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... spokesman said they “are willing to review Mr Bower’s request and see if we are able to support him at another ...
ashley cowie - 22/12/2020 - 00:43
As we begin the first days of 2022, we highlight our most popular articles of the last week, from the tragic Pendle witch trials of 1612, to new research on hallucinogenic tea, a theory that the fabled lost city of Atlantis can really be found in Tunisia, the discovery of the earliest Denisovan fossils ever recovered, and a look at the ancient walls of Benin – four times longer than the Great Wall of China.
Joanna Gillan - 02/01/2022 - 22:00
... her team. Apparently, shortly before his death he made the request for C. unguiculata seeds to use in experiments. If ...
Alicia McDermott - 23/01/2021 - 22:02
... after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip II of Macedon, tutored Alexander the Great ...
Natalia Klimczak - 15/01/2016 - 00:45
... asked Atlas for a place to rest for a short while, his request was refused. Knowing that he would not be able to ...
dhwty - 21/01/2021 - 00:51
Believed to have been created by Charlemagne, Andorra is a tiny country nestled between Spain and France and the only country where Catalan is the official language.
Ed Whelan - 18/10/2019 - 01:13
... because of her love for him, she eventually agreed to his request. Before letting Tahmasp leave her kingdom, she warned ...
dhwty - 07/09/2021 - 14:59
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of two 800-year-old tombs that narrate the story of an ancient Chinese couple. The tombs were found in a construction site in Qingyuan County, in China's Zhejiang province.
Theodoros Karasavvas - 21/11/2017 - 23:01
In France, a brotherhood that is over 800 years old is helping to bury the dead during the COVID-19 pandemic. This fraternity, which has its origins in medieval times, continues to assist at burials, particularly of those who cannot afford the burial costs.
Ed Whelan - 16/06/2020 - 00:48
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William James Veall - 08/06/2018 - 01:55
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, more commonly known as El Cid, was an 11th century Spanish knight, military leader and mercenary. This larger-than-life-figure is celebrated as a champion of Christianity during the Spanish Reconquista. While its often hard to separate fact from fiction, the reality of his life was rather more complex.
dhwty - 21/03/2021 - 21:51
Étaín is a character from Irish mythology with an extraordinary life story. Her immense physical and spiritual beauty enthralled a member of the fairy folk and made her the heroine of the tale ‘The Wooing of Etain’.
Riley Winters - 22/03/2019 - 16:40
In the 8th century BC, the Greek poet Hesiod described in his Theogony a place at the end of the Earth where the gorgons dwell, where the god Atlas appears as a giant mountain, and where a great chasm contains treacherous seas.
ancient-origins - 31/05/2015 - 04:50
... Europe, called Benedictines, settled on the rock at the request of the Duke of Normandy. After the Norman conquest ...
Bryan Hill - 01/08/2015 - 20:49
On December 1, 1948, authorities were called to Somerton beach in Adelaide, South Australia. A dead body had been found. Little did police realize they were about to encounter what is now considered one of Australia’s most profound mysteries, with connections to the ancient world.
lizleafloor - 28/04/2021 - 01:14
Teotihuacan’s Lost Kings, a television special, took an hour long look at the great city, its inhabitants, and the excavation of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl, (also known as the Feathered Serpent Pyramid.) The program revealed evidence of advanced engineering built into a tunnel system, and placed directly
Cliff Dunning - 25/03/2021 - 02:36
... after becoming king, Herod sent envoys to Parthia to request the return of Hyrcanus. The Parthians were happy to ...
dhwty - 19/09/2019 - 14:04
... Guatemalan president, Alejandro Giammattei, has decided to request UNESCO declare Tak'alik Ab'aj a World Heritage Site. ...
Ed Whelan - 07/04/2020 - 20:23
The Citizen Hearing on Disclosure (CHD) of an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race has just completed the first of five days of incredible revelations and testimonies from highly credible witnesses including military personnel, government figures, astronauts, scientists, researchers and citizens.
johnblack - 30/04/2013 - 20:57
The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry that was founded by Philip III, the Duke of Burgundy, on the occasion of his marriage to Isabella of Portugal in the 15th century. Through the centuries the order passed from the House of Burgundy to the House of Habsburg, split into two branches as a consequence of the Spanish War of Succession in the early 18th century, and survives even to this day.
dhwty - 13/05/2021 - 15:01