The search found 1195 results in 5.495 seconds.
Search results
-
It’s Driving Them Out of Their Minds: The First Big Poisoning in Ancient Rome
There were quite a few methods of offing rivals available to criminals in ancient Rome, but poisoning became a popular one by the early imperial period. Perhaps the first widespread ring wreaking havoc in Rome came in the fourth century BC, more specifically, in the year 331 BC, when a bunch of high-ranking men died of a disease…or, as Livy reveals in The History of Rome, of poison! What’s more, an ancient version of a modern plea bargain was involved.
Carly Silver - 09/08/2017 - 18:45
-
Bones from the wealthy and privileged Medici children show they suffered from malnutrition
... that era, a pale ivory skin was considered a sign of health, wealth and elegance, and so women avoided exposure to ...
aprilholloway - 01/10/2013 - 09:52
-
Sherlock Holmes and the Foil Covered Brain of Lake Michigan
... was developed by the ancient Chinese masters to improve health and cultivate martial art skills in defensive training ...
ashley cowie - 18/09/2020 - 03:44
-
Healing with Sound in Ancient Temples: 111hz
John tells us: ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God’. Upanishads (a sacred Hindu text) say that the divine, all-encompassing consciousness first manifested as sound ‘OM’, the vibration of the Supreme. Everything has its own frequency. Pythagoras created his musical scale starting with a note A (just next to the middle C) that resonates at the frequency of 111Hz.
ancient-origins - 01/10/2016 - 21:45
-
False Door Tombstone and Array of Artifacts Unearthed in the City of Alexandria
... the Ptolemaic magical stele were connected with matters of health. They were commonly of limestone; the Greeks tended to ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 11/01/2018 - 22:46
-
Space Company Tests Giant Satellite-Launching “Slingshot”
... humidity, and other variables that could affect the health and structural integrity of satellites or other ...
Nathan Falde - 08/10/2022 - 01:51
-
1,000-Year-Old Long-Haired Mummy Unearthed in Peru
... can teach us. For starters, these mummies can reveal the health, status, and societal conditions of indigenous ...
Sahir - 11/09/2023 - 14:47
-
A Diet of Delicacies for the People of Pompeii Included Giraffe and Sea Urchin
... of Ancient Pompeii Victims Reveal Great Teeth and Good Health 2,000-Year-Old Public Laundry in Pompeii, Restored and ...
aprilholloway - 10/07/2017 - 01:57
-
World's Oldest Cheese Contender Found in Egyptian Tomb
Aging usually improves the flavor of cheese, but that's not why some very old cheese discovered in an Egyptian tomb is drawing attention. Instead, it's thought to be the most ancient solid cheese ever found, according to a study published in ACS' journal Analytical Chemistry.
ancient-origins - 16/08/2018 - 13:56
-
Beware of Cat: Tales of the Wicked Japanese Bakeneko and Nekomata – Part Two
... prince’s illness and tried to warn him. But even as his health returned, the prince refused to hear the soldier’s ...
Alicia McDermott - 06/11/2015 - 21:42
-
Royals and the Occult: Witchcraft, Astrology, and Mystical Healing
We often talk about the modern world’s obsession with celebrities. People love to talk about the rich and famous. This is nothing new. It’s been a part of human nature since time immemorial. Before we had celebrities to gossip about, we had the royal families. For hundreds of years, people have been busy drawing connections between the royals and the occult. Some of these rumors are completely false, but many have grains of truth.
Robbie Mitchell - 04/08/2022 - 19:01
-
Medieval Anchorites Were Experts at Self-Isolation, And They Give This Advice
... experience – but also visualise all the people whose health you are protecting by staying home. Acknowledging ...
ancient-origins - 30/03/2020 - 02:02
-
Ancient tablets reveal whole family underwent Sallekhana, ritual fasting unto death
... must be fully conscious and in good mental and emotional health. There is a strong desire to remove karmas by fasting. ...
aprilholloway - 03/04/2015 - 22:43
-
Decapitated Pompeii Man Was Not Killed By the Block
... of Ancient Pompeii Victims Reveal Great Teeth and Good Health Extremely rare discovery of Pre-Roman tomb in Pompeii ...
Ed Whelan - 20/07/2018 - 23:35
-
Is this the Face of Krijn, the First Neanderthal of The Netherlands?
... a swollen bump over his eye) it had no impact on his health. Such a tumor has never been seen before in any other ...
Nathan Falde - 09/09/2021 - 14:46
-
First Ever Evidence for Ancient Bone Surgery found in Peru - Holes Drilled in Legs
Drilling holes in the head, otherwise known as trepanation, is the earliest surgical technique known. Holes were bored into a patient’s skull in an attempt to relieve physical ailments and mental illness. Researchers have now discovered the first example of the drilling technique used on other body parts in pre-Columbian Peru.
lizleafloor - 20/01/2015 - 22:24
-
1,300-Year-Old Antidepressant Pills Discovered in Ancient Center for Drug Production in Turkey
... been done to gauge the efficacy of roseroot in promoting health. Now medical researchers at the University of ...
Natalia Klimczak - 19/10/2016 - 21:48
-
Accounts of Roman Infanticide and Sacrifice All Just Myth and Legend?
It has long been taken as fact that ancient Romans brutally murdered, abandoned or sacrificed countless infants as piles of baby bones have been found at numerous Roman sites. However, a new study challenges this assumption by providing evidence that some infants thought to have been killed, were in fact stillborn.
aprilholloway - 05/09/2016 - 00:49
-
Catastrophic Collapse: When Historic Good Governments Turned Bad
... , move away, or take other steps that undercut the fiscal health of the polity.” Chinese Government Wants to Decide ...
Alicia McDermott - 17/10/2020 - 17:29
-
AI Bot Will Sniff Out Historic Smells to Recreate Ancient Smellscapes
... data about links to histories of sociability, of trade and health, and colonization . Tobacco was first introduced to ...
ashley cowie - 18/11/2020 - 21:56