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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Caesarion was murdered on August 23, 30 B.C., only 17 years old. He was the last King of the Egyptian Ptolemies, most probably
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Lugalzagesi was a Sumerian king who reigned c. 2341 BC - 2316 BC and lived in the mid-fourteenth century BC. According to his
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One autumn morning in 1578, the watchmen scanned the Pacific Ocean from the top of the fortifications of the major city and seaport
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A.Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In 2334 BC, Sargon became the first emperor in the history of the world. Most probably, his great Akkadian kingdom was not a new
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - They say it is only a legend, nothing more. You can believe it or not. Still, it could be a true story that
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Ellen Lloyd- AncientPages.com - Mystery and rumors still surround Feodor Kuzmich, who 1836, suddenly entered the Siberian town of Krasnoufimsk, in Perm province, riding on a white horse.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Gonzalo Guerrero dreamed about visiting foreign lands and meeting exotic people when he was a small boy. He had heard about Christopher Columbus's
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - After four months, the Scottish botanist Robert Fortune reached Shanghai, China. It was a hot September day in 1848, but he had no
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – It’s strange that Khafre, the son of Pharaoh Khufu and the builder of the second of the three Pyramids of Giza, is somehow
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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - History shows no limits in the entertainment world. Since people seem interested in a variety of things, it’s possible to earn money on
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The seventh and last king of Rome was Tarquin the Proud, who reigned between 535 BC–509 BC. Tarquin - a tyrant noted for
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Following the assassination of Domitian of the Flavian Dynasty (81–96) on September 18, 96, a new Emperor appeared on the same day. Domitian
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AncientPages.com - By many measures, Nicolas Bourbaki ranks among the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century. Largely unknown today, Bourbaki is likely the last mathematician to master nearly
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Jan Hus (1372 – 1415) was a controversial Czech thinker and reformer in the Roman Catholic Council of Constance (1414–18). He was convicted
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Being small-sized does occasionally have advantages, especially if you are a Ninja who has been sent on a deadly mission. Sometimes referred to
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Francis Walsingham was an English politician and most trusted adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603). He served her faithfully for about 30 years,
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Sword of Saint Wenceslas, also known as the Coronation Sword of Bohemia, has its beginnings in the Kingdom of Bohemia, and it
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Much of what we know about Queen Teuta comes from ancient Roman sources. Teuta is a historical figure sometimes described as an "ancient pirate
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Samurai Era 1185-1868 was an exciting period in the history of Japan. The Samurai warriors, who occasionally remind of knights of Medieval
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Some people are so dedicated to a cause that they can do things most of us consider incredible. When Rhodogune of Parthia learned
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among many brave and rebellious women of old times that conquered the world was also Jeanne de Clisson (1300-1359). She took revenge for
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - From the late Middle Ages until the mid-17th century, Italy was widely known for employing mercenary leaders – condottieri. In his book "Mercenary
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient sources, Aglaonice (also Aganice) is mentioned as the first Greek female astronomer of the 2nd or 1st century BC and natural philosopher.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A wealthy and brave shipowner, Laskarina "Bouboulina" Pinotsis (1771–1825) was a fleet commander who participated in the War of Greek Independence against the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Legend has it that champagne was invented by Dom Perignon, a monk from the Benedictine order, who in 1668 was lucky to taste
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Bartholomew Roberts never intended to become a pirate, but he had no choice. When his vessel was captured, he was forced into piracy.
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - Xiahou Dun’s early life is not well recorded. Ziaghou Dun’s father was murdered, it is not known who the culprit was. It is
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Biblical Mysteries
David Tee - AncientPages.com - Jezebel was the daughter of the King of Tyre and high priest. 1 Kings 16–22 tells the story of Ahab and Jezebel, and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient Greek historian Herodotus had a high opinion of Gorgo, who was well-known for her political judgment and wisdom, but was she also
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Aethelflaed, (870 - 918 AD) is among the brave female warriors of old times who are usually left outside the official historical records.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Mirrors, mirrors, mirrors everywhere. The more mirrors Lucida Mansi had, the more she could admire herself. To say that she was vain is
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - From humble beginnings rose a man who many throughout history have called a tyrant. Agathocles’ birth is not recorded but his father was
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Chinese Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Lao Tzu (Laozi or Lao-tze), known as the Old Master, was an ancient Chinese philosopher, almighty sage, creator of Taoism and author of
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - Ancus Marcius, (677 to 617 BC), was the descendant of a man who was a good friend to Rome’s second and beloved King
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AncientPages.com - A 17th-century dolls’ house must number among the more unusual source “texts” through which we can find out about women’s lives in the past. Yet, for
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AncientPages.com - The life of Caterina Cornaro could easily be the plot of a novel or TV drama. One of the most significant woman of Venice’s golden age, Cornaro (1454-1510)
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Brothers and sisters can love or hate each other. Siblings can also be rivals, which was by no means uncommon in the ancient
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Battle of Abrittus was one of the greatest battles of the Late Antiquity. Roman three legions were defeated, and Roman Emperor Trajan Decius
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - Many brilliant leaders serve their countries well but live their lives and careers in obscurity. Thus, they achieve little. They may be in
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The story of Alwilda sounds more like a fairytale, and truth to be told; it's difficult to determine whether the account is based
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - Pompey was born in 106 BC, but his mother is not named in historical records. His father, Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, is well known
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - Even though his true name, Sarru-kinnu, meant ‘true king’, he took the name Sargon when he ascended the throne. Why he did this
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