Toxic Plants: A Brief Historical Overview of Their Uses
All throughout history, toxic plants have been used as poisons and in other ways. Understanding history is the first step toward avoiding the danger...
India’s Harappan and Aryan Ancient Civilizations
The history of India began as nomadic herders settled in the Indus River Valley between 2300 BC-1200 BC. They developed well planned settlements &...
Ancient Egypt Highly Developed Medical Care
Egyptian doctors were so far ahead of their times that would be practitioners from Greece, Syria and other nations studied their methods. In addition,...
The Ninth Roman Legion: Myths, Truths and Propaganda
First, let’s take the legend of the disappearance in Caledonia. It is highly unlikely that such a crack unit of the Roman Army as...
A History Written in Stone
How much do we personally know about Ancient Greece? Most of us can say that we know that the Olympics began there, that...
River Valley Communities in Ancient Civilizations
Arising ancient civilizations in Egypt, the Near East, India, and China were impacted by vast river valley systems that sustained growth and prosperity.
Most of...
Insights into Ancient Babylonian Astronomy
Some twenty-five hundred years ago, the Ancient Babylonians constructed mud brick towers that rose up towards the night sky. The towers known as Ziggurats,...
The Ancient Egyptian Navy
From the beginning of its history Egypt relied on ships during both times of peace and war.
It is no surprise that a country built...
Philip V and The Second Macedonian War
“And Now There Was Rome”
The Roman declaration of war found Philip V in a position of great inferiority to Rome. He had carefully adhered...
In the Shadow of his Son – Philip II of Macedon
And these deeds he accomplished, not by the favour of Fortune, but by his own valour. For King Philip excelled in shrewdness in the...