestial events like eclipses were used to predict the future, ...
ancient-origins - 04/04/2024 - 17:49
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Ancient Greek Vase Artists Painted Images of Biblical Figures Noah and Nimrod Over 2,000 Years Ago
... While their viewpoints are opposite, the recounted events and characters match each other in convincing detail. ... While their viewpoints are opposite, the recounted events and characters match each other in convincing detail. ... out in my new full-color book, Genesis Characters and Events in Ancient Greek Art , and here, neither Noah nor ...
Robert Bowie Johnson - 19/09/2017 - 13:59
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The Colosseum – From Gladiator Fights to Gory Executions and Sea Battles
... (and Christian?) executions. These are only a few of the events, if they can even be called such, that happened in the ... (and Christian?) executions. These are only a few of the events, if they can even be called such, that happened in the ... the Colosseum, minted in 80 AD. ( CC BY SA 3.0 ) The Real Events in the Colosseum So, what truly happened within the ...
Riley Winters - 03/12/2017 - 02:01
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Before Epidemiologists Began Modeling Disease, It Was the Job of Astrologers
... to each other and the signs of the Zodiac, governed events on earth. Horoscopes mapped the heavens, allowing ... Almanacs provided readers with tables for astrological events for the coming year, as well as advice on farming, political events, and the weather. The publications were also important ...
ancient-origins - 04/06/2020 - 00:38
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Pure Luck: The Role of Chance in History
Luck is a way of understanding or judging how chance events affect our lives. Chance may be a mixed bag of ... and bad experiences; positive, negative, or improbable events. Luck is a way of understanding or judging how chance events affect our lives. Chance may be a mixed bag of ...
ashley cowie - 05/10/2018 - 15:17
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The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege
... in 1692 and 1693 reveals new connections behind the events, and shows how rapidly a community can descend into ... 1693 keeps in order the large cast of characters, places events in their correct contexts, and occasionally ... contradicts earlier assumptions about the gruesome events. The last chapter discusses the remarkable impact of ...
ancient-origins - 02/05/2020 - 17:00
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The Discovery of Troy and its Lost History
... Cycle (e.g. the stories involving the Trojan War and the events that followed it) and coupled with his desire to learn ... what we know or claim to know about these stories and events. The result is thirty-five years worth of published ... been thought, as tradition would have it, that the entire events of the Trojan War took place on the shores of Anatolia ...
ancient-origins - 19/05/2019 - 20:50
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Floki and the Viking Discovery of Iceland
... settlement of Iceland – is one of the best documented events of the Viking Age. Medieval Icelanders were fascinated ... settlement of Iceland – is one of the best documented events of the Viking Age. Medieval Icelanders were fascinated ... ) Ari relied on oral traditions and, for more recent events, on eyewitnesses, but he took care to establish the ...
John Haywood - 17/10/2020 - 00:51
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Volcanic Eruptions and Climate Change Incited Upheaval in Ancient Egypt - and Historians Warn of Repetition
... for approximately one to two years.” Through a chain of events, those sulfurous gases cool the atmosphere, and if ... of the study, explained to EurekAlert! how those climatic events impacted the Nile River, “When the monsoon rains ... that the researchers have linked at least three major events in ancient Egypt’s declining years to volcanic ...
Alicia McDermott - 19/10/2017 - 13:54
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Deadly Volcanoes: The Eruptions that Reshaped the World and Became Legends - Part II
... sprung up throughout societies in attempts to explain the events, or protect against them. We continue to explore a few ... sprung up throughout societies in attempts to explain the events, or protect against them. We continue to explore a few ... , a Javanese chronicle of blended historical and mythical events. The chronicle tells of a thundering sound from the ...
lizleafloor - 26/07/2015 - 02:39
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The Greatest Runner You Have Never Heard Of: The Other Famous Greek Leonidas
... four Games, he won three different foot races. The three events were the stadion, a sprint of about 200 meters (656.17 ... Furthermore, in ancient Greece, an athlete who won three events at a single Olympiad was known as a triastes, or ... Olympian had the luxury of taking part in five individual events in order to break the record, while Leonidas only had ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 04/09/2017 - 14:01
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Study Shows Humans and Neanderthals Interbred Primarily in the Near East
... This likely happened as a result of many interbreeding events that took place in the various locations where ... This likely happened as a result of many interbreeding events that took place in the various locations where ... facial anatomy, which would result from interbreeding events. Some of the ancient skulls did in fact show evidence ...
Nathan Falde - 24/08/2022 - 14:53
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Ancient Cataclysms: 9 Catastrophes That Rocked the World
... nothing new, but the ways people have interpreted these events have changed drastically over time. Read on to find ... the years 535 and 536, a series of major global climatic events took place that could easily be described as a global ... on the downfall of the Mycenaean culture abound; similar events occurring in contemporary Mediterranean cultures, ...
ancient-origins - 16/05/2019 - 18:45
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Was Mary Magdalene Destined To Be the First Pope?
... tabernacle as an image motif for the tomb to relate the events that happened from the death of Jesus until his ... the resurrection and so the writers were describing the events decades removed from the original setting. They also ... The tabernacle was an ideal forum to relate the events and the new evidence suggests that it was designed for ...
Michael Hearns - 19/06/2019 - 19:05
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Archaeological Evidence of the Kingdoms of David and Solomon Corroborates Biblical Narrative
... a new study. Fresh details of a timeline and chronology of events have emerged from the ancient southern Levantine city ... The Egyptian and Assyrian texts are contemporary with the events they describe and thus generally accepted as describing real events (notwithstanding political biases of the authors). The ...
Sahir - 16/11/2023 - 17:59
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Giddyap! How the Stirrup Revolutionized Horseback Riding and Helped Build Empires
... invention played an important role in some key historical events and empire building. Seemingly simple, yet oh so ... invention played an important role in some key historical events and empire building. This simple device consists of a ... CC BY SA 4.0 ) How Stirrups Played a Role in Historic Events Interestingly, stirrups were not used in Europe until ...
dhwty - 23/09/2017 - 13:59
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The True Story of Pocahontas as NOT told by Disney
... artistically beautiful animated film showing the supposed events that unfolded between John Smith and Pocahontas. ... of the life of Pocahontas was a true reflection of past events: the love between Pocahontas and John Smith, the ... However, this depiction is a far departure from the actual events that occurred, and from the real life of Pocahontas. ...
mrreese - 02/03/2019 - 23:36
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Herodotus, Cato the Censor and Josephus: Understanding the Life and Times of Historians of the Ancient World
... be disagreements between one historian’s version of events with another. We are continually reminded that one’s ... of their own lives are almost as intriguing as the events of which they have written. Herodotus had to struggle ... even long after his death. All these began as personal events which lent themselves to writings that are still ...
MartiniF - 20/10/2016 - 17:08