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1. The Demon Drummer of Tedworth: Exploring The Truth Behind the Story

   As a species, mankind has always been obsessed with things that go bump in the night. Whether it be around a campfire, written down in a book, or shown on the big screen, we’ve been telling each other spooky tales for thousands of years. The 17^th century case of the Demon Drummer of Tedworth may be Britain’s earliest recorded ghost story, and many believe it is true.

   Robbie Mitchell - 12/06/2022 - 14:41

2. Looted Iraqi Antiquities Can Finally Return Home After Simple Identification by British Museum

   It has been announced that a collection of 5000-year-old priceless artifacts that were looted in the wake of the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 have been identified in London. Local police seized the objects from an illegal dealer in antiquities. The items were identified by experts and this means that they can be returned to the Iraqi government and people.  It is hoped that this find and the return of the objects to Baghdad will mark a new phase in the battle against the organized smuggling of antiquities.

   Ed Whelan - 10/08/2018 - 01:58

3. 14th Century Painting Depicts Limb Transplant That Occurred 1,500 Years Ago

   ... They were born in Arabia and practiced medicine in Syria, part of which was a Roman province at the time. The ... beheaded for the faith. Their bodies were carried into Syria, and buried at Cyrus,” says Butler’s book Lives of ...

   Mark Miller - 24/06/2016 - 00:39

4. New Research Provides First Peek at Ancient Mesopotamian Drug Use

   ... she claims banquet scenes on small seals from Anatolia, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Iran depict psychoactive drug users. ...

   Alicia McDermott - 21/04/2018 - 01:42

5. Byzantine Basil II: He Took an Icon of the Virgin into Battle Then Gouged Out the Eyes of Foes

   ... later. With all of his conquests, in Greece, the Balkans, Syria, Mesopotamia, Italy, and Bulgaria, he doubled the size ... impalement, and crucifixion . He was also making war in Syria, which he kept secure from Arab rule. The emperor ...

   Mark Miller - 26/11/2018 - 13:45

6. The Tomb of Alexander the Great - Part 1

   ... of Ptolemaic pharaohs of Egypt, marched his army as far as Syria to meet the cortege. Ptolemy proposed to entomb ... have met the cortege and appropriated the sarcophagus in Syria, a region that includes all of the Levantine coast. ...

   ralph ellis - 30/06/2014 - 03:00

7. Ten Legendary Lost Cities that Have Emerged from the Past

   ... north-south trade route between Anatolia and the cities of Syria and Mesopotamia, and the east-west route that linked ...

   aprilholloway - 13/03/2020 - 20:47

8. The Gutian Invasion: What Really Caused the Fall of the Akkadian Empire?

   ... covered a vast territory spanning modern-day Iraq and Syria, as well as parts of Iran and Turkey.  Sargon of ...

   Robbie Mitchell - 03/08/2023 - 22:55

9. Aeons of Battle: The 5 Longest Wars in History

   ... adversaries. In 55 BC, dreaming of a Roman presence in Syria, Marcus Licinius Crassus embarked on an ambitious ... who swiftly moved to re-capture Parthian losses in Roman Syria between 241 and 272. In 260, Roman emperor Valerian was ...

   Jake Leigh-Howarth - 28/04/2022 - 22:41

10. The Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 AD and the Rise of the Muslims

    ... 602 and 622 AD the Sasanians seized Armenia, Mesopotamia, Syria, Asia Minor, and Egypt. Additionally, the Sasanians ... lost even more territories to the Sasanians, including Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and Cappadocia. In 615 AD another ... 625 AD Heraclius campaigned successfully across northern Syria and Mesopotamia. In 626 AD, Khosrow decided to ...

    dhwty - 07/12/2021 - 13:57

11. The Marvel of Mada’in Saleh and the Enigmatic Nabataean People

    ... 2,000 sites in total in the areas that today are Jordan, Syria and Saudi Arabia . Archaeologists still try to unravel ... declined with the shift in trade routes to Palmyra in Syria and the expansion of seaborne trade from the Arabian ...

    johnblack - 23/07/2023 - 22:55

12. Coins Dug Up in Georgia Expose Dirty Work of Legendary Legio X Fretensis

    ... record the X Fretensis being garrisoned in Judaea (20 BC), Syria (AD 6-66), Jerusalem (AD 73 to late 3rd century AD), ...

    ashley cowie - 30/05/2023 - 22:57

13. Archaeologists Find Inscribed Stone Honoring Babylonian King Nabonidus

    Archaeologists from the Saudi Heritage Commission discovered a remarkable ancient artifact while exploring a fertile archaeological site in northwestern Saudi Arabia, the Commission has announced.

    Nathan Falde - 22/07/2021 - 23:05

14. Exorcism – How Does it Work and Why is it on The Rise?

    Exorcism is again in the news, as the Vatican announces a new training course will be held to meet increased demand for deliverance ministry. So, what does this actually mean, and should it be a cause for reassurance or concern?

    ancient-origins - 22/04/2018 - 18:55

15. Feathered Tricksters Since the Dawn of Time

    In the Bible, crows and their close cousins, ravens, were called “unclean” and with this unshakable spiritual grey cloud these bullied birds have subsequently been associated with the occult, witchcraft, and death. Neither does Islam offer these homeless birds a safe perch to land, as it holds them as one of the five animals we are “allowed” to destroy.

    ashley cowie - 12/02/2018 - 18:56

16. The Other Side of the Flood: Was Abraham of Indian Descent?

    ... In India the philosophers are called Calaniani and in Syria they are called Jews. The name of their capital is very ...

    Enrico - 02/10/2019 - 17:05

17. Ancient Curses: Five Ways to Create Calamity in the Ancient World

    ... was found in 1879 in Dur-Katlimmu (modern Sheikh Hamad) in Syria . It was formed in basalt to commemorate a military ...

    ancient-origins - 25/04/2019 - 13:56

18. Archaeologists find hobnailed boot print of Roman soldier in Israel

    ... possibility that Roman cohorts or auxiliary stationed in Syria were also in charge of building the bastion,” ... a roman unit (cohort or auxilia) arrived from the nearby Syria to build the best and most dense fortification for ...

    Mark Miller - 20/06/2015 - 17:38

19. Powerhouse Breakfasting Platform Unearthed At Hadrian’s Villa

    ... the Final Fall Zenobia, the Warrior Queen of Palmyra, Syria The entire villa complex was designed to look ... Queen Zenobia , of the Palmyrene Empire in modern-day Syria flexed her muscles and invaded the eastern borders of ...

    ashley cowie - 10/02/2021 - 21:27

20. Egypt's Most Ancient Desert Fortress Uncovered in Sinai

    In Egypt, the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities has announced a major discovery in Sinai. Dr. Moustafa Waziri has announced that an Egyptian team of archaeologists has unearthed a two towers of a castle or fortified structure that dates from the 26^th Dynasty.

    Ed Whelan - 14/05/2019 - 14:17

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