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Feudalism and the Medieval Village Hierarchy
... leaders always had the final say in all things church and religion related, and for a long time had enormous influence ...
Aleksa Vučković - 13/04/2020 - 19:01
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The Magnificent Citadel of Erbil - A True Archaeological Sandwich
... refuge for Christians, and would remain a center of this religion for centuries after, even under Muslim rule. ...
Aleksa Vučković - 04/01/2022 - 14:00
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Cannibal Jack Jones and the Beachcombers of Samoa
... of it, came a desire for knowledge about the Europeans’ religion. The Samoan chiefs began to actively recruit ...
Maya - 09/05/2014 - 14:28
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Ancient Pattern Poetry – A Visual Story
... de Beaulieu and Jean de Boyssières, whose poems had religion as their theme. In the English language, there are ...
dhwty - 04/11/2019 - 23:02
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Huge Study Tracks The Global Evolution of Ancient Military Technology
An international team of researchers has published a paper that sheds new light on how ancient military technology and the weapons industry changed through time. Their ancient military technology study covers almost 10,000 years of world history, ranging from the late Neolithic period (7,000 BC to 5,000 BC) to modern times.
Nathan Falde - 26/10/2021 - 19:00
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The Seven Hills of Rome: Center Stage in Rome’s Eventful History
... of doorways and boundaries, who was adopted into the Roman religion by a Sabine leader. Today, the hill is the site of ...
Riley Winters - 12/09/2020 - 13:59
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The Mysteries of the Enaree: The Androgynous Shamans of the Scythians
Throughout history, shamans played a major role in many of the world’s most important civilizations. For the ancient Scythians, this role was taken by the Enaree, male priests and shamans who adopted a specifically androgynous and effeminate aspect, worshiping the goddess Artimpasa.
Aleksa Vučković - 11/12/2023 - 21:55
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Ostrogothic Kingdom – The Rise and Fall of the Eastern Goths
The early medieval and early AD history of Europe saw many emerging nations, and plenty of migrations as well. Tribes were restless, axes sharpened, and old kingdoms were growing weak. And in such turbulent times, all is possible.
Aleksa Vučković - 16/12/2019 - 13:57
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The Ten Essential Ancient Egyptian Cities: Relics of Egypt’s Storied Past
... Egyptians today are monotheistic and follow a structured religion like Christianity or Islam. They also speak Egyptian ...
Lex Leigh - 07/07/2022 - 18:58
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11 of the Most Ancient and Continually Occupied Cities in the World
... by the the second millennium BC, was a center of Aryan religion and philosophy and is today known as the religious ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 31/01/2018 - 14:02
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Nine of the Finest: A Run Down of Recent Top Stories
... holy men during Julius Caesar’s skirmish in 55 BC, the religion, gods, and practices, including human sacrifice, ...
ancient-origins - 23/04/2022 - 01:58
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The Tragic Tale of Welsh Goddess Branwen and her Death by Broken Heart
Branwen is an ancient Goddess from Wales. She is also a major character of the famous book Mabinogi (Mabinogion). Although she is often related to folklore, there are some interesting pieces of evidence suggesting that the goddess could have been based on a real woman from history.
Natalia Klimczak - 07/07/2016 - 00:44
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Manna: What Was the Mysterious Substance that Fed the Israelites for 40 Years?
Are you wondering what exactly “manna” is? Well, you are not alone. It may be something of a familiar word, but what it originally was is a bit of a mystery.
According to the Bible, manna refers to the edible substance that God provided to the people of Israel following the Exodus, when they were traveling from Egypt to the promised land of Canaan. God provided this food for 40 years, where it sustained the Israelites in the desert.
Bipin Dimri - 10/10/2021 - 14:59
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Did David Wyrick Find the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail Near Newark, Ohio?
For 157 years, archaeologists, religious scholars, anthropologist, politicians, scientists, and historians—everyone except Native Americans—have tried to prove that the two stones and one small cup David Wyrick found in a burial mound in Ohio, were forgeries.
If the stones were authentic, then our theories about the peopling of the world and manifest destiny were all wrong. So, there was, and still is, a lot at stake.
Thomas O. Mills - 08/06/2017 - 13:58
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The Hard and Dirty Life of a Medieval Peasant
... the daily life of medieval peasants also revolved around religion. Church feasts would mark sowing and reaping days ...
Molly Dowdeswell - 15/07/2022 - 14:59
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The Chaldean Dynasty and the Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Empires are formed and fall, dynasties rise to prominence and crumble in poverty and ruin, ethnicities disappear from the fate of the Earth - these are the inevitable aspects of the histories of ancient empires. Mesopotamia, rightfully called the cradle of civilization, was an area of the Middle East where many important kingdoms, empires, and cultures arose over many millennia.
Aleksa Vučković - 15/09/2023 - 14:55
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Mad Monarchs and Dragons: Is there Truth Behind the Fantasy World of George R. R. Martin?
... that green eyes are dragon eyes. In Chinese popular religion, dragons are associated with water and weather. The ...
Phoenix Vald - 29/01/2022 - 17:59
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Was King Arthur's Guinevere a Real Historical Queen?
... Crusade of 1209-1229 AD. This Crusade destroyed the Cathar religion and erased much of its culture in its home region of ...
Robbie Mitchell - 09/11/2022 - 17:55
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A Brief Overview of the Mamluks, the Elite Slave-Soldiers of the Islamic World
... of Morocco should be enslaved, no matter their status or religion. It is said that over 221,000 black persons were ...
Aleksa Vučković - 01/01/2022 - 22:00
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A Run Down of May’s Top Ancient News Stories
... Ashera at different time) was an important figure in the religion of the Canaanites, who occupied the lands of ...
ancient-origins - 01/06/2022 - 01:58