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A Deadly Passion for Coffee: How Did this Addictive Drink Fuel the History of the World?
... Let me tell you the story about their addiction and love for the aromatic brown beans. If you cannot imagine a ... Let me tell you the story about their addiction and love for the aromatic brown beans. A warm, brown, delicious ... Addicted to coffee, the daughter had to give up on her love of the flavorful drink to get married. However, instead ...
Natalia Klimczak - 11/03/2017 - 14:16
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Experts Believe a Bronze Age Woman Willingly Joined Her Husband in the Afterlife
... Kiss of the Hasanlu Lovers Throws Up Questions of Ancient Love: Romance, Bromance or Something More Familial? The Love of a Mother Never Dies: 4,800-Year-Old Remains of a ... Juliet? The Star-Crossed Lovers of Valdaro Skeletons in Love: What is Behind the Loving Embrace in the Andronovo ...
Alicia McDermott - 13/07/2018 - 13:57
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Romans Bred Bulldog-like Canines 2,000 Years Ago, But Why?
... and affectionate nature. ( _italo_ / Adobe Stock) Blood, Love and Canine Affection in the Roman World It is no secret ... the Romans Had ‘Toy Dogs’ Too Alongside the Roman love of cults, excessive drinking and eating, violence, ... they also had a fairly complex understanding of love , and they recognized various forms of it. Romantic love ...
ashley cowie - 13/06/2023 - 23:00
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Celestial Goddess Selene: The Ancient Greek Goddess of the Moon
... Selene, by Sebastiano Ricci (1713). ( Public domain ) The Love Story of the Goddess Selene and Endymion The most ... are numerous other references to Selene and Endymion's love story in various ancient texts. These include the ... daughters. The mortal beauty Narcissus , the man cursed to love only himself, is sometimes attributed to them. The Other ...
Riley Winters - 15/11/2022 - 00:58
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My Name Is Heracles, And I Have Father Issues
... know of the turbulent marriage between Zeus and Hera. The love of Zeus and Hera was both intense and incestuous. From ... Hera couldn’t bring herself to see that she was in love with an adulterer. With that love came jealousy that was ever more powerful, one which ...
B. B. Wagner - 15/08/2019 - 22:59
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Sappho: Putting Together Fragments to Gain an Image of the Tenth Muse
... a gifted lyrical poet with it. She wrote extensively about love and passion for all peoples and for both sexes. She describes extensively emotional love between women and occasionally would write about sexual ... the name of her homeland "Lesbos" and the term "sapphic love" is derived from the poet’s own name. We may never ...
Van Bryan - 04/08/2018 - 22:30
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Why Do Couples Exchange Rings with Vows? The Elusive Ancient Origins of Wedding Rings
... degree of wealth of the giver, as well as the quality of love shown. “Vena Amoris” or the Vein of Love: The ring finger was thought to connect directly to the ... connection, and felt that the Vena Amoris , or Vein of Love, coursed between the ring finger and the heart. Ghost ...
lizleafloor - 09/10/2015 - 14:58
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The Unique Sculptures of Thutmose…and a Secret Love for One of His Muses?
... nor students worked on them, only Thutmose himself. Secret Love or a Romantic Wish? Thutmose portrayed Nefertiti in ... for a new bust, there could also have been a dangerous love story. Bust of Queen Nefertiti in the Neues Museum, ... 2004. The Unique Sculptures of Thutmose…and a Secret Love for One of His Muses? ...
Natalia Klimczak - 27/03/2016 - 15:16
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From Incest to Incense: The Sad and Sordid Affair of Myrrha’s Punishment by Aphrodite
... of the royal family of Cyprus includes Aphrodite’s true love and even ties to the birth story of Jesus! One of the ... of the royal family of Cyprus includes Aphrodite’s true love and even ties to the birth story of Jesus! When Myrrha ... nasty mistake: She didn’t honor the goddess of love, Aphrodite. The deity got her revenge by making Myrrha ...
Carly Silver - 14/06/2017 - 02:09
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The Magnificent Temple of Hathor, Goddess of Love: Best Preserved Temple in all of Egypt
... pantheon, who personified the principles of joy, feminine love, and motherhood, and her cult center was at Dendera, one ... pantheon , who personified the principles of joy, feminine love, and motherhood, and her cult center was at Dendera, one ... The Magnificent Temple of Hathor, Goddess of Love: Best Preserved Temple in all of Egypt ...
dhwty - 13/02/2017 - 13:57
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Arènes De Lutèce Attests to a Gory Past of the City of Love
Paris, ‘the city of love’, is the world-famous capital of France and is ... it was founded by the Parisii Gauls. Paris, ‘the city of love’, is the world-famous capital of France and is ... Arènes De Lutèce Attests to a Gory Past of the City of Love ...
Ed Whelan - 08/10/2020 - 00:56
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Savoring the Danger: Romans Loved Toxic 'Sugar of Lead' Wine
How far did ancient people go to enhance the flavor of their food and drinks? Would they consume toxic substances if it made things a little more appetizing? The Romans did, by adding a sweet version of lead to a beloved beverage. Some scholars even say that it was lead poisoning that caused the famous empire to fall.
dhwty - 04/12/2019 - 14:16
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The Wild Life of English Queen Isabella, She-Wolf of France aka the Rebel Queen Who Killed the King of England
Fourteenth century English Queen Isabella, the She-Wolf of France aka the Rebel Queen, was a complex, violent person who drank heavily but who was charitable to the poor and well-liked by her people. She killed her husband, King Edward II, the only English queen known to have killed an English king. Later in life she became a nun.
Mark Miller - 30/12/2018 - 01:45
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What was the REAL relationship Between Alexander the Great and Hephaestion?
... However, some researchers suggest that he also fell in love with at least two men, one of them being Hephaestion, a ... felt a strong bond with him also due to his sensitivity, love of literature and intelligence. When Hephaestion died, ... may be considered somewhat unique. Greek men could love their best friends like brothers and like family, and ...
Natalia Klimczak - 10/07/2016 - 21:56
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Why Do We Love (and Fear) Mummies?
... protagonist. Generally telling tales of forbidden love, terrible curses, eroticism and death, mummy flicks have ... that the plots rarely diverge from the obvious: illicit love between an Egyptian queen and a layman; an embalmed ... G./ CC BY NC ND The article, originally titled ‘Why We Love (and Fear) Mummies’ by Christian-Georges Schwentzel ...
ancient-origins - 30/06/2017 - 22:49
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The Tainted Love Life Of Nero, Fickle Emperor Of Rome
... ( Public Domain) By: Martini Fisher The Tainted Love Life Of Nero, Fickle Emperor Of Rome ...
MartiniF - 11/10/2023 - 22:42
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Mothers’ Lives in Ancient Greece Were Not Easy – But Celebrations of Their Love Have Survived Across the Centuries
... In a fragment of his own, 358, Euripides writes , “Love your mother, children, there’s no love anywhere that could be sweeter than this.” This ... ancient Greece were not easy – but celebrations of their love have survived across the centuries’ by Joel ...
ancient origins - 13/05/2023 - 15:00
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Isabel Gramesón Walked 3,000 Miles Across The Amazon For Love
... challenges, one man found something even more valuable: a love so strong that it inspired a certain Isabel Gramesón to ... to reunite with her husband. In what has become an epic love story recounted by Robert Whitaker in The Mapmaker’s ... Isabel Gramesón Walked 3,000 Miles Across The Amazon For Love ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 05/05/2023 - 14:59
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Aphrodite Rock: The Birthplace of a Goddess
... rock is associated with Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. According to legend, this was the place where the ... rock is associated with Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love . According to legend, this was the place where the ... she is widely remembered today as the Greek goddess of love and fertility, she was also worshipped as a war goddess, ...
dhwty - 24/12/2018 - 23:22
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Byssus, Secrets of a Shining Sea Silk Loved by Ancient Cultures
Byssus is an extremely fine, rare, and valuable fabric of animal origin. It is a sort of natural silk with golden and sparkling reflections that is obtained from the filaments secreted by a large marine bivalve mollusk known as a “noble pen shell” or “fan mussel” - Pinna nobilis. Its processing has been developed exclusively in the Mediterranean area since ancient times.
Maura Andreoni - 05/01/2021 - 21:37