Pope Pius II was an unconventional Pope. Before turning to priesthood, he bore children out of wedlock, enjoyed the flames of love, and wrote of adultery, scandal and fiery passion in his erotic story, The Tales of Two Lovers, which became a bestseller of its time.
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Gerasimos Gerolymatos
Gerasimos was born in Athens. He has been painting for more than 30 years, mostly professionally. In 1983-86 he studied arts in Europe and specifically: In 1984, seminars of history of Arts and L. MAXIMILIAN UNIVERSITAT in Munich, in 1985, seminars of history of art and the ‘Universita Per Stranieri’ at Perugia, and between 1985 and 1986m he studied painting and sketching at the ‘Scuola Dell Nudo’ of the Academy of Di Belle Arte Firenze and engraving at the workshop of professor Manfredi. In 1991-92, he continued his studies in sketching at the workshop of T. Riga in Athens.
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Black Knights began to appear in history during the Middle Ages. Since the 13th century, a series of legends mentioning the mysterious Black Knights emerged. Although the Black Knights were said to...
Human Origins
Though it was disputed for many years, there is conclusive evidence that Neanderthals bred with modern humans (Homo sapiens). The first complete mapping of a Neanderthal genome took place about five years ago - supporting the human-Neanderthal hook-up and also showing that Neanderthal DNA in humans is a thing.
Ancient Technology
Most people know of the great construction achievements of the dynastic Egyptians such as the pyramids and temples of the Giza Plateau area as well as the Sphinx. Many books and videos show depictions of vast work forces hewing blocks of stone in the hot desert sun and carefully setting them into place.
Ancient Places
The skeletons of a man and woman discovered around 100 years ago, as they were trying to survive the notorious Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79 AD, have been put under the scanner by scientists.
Opinion
What is the origin of the legend of the Christed Son who was born of a virgin on December 25th? I am sure you are familiar with his legend which states that he was born in a manger surrounded by shepherds
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