The Ostrich in Ancient Egypt
The people of Ancient Egypt traded in ostrich products with Nubia, Ethiopia and Punt. Wall reliefs show conquering pharaohs receiving ostriches and their products...
Birth of the Etruscans: Ancestors of the Romans
The boundaries of Etruria were formed by the Tiber and Arno rivers, the Apennine Mountains, and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Diverse physical landscapes provided bountiful...
Ancient Religion And The End Of The World: What The Ancients Thought About The...
Doomsday scenarios and prophesies of a pending apocalypse, said to be revealed in ancient texts, are often exaggerated and taken out of context.
In recent...
Greek Influence Brings About An Etruscan Cultural Explosion
Much of the evidence from the early Villanovan period (around 9th century B.C.) has been found in the Etruscan cemetary sites. In any culture,...
The Buddhas of Bamiyan: A Tradition of Buddhist Art in the Heart of Afghanistan
Today the locals call them "Salsal" and "Shamama." The world knows them as the Buddhas of Bamiyan.
Salsal and Shamama presided over the Bamiyan Valley...
Comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt
Egypt and Mesopotamia developed within close proximity and time frames to one another, but in drastically different ways. Part of these differences was due...
Early Cultures: The Picts
Human civilization, first comprised of Neolithic populations originating in Spain and France, has existed in the area defined as present-day Scotland since approximately 8,500...
Mongolian Invasion of Vietnam
There was no other force during the 12th and 13th centuries more formidable than the Mongolian army. First under the leadership of Genghis Khan,...
The Cattle of Geryon: The tenth of Heracles’ Twelve Labors
For the tenth of his twelve labors, Heracles had to bring the Cattle of Geryon back to Eurystheus. The Cattle of Geryon were a...
The Origin and History of Ice Cream, Explored
The history of ice cream begins with origins in ancient Persia, while the first ice cream parlor opened in New York in 1776.
Warm weather...