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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Not everyone may have noticed, but when we look closer we discover that a majority of ancient Roman roads are straight. Some of these
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - At first glance, these ancient artifacts may look like ordinary bones covered with insignificant dots. That is not the case, however. Closer examination of
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Celtic Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Irish mythology, we come across a number of stories about shape-shifting beings. These shape-shifters are often gods, goddesses, magicians, witches, fairies, and
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ipuwer, an ancient Egyptian sage, was the author of a hieratic manuscript known as "Ipuwer Papyrus" (or Papyrus Leiden 344", even known as
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Ancient Technology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Egyptian Papyrus of Ani contains a number of fascinating descriptions of curious encounters with interesting boats. The “boats” are often mentioned in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Wars of the Roses was a civil war in England that lasted from 1455-1487. This thirty-two-year military conflict was fought between the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Choctaw Indians of Mississippi have a fascinating ancient legend about the Nanih Waiya Cave Mound. The Indians say that their ancestors emerged from an
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many ancient cultures left their traces in Mesopotamia and these cultures had very much in common. They cultivated the same kinds of crops
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The puzzling knowledge of the Dogon tribe remains a great ancient mystery that raises a number of thought-provoking questions. About 5,000 years ago, something
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - It was far less likely that someone would give obscene messages directly to a postman. Until the 1800s, people who wanted to send their letters, had
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mongolian messengers had to travel 48 kilometers (30 mi) a day and being in a possession of a "magic" badge (see left image) they
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There is still much to be learned from our ancestors who were familiar with several types of advanced technologies. Dougong brackets were used a
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - King Sargon of Babylon, who ruled about 3800 B.C. established a regular postal service for his official letters which could reach recipients even
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - When the Sumerian civilization began to flourish, also daily life in Mesopotamia began to change. New cities and large towns created new possibilities
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient legends tell that there is an antediluvian city inhabited by immortal sages hidden somewhere deep in the Himalayas. This mysterious place is
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Did the Phoenicians discover America by mistake? The Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle (384 – 322 B.C.) wrote an intriguing account of how the
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AncientPages.com - Located about 35 miles (55 km) southeast of modern Mérida, Yucatán state, Mexico, the Mayan city of Mayapan was the largest city between 1100 to 1450. The
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Draupnir was a magical ring that belonged to God Odin. In Norse mythology, there are many references to special rings that possess unique qualities
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Aztec religion offered a formal confession in case of sin or some serious crimes. According to tradition, the Aztecs had the possibility
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Ancient Technology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sanskrit texts are filled with references to gods and battles they fought in the sky, using powerful Vimanas equipped with the most sophisticated
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Ancient Technology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are many mysterious megaliths scattered across Russia. Some of these massive stone blocks can be natural formations, but other huge structures seem a
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - Ancient Pages.com - Ancient Adab (now Bismaya, Iraq) was an important early ancient Sumerian city, probably the main seat of the goddess Ninhursag, the fourth of
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Celtic Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to the Old Irish "Annals of Clonmacnois", ancient chronicles from prehistoric times to the early 15th century, the Fomorians (or Fomorach) were
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Surrounded by forest the mysterious ancient sculptures are not only interesting to look at, but these wonderful and enigmatic reliefs are also of great
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - We think the bikini is a modern fashion invention. Still, there is evidence ancient Roman women were familiar with two-piece garments already in
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - Curtana, the Sword of Mercy, is an 11th-century sword that is a truly historical object and one Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. It
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A controversial artifact known as the Inventory Stela says that the Valley Temple and the Sphinx, already existed during the reign of Khufu, who ruled more
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Biblical Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - According to Biblical scholars, the Ten Commandments were written by God upon two tablets of stone and then given to Moses on Mount Sinai.
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Celtic Mythology
AncientPages.com - A demonic Celtic creature known as Buggane is mentioned in many folk stories in Wales, Ireland and Scotland. In ancient beliefs of people living in the region
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - On July 22, 1361, death came to Gotland, an island in Sweden. Locals heard rumors King Valdemar IV Atterdag and his powerful Danish fleet
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Located in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru, Lake Titicaca is not only a beautiful spot on this planet, but also
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Roman imperial triumphal arches symbolized the empire's power and greatness of the emperor. The arches were decorated with beautiful historical scenes commemorating the
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - To improve one’s body is something modern people do all the time and it should not come as a surprise that the ancient did
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the 13th century, Europe was shivering with fear. The Mongol invasion was just around the corner. When Genghis Khan, the great Mongol
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Ancient Technology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Today, Danish physicist Hans Christian Oersted is credited with aluminum's invention. In 1825, Oersted successfully separated aluminum metal from its oxide and techniques to
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many years ago, there were over 20 remarkable footprints in the solid rock in Maine, USA. It remains a mystery when and by
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Trialeti Culture is named after the Trialeti plateau region of Georgia. The Trialeti people inhabited the region southwest of Tbilisi but their traces have been also discovered
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Artifacts
AncientPages.com - About 5,000 years ago, people in Mesopotamia used intriguing clay tokens of multiple shapes to count and communicate. People recorded information about their agricultural goods--including domestic animals and plants
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A.Sutherland - AncientPages.com - William Marshal is considered one of the greatest English knights and magnates of the Middle Ages. William Marshal by John Evan Thomas © Palace
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Often called the "philosopher on the throne" or the "philosopher-emperor," Marcus Aurelius (121 AD - 180 AD) was a powerful Roman Emperor who ruled
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