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Nancy Marie Brown
... art history, forensics, and the history of board games. In the process, Ivory Vikings presents a vivid history ...
ancient-origins - 07/02/2013 - 12:02
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The Love Affair of the Roman Emperor Hadrian and the Handsome Antinous
... a conqueror of death - a city was founded in his name and games were held to commemorate him. More images have been ...
MartiniF - 09/03/2018 - 15:18
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Can the Mayans be Dated to the Younger Dryas Ice Age?
How does a story one is told, or that one has read in a textbook, become irrefutable historical fact?
jim willis - 07/01/2019 - 16:57
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Etruscans Transported Bees by Boat to Reach the Best Flowers!
... were hard felt through ancient roman art, gladiatorial games, engineering, design, and religious rituals. Uncovering ...
B. B. Wagner - 23/11/2020 - 14:01
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10 Must-Have Toys for Ancient Kids
... But we do know that kids in all historical periods played games and played with toys. Depending on the situation, ...
lizleafloor - 21/12/2020 - 14:04
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Rome Offers Visitors An Underground Gladiatorial Experience
... of the gigantic monument, Titus held 100 days of games that saw more than 2,000 gladiators die in the arena. ...
ashley cowie - 28/06/2021 - 14:55
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Wuxia The Underdog Chinese Martial Arts Hero And The Code Of Jianghu
... Chinese opera, films, television series and video games. Depiction of fighting monks demonstrating their skills ...
MartiniF - 24/09/2021 - 20:02
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Niflheim in Norse Mythology: Land of the Dead and Home to Lady Hel
... Niflheim, making its way into the Marvel movies and video games like God of War. But how accurate are these depictions ...
Robbie Mitchell - 05/10/2022 - 01:50
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700,000-Year-Old Tools Found in Greece Rewrite History
... in Greek mythology. Olympia, the home of the Olympic Games, housed the chief sacred site of the god Zeus, and ...
ashley cowie - 05/06/2023 - 14:54
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The Strategic Use of Hostages in the Ancient World
... rulers that were used as pawns in these dangerous games. British General Lord Cornwallis, receives two of Tipu ...
dhwty - 07/07/2015 - 21:56
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Monks, Hermits and Ascetics: The Little-Known History of Women in Desert Asceticism
... Cyrrhus (423–457) tells us that when little girls played games in forth-century Syria, they played monks and demons. ...
MartiniF - 23/08/2016 - 16:29
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When Irish Legends and History Combine: The Tomb of the Fairy Queen Maeve
... green hills of Ireland have always been a place for fairy games. According to local beliefs, the forests were full of ...
Natalia Klimczak - 06/02/2017 - 02:05
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The 4,000 Year History of Horoscopes: How Astrology Has Been Shaped Throughout the Millennia
... most people automatically think of democracy, the Olympic Games, mythology, philosophy, technology and various sciences ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 09/04/2017 - 14:00
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Hawaiian Ancient Surfing, the Sport of Gods and Royalty
... New Zealand, and Easter Island ranges from children’s games to catching waves with any piece of wood or ...
MartiniF - 11/03/2019 - 17:00
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Viking Colonies Collapsed Through Over Hunting Walruses
... carve luxury items such as ornate crucifixes or pieces for games like chess and Viking favorite hnefatafl . The famous ...
ancient-origins - 06/01/2020 - 23:00
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Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife
A New York Times bestselling historian of early Christianity takes on two of the most gripping questions of human existence: where did the ideas of heaven and hell come from, and why do they endure?
ancient-origins - 20/03/2020 - 17:32
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Witches Night Celebrations Curbed For Czechs
... to Atlas Obscura ‘people all over Czechia gather to play games, drink beer , roast burty sausages, and burn witch ...
Ed Whelan - 01/05/2020 - 01:22
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The Nephilim: Kings of an Epic Age: Secrets and Enigmas of the Sumerians and Akkadians
THE NEPHILIM, KINGS OF AN EPIC AGE, is a pioneering work tracking down the story of the enigmatic scions of the gods or Nephilim in ancient Middle Eastern tradition. Commencing with the most ancient strata of traditions of Sumer and Egypt, the focus falls on the earliest known and perhaps greatest of heroic ages, the Epic Age of great Sumerian kings like Gilgamesh and mighty Akkadian god-kings who ruled over the ends of the known world.
ancient-origins - 19/02/2022 - 15:48
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The Lamia of Ancient Greek Mythology: The Original Bogeyman
... still so popular today. How many films, novels, and video games take inspiration from the monsters found in these ...
Robbie Mitchell - 18/08/2022 - 01:59
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The Most Decadent Banquets in History (Video)
... resulted in an 18-day celebration filled with feasts, games, and religious services. Queen Victoria marked a ...
Robbie Mitchell - 14/01/2024 - 19:55