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Top Roman Charioteer Was Worth More than Cristiano Ronaldo!
In 2020, Cristiano Ronaldo, a five-time FIFA player of the year became the first team-sport athlete to surpass $1 billion in career earnings. It is hard to imagine anyone topping that, but in the ancient world, someone did! Gaius Appuleius Diocles, a Roman charioteer, was the wealthiest athlete in history, earning the equivalent of $15 billion in today’s dollars.
Joanna Gillan - 26/05/2022 - 01:59
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Red-painted numbers helped Romans find their seats in the Colosseum
Archaeologists have discovered that the carved seat numbers in the Roman Colosseum had been painted red to make the seats easier to see, assuring orderly, trouble-free seating of the crowd--who then watched naval warfare, public executions, animals eating people alive and people tearing each other apart with various weapons.
Mark Miller - 27/01/2015 - 22:31
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Catherine of Aragon: The Spanish Queen of England
Catherine of Aragon was the first wife of the infamous King Henry VIII. Known for her failure to produce a male heir, she was the mother of Mary, later Queen Mary I of England. Catherine would spend most of her life away from her family in Spain, only to be cruelly separated from her daughter when Henry attempted to coerce her into a divorce. Henry’s desperation for an annulment made him renounce the Catholic Church and forge the Church of England. But what of the life and reign of the Spanish Queen of England?
Sarah Piraino - 11/04/2021 - 14:43
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The Columbus Myth
... VII of England, to inquire whether the English crown might sponsor his expedition, but also without success. Columbus ...
afaram - 03/08/2014 - 23:38
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The Contrasting Royal Palaces of Rwanda
Rwanda, known as the land of a thousand hills, is one of the best countries to spot gorillas in their natural habitat. It is emerging from a bloody past and is now one of the most dynamic societies in Africa. Nyanza Royal Palace, one of the most important historic sites in the country, is a replica of the large traditional structure that was home to Rwanda’s monarchy until its abolition in 1962.
Ed Whelan - 26/02/2020 - 01:47
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A Mother-Daughter Power Team: How Did Two Faustinas Transform Roman Society?
If you think that girl power is a modern idea from songs created in the 90s, you should read the story of a mother and daughter whose bright minds and dose of independence had a remarkable impact on ancient Rome. While their husbands ruled as emperors, the two women were changing the world they knew into a better one. Moreover, the eternal fame they gained placed them in the pantheon of goddesses.
Natalia Klimczak - 13/03/2017 - 02:57
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Updates From The Giza Plateau
Brien was born in Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A. but grew up on the west coast of Canada. At age 11, he became fascinated with the Native art of the Haida native people, and began carving totem poles, and other related art forms, learning from Native teachers. After completing an Honours Bachelor Of Science degree, Brien decided to take up carving and sculpture full time, at the age of 25. This included the creation of 13 full size totem poles, dugout canoes, masks, bowls, boxes and other Native style works.
ancient-origins - 12/10/2013 - 09:28
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The Papal Public Relations Operation Behind Christopher Columbus’ Discovery Of The New World
... after the Spaniards hesitated and refused to finance and sponsor his expedition overseas? How could his brother enter ...
Alessandro Moriccioni - 18/06/2022 - 22:29
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The Celtic Ogham: An Ancient Tree Alphabet that May Disappear Before Showing its Roots
In secluded fields, on the walls of churches, and beneath construction sites, stones have been found with intricate markings that rise from the lower left up to the center and then down to the lower right. This is the ancient Celtic Tree Alphabet known as Ogham (pronounced owam).
Kerry Sullivan - 20/03/2020 - 21:44
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Sumo Wrestling: From Ritual Origins to Honorable Sport
It is hard to think of Japan without sumo wrestling. This unique and very old sport has been one of the indivisible aspects of Japanese identity for over 1,500 years or more! Granted, sumo wrestling is a little strange and exotic: big, chunky, heavy men wearing “diapers” and grappling one another in a struggle that is challenging, tense, and honorable. It is without a doubt a one-of-a-kind sport, and the Japanese people simply love it!
Aleksa Vučković - 18/12/2021 - 22:00
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Is Jiroft Site in Iran a True Cradle of Civilization?
Archaeologists are preparing to launch the third major excavation of an important site on the Jiroft plain, in the Halil River valley of southeastern Iran. The Konar Sandal remains were exposed after flooding in 2001 near Jiroft in Iran.
Nathan Falde - 01/03/2021 - 13:58
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Wang Cong'er: A Famous Female Warrior and Leader in the White Lotus Society
Wang Cong’er was a woman who lived in China during the 18th century AD. She is best known for her role as a leader of the White Lotus Society. This rebellion was a large-scale popular uprising against the Qing Dynasty that was launched in 1796.
dhwty - 20/05/2016 - 14:39
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Horseback Archery Sees Revival Amongst Elite Malaysian Muslims
Horseback archery was commonly used in hunting and warfare in Malaysia for thousands of years. While the ancient discipline declined with the introduction of firearms, it is now seeing something of a revival amongst upper-class Malaysians.
ashley cowie - 01/12/2021 - 00:57
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The Vagaries of Trade in Ancient Egypt
Along with a lust for building enigmatic and long lasting structures, trade was an important feature of Ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians traded with many lands that bordered their country, including Nubia, Libya, and the Levant.
dhwty - 05/06/2020 - 14:10
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Ancient Origins Features in Box Office Hit Film Uncharted
With mystery, treasure and the hunt for answers as its theme, Ancient Origins was a natural choice for the film makers of $400 million (£323 million) grossing feature film Uncharted to use as the website the intrepid treasure hunters used to research the whereabouts of the lost treasure.
Gary Manners - 06/06/2022 - 22:55
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‘Preservation’ of Peterborough’s Petroglyphs: When Non-Indigenous People Just Don’t Get it Right
In Part 1, ‘The Mystery of the Peterborough Petroglyphs’, we presented the background to this remarkable collection of over 900 images carved into limestone in Peterborough in Ontario, Canada.
aprilholloway - 18/09/2013 - 11:34
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1,400-Year-Old Royal Hall of East Anglian Kings Unearthed in Suffolk
... place of East Anglian King Aethelwold and when he stood sponsor at King Swithelm’s baptism of the East Saxons ...
Sahir - 05/10/2022 - 18:51
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Spectacular Royal Han Tombs Reveal Wealth and Glory of China’s Golden Age
The Han Dynasty was China’s second imperial dynasty and succeeded the Qin Dynasty. This dynasty ruled China for about 400 years, during which there were more than 20 emperors on the throne.
dhwty - 18/02/2019 - 13:54
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Lost Anglo-Saxon Monastery of Controversial Queen Found
Archaeologists from the University of Reading have been performing excavations on the grounds of the Holy Trinity Church in Cookham, a small village on the River Thames in England. They have been searching for the ruins of a long-lost early medieval monastery, which was built more than 1,300 years ago in the 8th century AD.
Nathan Falde - 20/08/2021 - 14:52
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Stavanger Cathedral Built Over Viking Settlement, New Evidence Suggests
Archaeologists digging below the floors of the spectacular Stavanger Cathedral on Norway’s southwestern coast unearthed new evidence revealing more about the church site’s complex past. While excavating in crawl spaces below the church’s northern section, they found an assortment of animal bones, buried in a layer of darkened earth that showed other signs of human use and occupation.
Nathan Falde - 04/06/2021 - 23:00