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Pankration: A Deadly Martial Art Form from Ancient Greece
... version of the sport. This version officially entered the Games in 200 BC. Boxer resting after contest (bronze ... were the main reason why Spartans did not take part in the games, as they considered that they would become more ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 23/01/2016 - 00:49
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‘Real Game of Thrones’ Story Is Told In This Interactive 15th Century Scroll
... : "It's visually striking. The Wars of the Roses are what 'Games of Thrones' is based on, and this is the Wars of the ...
Alicia McDermott - 11/01/2018 - 13:58
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The Wicked Queen and Her Scandalous Daughter: How Murder & Mayhem Took a Saxon Princess from Palace to Poverty
... kingdoms of Powys and Gwent. (And the inspiration for the Games of Thrones ’ ice wall?) Looking along Offa's Dyke, ...
Charles Christian - 08/11/2017 - 14:57
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Enki: The Epic Mesopotamian Water God Who Saved Humanity
In the belief system of the Sumerians, Enki (known also as Ea by the Akkadians and Babylonians) was regarded to be one of the most important deities.
dhwty - 18/06/2019 - 19:39
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Gateway to the Heavens: The Assyrian Account of the Tower of Babel
The story of the fabled Tower of Babel from the Book of Genesis has come to inspire artists throughout history and to symbolize the idea of human ambition. Once a real-life ziggurat at the center of the city of Babylon, this great tower was also mentioned within tablets excavated in modern-day Iraq.
pkoutoupis - 15/07/2022 - 01:56
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Complex Astronomical and Astrological Systems Detailed on Ancient Assyrian Tablets
Archaeologists studying a group of five unique stone tablets dating to the first millennium in Babylonia and Assyria have announced that they reveal a hitherto unknown level of astronomical understanding.
ashley cowie - 24/02/2019 - 23:15
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How Arabian Script Infiltrated the Runes of Ancient Germany
... Rings and Harry Potter, and in an array of modern video games. Most people know the story of the incursion of Arab ... runic letters feature extensively in numerous modern video games that incorporate themes from early Germanic cultures. ...
Robert W. Lebling - 26/04/2024 - 23:00
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A Day in the Life of an Egyptian Pharaoh
... giving the pharaoh yet another chance to show off). Board games and intellectual pursuits also occupied the pharaoh's leisure hours. Games like Senet and Mehen were popular choices, challenging ... and advisors. Senet, one of the oldest known board games , inscribed for Amenhotep III with separate sliding ...
Robbie Mitchell - 14/08/2023 - 18:56
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John Rackham - History’s Worst Pirate? (Video)
... is prominently remembered and has been featured in beloved games and movies like Assassin's Creed. Source: Dieter ...
Robbie Mitchell - 01/12/2023 - 16:01
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Spartan Soldier From Birth: Growing Up In A City of Warriors
... the Spartan way. Spartan warriors participating in the games. ( Daylight Photo / Adobe) Legacy The Spartan education ...
Caleb Strom - 14/03/2019 - 22:00
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Mycenean Tombs with Skeletal Remains Discovered near Legendary Nemea
... The myth suggests that The Seven founded the Nemean Games – the second most famous athletic event in antiquity ... with the crown of victory being made of parsley. The Games were first recorded in 573 BC, at the sanctuary of Zeus ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 01/09/2017 - 14:00
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Remarkable Iron Window Bars Found in Mérida Roman Baths
... its proximity to a Roman amphitheater where gladiatorial games were held, this elaborate living complex represents one ... homeowner, possibly in connection with the gladiatorial games going on close by. The Roman baths were unearthed ...
Nathan Falde - 15/08/2023 - 14:57
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Capacocha: Ritualized Child Sacrifice in the Inca Empire
... was a little bit reminiscent of the method in The Hunger Games movies. Children of both sexes were gifted to the state ...
Robbie Mitchell - 04/01/2023 - 13:52
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Horseback Archery Sees Revival Amongst Elite Malaysian Muslims
... Question Islam , the Prophet “dwelled insistently on the games that have a purpose.” Back in the 6th century, all games were related to the military and were only played by ...
ashley cowie - 01/12/2021 - 00:57
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Neptune: The Evolving Roman God Of Fresh Water, The Sea and Horses
... cameo showing Poseidon as the gymnasiarch of the Isthmian Games as the god of horses. (Vassil / CC0 ) But Neptune Never ... center was his sanctuary near Corinth, where the Isthmian Games were held. Other important cult centers dedicated to ...
dhwty - 04/11/2020 - 21:55
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Amazing Anazarbus: Digs Uncover Gladiatorial Ring, Triumphal Arch, and More in Ancient Anatolian City
... showing a Roman Emperor presiding over gladiatorial games. (Sailko/ CC BY SA 3.0 ) Anazarbus Had Many Different ...
Mark Miller - 17/07/2019 - 18:23
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12 Ancient Foods That We Still Love Today
... was even served to athletes in 776 BC at the first Olympic Games. When Rome conquered Greece, they took that delicious ... in New York. Cheesecake was served at the first Olympic Games in 776 BC, so now you can feel like a champion as you ...
Lex Leigh - 02/10/2022 - 15:00
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Ambushes and Betrayals: 7 Assassinations that Shook the Ancient World
... also spent much of his time participating in gladiatorial games, which big surprise, he always won. This led to ... was at it. In November 192 AD Commodus held the Plebeian Games, during which he shot hundreds of animals in the ... as a gladiator in the afternoons. It was during these games that his closest advisors decided enough was enough and ...
Robbie Mitchell - 24/06/2023 - 18:51
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Walking the Waves: Celestial Puns Resolve the Conflicting Accounts of Jesus’ Sea-Walk Miracle
In part one, we noted that the evangelists had set out to compile a record of Jesus’ life forty to sixty years after his crucifixion, a time when there was no eyewitness testimony left to draw from. They did embrace, however, three arcane tenets that elucidate the basis for the Sea-Walk miracle.
John McHugh - 19/12/2018 - 22:57
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Journey to Knighthood: The Hidden Steps of Becoming a Medieval Knight
... heraldry. Squires also learned to play some popular court games, such as chess, checkers, and backgammon. These games served not only as entertainment, but also as a means ... and dancing. On the following day, a tournament or martial games would be arranged, providing the new knight with the ...
dhwty - 31/12/2020 - 01:22