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Magic in Ancient Greece: Necromancy, Curses, Love Spells, and Oracles
... The Oracles, 2011) Love Magic In Dr. Christopher Faraone's opinion, there is a lot of interesting research that has been ...
marinasohma - 11/01/2017 - 14:43
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Did the Ancient Egyptians know the Distance between the Inner Planets?
... what they should be? Here are a few speculations. 1. In my opinion and as part of my research, by separating the planets ...
davidcarr - 11/07/2014 - 14:09
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British Metal Detectorists Find 3 Rare Medieval Coins Worth Thousands!
... the rules by reporting the finds and seeking an expert’s opinion. It is not known yet if any of the auctioned coins ...
Ed Whelan - 27/10/2020 - 20:56
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New Gibbon Genus Discovered in Ancient Chinese Royal Tomb?
... conservation issues that China faces today.” This, in my opinion is a gross understatement. If a gibbon went extinct ...
ashley cowie - 22/06/2018 - 22:58
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Flamma the Syrian: The Mysterious Gladiator Who Refused Freedom
... his life before the ring. Though it is the author's opinion that he was most likely a Jewish survivor sold into ...
B. B. Wagner - 30/08/2020 - 18:38
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Bile, Cauterization, and Exercise: Cancer Treatment Was a Very Different Story in Ancient Greece
... lived during the Roman period, for instance, was of the opinion that there was no cure for cancer, and intervention, ...
dhwty - 19/02/2019 - 23:01
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Frumentarii - The Roman Emperor’s Eyes and Ears
... Roman Empire was certainly not splendid - if you had an opinion of your own. Didn’t like the new ruler? You’d be ...
Aleksa Vučković - 07/03/2023 - 17:53
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Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves: Intricate Jain Monuments to Faith
... King Udayana of Kausambi. Some modern scholars are of the opinion that Udayagiri also served as a theater complex. King ...
Mark Brophy - 18/10/2022 - 02:00
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Finder of Zakynthos ruins refutes natural phenomenon claim
Last month we reported on a study which claimed that the ancient ruins of Zakynthos in Greece are nothing but a natural phenomenon. It was a strange u-turn considering that the Underwater Antiquities Department had announced that the original discovery included huge public buildings, cobblestone paving, bases for pillars and other building materials. We raised a question about whether this new study
pavlosv - 15/01/2014 - 06:05
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2.4-Million-Year Connection Between Earth and Mars Found
University of Sydney
Geoscientists from Sydney and Sorbonne have embarked on an extraordinary journey, linking the dance of Earth and Mars to the pulsating life of our deep oceans. They have identified a 2.4-million-year cycle, a cosmic rhythm dictating the ebb and flow of ancient seas, shaping climates and challenging our understanding of Earth's hidden underwater currents.
ancient-origins - 14/03/2024 - 16:48
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Henry III Gold Coin Sells for $729,000!
... how important the find was until they sought expert opinion.” Bird Watcher Digs Up Million-Dollar Bounty of ...
Sahir - 21/01/2022 - 17:41
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A Secret Roswell Journal Becomes The Focus Of A New UFO Documentary
A secret journal offers new clues about the nature of the alleged 1947 AD UFO crash at Roswell in the New Mexico desert, or does it? Before we kick off, this isn’t one of these Reddit stories that emerged from some basement decorated with posters of the Starship Enterprise and Chewbacca. Quite the opposite.
ashley cowie - 13/12/2020 - 17:53
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How Agnes Bowker Gave Birth to a Cat and the Wild Trial
On January 17th, 1569, the simple, unwed house servant Agnes Bowker of Market Harborough, England, was in the throes of giving birth to a secret child. By her side were the midwives Margaret Roose and Elizabeth Harrison, who helped her through her painful pregnancy. After several hours of labor, her child finally crowned, but to the horror of Roose and Harrison, what emerged was not of a child but the bloodied body of a cat.
B. B. Wagner - 25/03/2021 - 14:00
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Revealing the Recluse: The Sad and Secret Lives of Hermits
The word “hermit” often elicits thoughts of men with long, scraggly hair and beards, eyes lined with wrinkles and filled with wisdom, and clothes a bit torn and dirty but otherwise, no worse for wear. Often, images of St. Jerome and St. Anthony come to mind, or the exiled Socrates—even Henry Thoreau may qualify for a period of his life. One might even think of a hermit crab. Interestingly enough, the latter is the most accurate description of who and what a hermit primarily is.
Riley Winters - 28/10/2017 - 02:07
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Queen Anula of Anuradhapura - A Reign Born of Poison
... it is evident that the author of the Mahavamsa had a low opinion of the king. The Mahavamsa states that “Those ...
dhwty - 30/03/2020 - 18:59
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A practical guide to visiting ancient sites and “tuning in” with nature - Part 1
... The purpose of many ancient rituals and ceremonies in my opinion is to act as a mechanism to move beyond our normal ...
garyevans - 08/12/2013 - 09:31
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The Sharp Edge of a Viking Axe - Cut Out for More than One Job
... such axes are sturdy enough for combat, experts are of the opinion that they were used for ceremonial purposes ...
dhwty - 16/03/2018 - 17:55
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Nine Notorious Demons that Terrorized the Ancient World
Storytellers have been telling tales of ancient demons wreaking havoc on humanity since the beginning of time. By the Middle Ages people were so fascinated with and afraid of these supernatural entities that whole books were dedicated to listing demonic creatures, the areas of life they influenced, and how to protect yourself from them.
ancient-origins - 18/05/2019 - 22:46
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French Egyptologist Asserts that the Younger Lady is Really the Mummy of Nefertiti
French Egyptologist Marc Gabolde, specialist in the Eighteenth Dynasty and the Amarna period, argues that the mummy known as the "Younger Lady" discovered almost a century ago, is actually the famous and much sought after Queen Nefertiti.
Marilo - 26/11/2015 - 02:52
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Is St Catherine of Alexandria a Fictional Person Based on Hypatia of Alexandria?
... Abandoned Heroine Archetype in Greek and Roman Myth In the opinion of the bishops, people needed a similar person to ...
Natalia Klimczak - 29/02/2016 - 00:54