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Biblical Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many Biblical scholars do not even attempt to translate the word Selah and those who try cannot agree on its meaning. Interestingly, the meaning
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The original purpose of ancient artifacts known as cog stones is not entirely clear. These curious artifacts have been found throughout the Southern California
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Ancient Symbols
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The red dragon on the national flag of Wales is most often associated with the battle standard of King Arthur and other ancient Celtic
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Knights Templar, who decided to sacrifice their lives in the service of the Order, lived according to strict discipline and had to
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPage.com - The enigmatic Palpa lines in Peru are not as famous as the Nazca Lines, but these puzzling lines and geoglyphs that can only be
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Depictions of the mysterious giant Piasa bird can be found on a limestone bluff overlooking the Mississippi. Native American legends tell this creature
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Have you ever wondered how our ancestors celebrated New Year's Eve worldwide? The history of New Year celebrations goes back to ancient times,
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - On the edge of the Gobi Desert in China, there is a fascinating group of people who are entirely different from other Chinese.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Cherokee recall a white-skinned race that lived on their lands before they arrived. This group of very unusual beings was known as the
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Number Six has an interesting significance; it is one of the few symbolic series in the Christian tradition that are based on the number
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Ark of the Covenant is one of the greatest mysteries of the Bible. Treasure hunters, historians, archaeologists have searched for the sacred ark
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Zuni Indians in New Mexico are unlike any other Native American tribe. Not only is their language, religion, and blood type surprisingly
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Cumaean Sibyl was a priestess and prophetess residing over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae, a Greek colony located near Naples, Italy. Her cave, located
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Biblical Mysteries
AncientPages.com - When the Biblical Magi, also referred to as the Three Wise Men visited newborn Jesus, they brought him three gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh. Why did the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Few ancient structures have caused as much controversy as the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt. Scientists, archaeologists, and historians have debated its
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The story about Elli is a compelling Norse myth that teaches us many important things. According to Norse beliefs, old age has always frightened humans
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - If you are a book lover, you would appreciate the annual Icelandic Jolabokaflod or the "Christmas Book Flood." The best Christmas gift in Iceland
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Most agree today that Christopher Columbus was not the first person to discover America. Who exactly discovered America and when is still a subject
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When ancient Greek historian Herodotus (484–c. 425 BC) visited Egypt, he was shocked to see how women behaved. Unlike women in ancient Greece, Egyptian
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the autumn of 88 B.C., more than 80,000 Roman civilians were murdered. The "mastermind" behind this gruesome attack was Mithradates VI Of
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Most of us would think twice before placing this little pooping guy known as Caganer at home during Christmas. Our friends and family might
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Inti Raymi is Inca’s Sun Festival, traditionally celebrated at Cuzco on June 24, which marks the winter solstice, the shortest day of the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Horses played an important role in Norse mythology, and God Odin's horse Sleipnir is most famous. Still, without magnificent horses like Skinfaxi (Shining
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Ancient Symbols
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - What do the Norse Gods Odin and Thor have in common with the Biblical Magi, the Three Holy Kings? Drinking horns reveal a
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Skadi (Skade) was the daughter of Thiazzi of the Hrimthurssar, the frost giant who inhabited Jotunheim. Skadi (also Skade) was the wife
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com -Below the city of Camerano in Italy, there is a large, ancient underground city with tunnels, caves, and secret passages leading to mysterious chambers
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - What Was Lex Salica? It was the oldest Frankish law also known as the Salic Law of the Franks or simply the Salian Law. Lex Salica was
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Dragon Empress Wu Zetian was a colorful, strong and unique person and this naturally made her either popular or disliked by many. She was
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When Spanish Conquistadors encountered natives in Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1543, they were told a tribe of giants once inhabited the Indians’ land. These horrifying
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient belief in Lada, a goddess of beauty, love, and fertility, was widespread in the Baltic and Slavic regions of Europe. Lada -
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Romans loved their public baths but they also paid special attention to oral hygiene and had surprisingly healthy teeth. Believed to be the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The samurai were the legendary warriors of old Japan who led noble but violent lives governed by the demands of honor, personal integrity,
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Greeks used to say: "all things are eight" and considered number eight – an all powerful number. According to Pythagoreans, Eight/Ogdoad was related
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among the Aesir gods in Norse mythology, the supreme god Odin is frequently depicted sitting on his high seat, Hlidskjalf, in Asgard, the home of
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Egyptian Mythology
Ellen Lloyd AncientPages.com - The horned serpent is a very interesting creature, not only because we know relatively little about it but also because it appears in ancient stories
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like many other ancient civilizations, Norse people believed in the concept of the soul. However, in addition to this, it was also thought that
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - If you lived in ancient Rome, you would think twice before putting on your pants. To ancient Romans, trousers were the ultimate symbol
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - ‘Priest holes’ saved many lives of Catholic priests and became their sanctuaries in times of persecution during England’s Anti-Catholic times. They were so
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com -If you ever visit Sweden during Christmas, make sure to go to the city of Gävle, where you can see a colossal goat made
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Ancient History Facts
Ancient Pages.com - There is an interesting timeline, in which the Oxford University in England and the Aztec Empire are involved but the fact remains that the Oxford University
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