Tagged: ancient history

Archaeological excavations and examinations of bones, caves, and various ancient artifacts reveal that the Neanderthals were not as primitive as previously thought. Neanderthals are our closest extinct relatives and modern humans share 99.7% of their DNA. These intriguing beings were widespread across Europe and Western...

– The Indus Valley civilization, also called the Harappan civilization was one of the world’s largest and oldest civilization. The Indus Valley people built hundreds of sites that stretched in hundreds of miles in every direction. Archaeologists and historians estimate the Indus Valley civilization might...

– Many have tried to find the legendary ancient golden city of Vineta, but so far, the location of the place remains an ancient unsolved mystery. Did Vineta really exist or was is it only a mythical city? Do the ancient ruins of Vineta lie...

Considered by many historians to be one of the greatest military leaders of all time, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) conquered most of Europe with an array of insightful tactics. There is no doubt that his military expansion changed the world, but Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in...

Greenland is a truly beautiful place, but the massive island is not very green at all. Located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Greenland is mostly covered with ice. The island was named by the famous Viking Erik the...

The Pax Romana (“Roman Peace”) was a political slogan of great importance. It was introduced after the civil wars, fought for power in the republic, but not immediately after the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. The continued fighting took place in Hispania (the Roman...

Breaking the law during the Middle Ages was very easy and crimes were common. You could be punished for almost anything. If a person committed a crime, he or she could avoid persecution by claiming sanctuary in a church. In Medieval times, women could be...

Some people will do anything to become famous and the ancient Greek arsonist was certainly determined to put his name in the history books. His deeds coined the term Herostratic fame that means “fame sought by criminal or otherwise disreputable means”. Today, considered a madman...

Reginald Walter Bonham was born on January 31, 1906 in St. Neots, Huntingtonshire, England. Bonham was the most famous British blind player ever. He was known for his extraordinary achievements in both blind and sighted chess. Like others in his family, Bonham was born with...

History of world’s oldest pay toilets can be traced to ancient Rome. Emperor Vespasian was not only the founder of the Flavian dynasty after the civil wars that followed Nero’s death and the initiator of the Roman Colosseum. He was also the man who introduced...