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1. Runes of Power and Destruction: Reading the Cursed Runestones of Sweden

   ... people who follow esoteric practices, people with pagan beliefs, and other people drawn to ancient practices. ...

   Natalia Klimczak - 03/07/2016 - 14:36

2. The Nazi Titanic: The Incredible Untold Story of a Doomed Ship in World War II

   Built in 1927, the German ocean liner SS Cap Arcona was the greatest ship since the RMS Titanic and one of the most celebrated luxury liners in the world. When the Nazis seized control in Germany, she was stripped down for use as a floating barracks and troop transport. Later, during the war, Hitler’s minister, Joseph Goebbels, cast her as the “star” in his epic propaganda film about the sinking of the legendary Titanic.

   ancient-origins - 23/09/2016 - 15:55

3. This 2,800-Year-Old Stele Tells A Bible Story From A Different Point Of View

   ... – and from his point of view, he wasn’t some evil, pagan warlord. He was a hero. Serpent Stones: The Vishap ...

   Mark Oliver - 17/05/2017 - 23:02

4. Archaeologists Zero in on Lost City and Perhaps the House of Three Apostles of Jesus

   ... in Golan The Strange Life of Simon Magus, Christian, Pagan, Magician, and Sorcerer The Infamous Mamertine Prison ...

   Theodoros Karasavvas - 07/08/2017 - 18:59

5. Living God in a Wooden Box: In Whose Coffin was Ramesses II Buried?

   Usermaatre Setepenre Ramesses II, the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, was one of ancient Egypt’s longest-reigning monarchs. In an astonishing sixty-seven regnal years – the glory days of empire that witnessed unprecedented peace and prosperity – the monarch built grand edifices and etched his name on innumerable monuments of his forbears. Whether it was reverential usurpation or the king’s desire to broadcast his power; the fact remains that few rulers matched his magnificence and propaganda skills.

   anand balaji - 18/01/2018 - 19:01

6. Introducing the Ancient Greeks: From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind

   The ancient Greeks invented democracy, theater, rational science, and philosophy. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. They wrote down the timeless myths of Odysseus and Oedipus, and the histories of Leonidas’s three hundred Spartans and Alexander the Great. But understanding these uniquely influential people has been hampered by their diffusion across the entire Mediterranean.

   ancient-origins - 09/05/2020 - 19:46

7. The Mighty Deeds of King Shulgi of Ur, Master of Mesopotamian Monarchs

   In the early second millennium BC, the city-states of Mesopotamia thrived in the so-called “Ur III period.” Assuming political frameworks previously abandoned in times of chaos, the rulers of the time also brought about innovation in building and economic strata. Several city-states took turns in dominating the area, one after the other, in southern Iraq.

   Carly Silver - 11/03/2019 - 14:00

8. Ireland’s Archaeology has More Public Support than Ever!

   It can be hard sometimes for archaeologists and historians to gain public interest and support in a world so filled with a focus on technology and modernity. But it is not the case everywhere. Irish archaeology for example has a huge amount of positive public significance.

   ancient-origins - 14/04/2019 - 14:00

9. Ancient Pirita Convent Caught Up in a Terrible War

   The Baltic nation of Estonia is one of Europe’s least crowded countries and has two UNESCO World Heritage sites, one you may never have heard of.

   Ed Whelan - 06/11/2019 - 01:52

10. The Legend of Prester John and His Lost Kingdom in the East

    Prester John (known also as Presbyter John or John the Elder) was a legendary figure in Europe during the Medieval and Early Modern periods. Europeans living at that time believed that Prester John was a wealthy and powerful Christian monarch who ruled over a kingdom somewhere in the East, beyond the borders of Medieval Christendom.

    dhwty - 09/08/2020 - 14:07

11. Le Puy-en-Velay, A Small French Town with a Large Legacy

    ... named, as puy means peak in French. It is believed that pagan shrines were built on the peaks in ancient times, but ...

    Ed Whelan - 27/09/2020 - 22:10

12. 18,000 Pottery Fragments Speak of Life in Ancient Athribis, Egypt

    ... of the lion goddess Repit and her consort Min , and when pagan worship was banned in 380 AD the temple was restyled ...

    ashley cowie - 02/02/2022 - 13:55

13. Judaic Devastation: The Bar Kokhba Revolt’s Tragic Legacy (Video)

    ... of the city to Aelia Capitolina, and the construction of pagan temples underscored the loss of Jewish sovereignty. ...

    Robbie Mitchell - 21/02/2024 - 23:55

14. How Did a Fossilized Body Solve A 2,400-Year-Old Murder? (Video)

    ... hanging, others suggest he was a sacrificial offering to a pagan deity, given the ritualistic elements surrounding his ...

    Robbie Mitchell - 13/04/2024 - 21:00

15. Researchers chart thousands of miracle stories recorded about saints of the British Isles

    ... the biographies of the holy men and women who converted pagan populations or headed Christian communities, relied on ...

    aprilholloway - 15/05/2014 - 00:06

16. Skeleton of a High Status Spiritual Woman Unearthed Near Rollright Stones in England

    ... ITV.com says , indicates that “Rita,” the Saxon pagan Rollright Witch, as she is being called, was a ...

    Mark Miller - 09/08/2015 - 14:35

17. Monk Lives Life of Solitude on This 131-Foot-Tall Rock with a 2,000 Year History

    The Katskhi Pillar is the name given to a natural limestone column located in Georgia. On the top of this monolith is a monastery, which was built during the 1990s. Today, a solitary monk by the name of Maxime Qavtaradze lives in this monastery atop the Katskhi Pillar. Nevertheless, it has been established that the pillar had been used by Christian ascetics as early as the 6th – 8th century A.D.

    dhwty - 21/05/2017 - 22:47

18. City of God (Penguin Classics)

    ... was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek ...

    ancient-origins - 10/08/2019 - 02:39

19. The Black Sheep of the Empire: Actors and Actresses in Ancient Rome

    ... the Apostate, who ruled from 361 to 363 AD, would prohibit pagan priests from attending the theater so that the actors ...

    MartiniF - 29/06/2018 - 19:58

20. Gellert Hill Cave and an Unusual Church with a Brutal History

    Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary was named after Bishop Gellért, who was thrown to his death by pagans in the fight against Christianity in 1046. Unusually for statues, the choice of location is fitting since this was the place where Bishop Gellért was tied up and pushed down into the river. His statue can be seen from many parts of Budapest. 

    Michelle Freson - 23/09/2018 - 13:56

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