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4,000-Year-Old Ancient Babylonian Tablet is Oldest Customer Service Complaint Ever Discovered
... inside hidden compartment of thousand-hand Bodhisattva statue The Babylonian map of the world sheds light on ancient ...
lizleafloor - 25/04/2015 - 00:53
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The Delhi Sultanate: 300 Years of Muslim Power Over the Indian Subcontinent
... Self Immolation during War in India India to Build Immense Statue, Twice the Size of the Statue of Liberty, of Medieval King Shivaji The Tughluq ...
dhwty - 22/06/2018 - 14:00
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Controversial New Theory Suggests Ancient Greeks Helped Build Terracotta Army in China
New research suggests that Western explorers reached China more than 1,500 years before Marco Polo’s historic trip to the East, making it the first documented contact between Western and Chinese civilizations ever recorded. Now experts believe ancient Greeks may have inspired and helped build China’s famous Terracotta Army.
aprilholloway - 12/10/2016 - 21:44
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Can You Imagine a Taxation System Where the Wealthy Competed to Pay the Highest Taxes? It Really Happened!
Can you imagine a progressive tax system that motivates the wealthiest members of society to voluntarily pay large amounts of tax instead of implementing tax avoidance schemes, as is currently the norm in most parts of the world? Welcome to the marvelous mechanisms of the ancient Greek economy.
Theodoros Karasavvas - 02/08/2017 - 19:00
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A Question of Faith: Is the Tomb of the Legendary King David Really on Mount Zion?
... king’s connections to the sultans’ religion as well. A statue of King David outside his tomb on Mount Zion. ( CC BY ...
Natalia Klimczak - 28/12/2016 - 00:58
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Sexuality and Nudity in Ancient Mesoamerica
... with them during religious ceremonies and on holy days. Statue of Xochipilli, Aztec god of art and patron of ...
Aleksa Vučković - 15/10/2023 - 18:31
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A Forgotten Sphinx and Faked Cartouche: Changing the Course of Ancient Egyptian History?
... of the tunnels. Therefore, they often had the double lion statue at the doors of palaces and tombs to guard them from ...
Calumy - 29/08/2017 - 18:58
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2,000-Year-Old Lost City of Rhapta May Have Been Found in Tanzania
Centuries of speculations related to the lost city of Rhapta may have been ended with a discovery made during a helicopter flight over Tanzania's Mafia Island. A set of partially submerged ancient ruins are believed to be the Roman market town, which had become lost to the pages of history.
Natalia Klimczak - 05/07/2016 - 00:44
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Precious Blood of Christ Relic Returned By Wary Thieves
One of the most sacred relics of the Catholic Church, known as the ‘Precious Blood of Christ,’ contained in an elaborate golden shrine, was stolen from Fécamp Abbey Church in Normandy, France on June 1 of this year. This intricately constructed and finely decorated religious object is said to contain two vials of Jesus Christ’s blood, which was supposedly collected during his crucifixion 2,000 years ago.
Nathan Falde - 13/07/2022 - 22:58
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Minoan Religious Sanctuary and Idols Found in Palace Complex, Crete
A Minoan religious sanctuary and many “idols” have recently been discovered in a Minoan palace complex in Greece. The Minoan civilization of Crete is regarded as the first European civilization.
Ed Whelan - 06/10/2020 - 22:30
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The Arch of Caracalla, Theveste, Algeria – The Soul of Romanized Africa
... the entablature supported a small shrine which held a statue. Septimius Severus with Julia Domna, Caracalla and ... to supply a building with a gilt coffered ceiling and a statue of Saturn. The House of Arsacid Falls to the House of ...
Michelle Freson - 07/09/2018 - 01:47
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Gone Without a Trace? Searching for the Tomb of the Famous Artist Diego Velazquez
... final resting place daily without even thinking about it. Statue of Diego Velázquez next to the entrance of the ...
Natalia Klimczak - 13/11/2016 - 21:45
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Mythbusting Ancient Rome: Did Christians Ban The Ancient Olympics?
... buildings used to house athletes) fell into disuse. The statue of Zeus, one of the seven wonders of the world, was ... to Constantinople . The workshop of Phidias, who built the statue, was converted into a church . This evidence suggests ...
ancient-origins - 22/02/2018 - 01:45
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Victims of Arrogance and Cruelty: The Pendle Witch Trials of 1612
... the 400th anniversary of the trials ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) and Statue of Alice Nutter in Roughlee. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Six of ...
Natalia Klimczak - 02/12/2021 - 00:48
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Star Maps and Secrets: The Mysterious Tomb of Senenmut, Close Companion to Queen Hatshepsut
... many supporters as it does opponents to the idea. Kneeling statue of Senenmut. ( CC BY-SA 2.5 ) Nonetheless, ...
Natalia Klimczak - 17/08/2016 - 00:54
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City of Gladiators Earthquake Shattered Fountain Flows After 2,000 Years
An ancient fountain that was destroyed in a 23 BC earthquake has been restored in Turkey's “City of Gladiators.' Now, the two millennia old water font is streaming drinkable water again, just as it did some 2,000-years ago.
ashley cowie - 31/12/2022 - 22:01
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The Fall of the Giants and Their Fate According to Ancient Texts
... mythological , often retains fact at its core. Colossal statue of the giant Appenino. (Picryl / Public Domain ) ...
Adam Stokes - 26/04/2020 - 01:57
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10 Sensational Sunken Kingdoms: Atlantis’ Companions Beneath the Waves
Some of the most exciting archaeological discoveries and mysteries are the ones involving the ancient ruins of kingdoms lost beneath the waves. There is something about the underwater world that captures our imagination – perhaps it is the curiosity and intrigue about what may lie beneath the surface, or the idea that entire cities may be concealed on the ocean floor, out of sight and out of reach.
ancient-origins - 20/06/2019 - 14:03
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The Magic of Heka: Ancient Egyptian Rituals That Have Crossed Cultures and Time
... turned to the ancient masters of magic once more. A Roman statue of Isis holding a sistrum and an oinochoe. ( Public ...
Natalia Klimczak - 17/09/2016 - 14:51
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The Monumental Fall of Babylon: What Really Shattered the Empire?
... to this book, the king had a dream, in which he saw a statue with a head of gold, breasts and arms of silver, belly ... legs of iron, and feet of iron mixed with clay. The statue was destroyed by a rock, which then turned into a ... of the king’s dream by the prophet Daniel was that the statue represents four successive kingdoms, the first of ...
dhwty - 12/06/2020 - 22:15