The Lost Age of Lemuria
Lemuria - a tale of a land of immense beauty from an age before Atlantis. A look into the origins of this myth reveal...
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...
Who Are The Semites?
For over five thousand years people we now refer to historically as Semites moved across the ancient Near East. Their legacy is still unfolding...
The History of Gays in the Military – The Sacred Band of Thebes
Ancient Greek military history is inextricably bound up with homosexuality. In some ancient Greek city states, such as Sparta, each young warrior had to...
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...
The Meaning Behind Making a Toast
Drinking to a friend's great success or raising a glass to honor a newly married couple has been a tradition for hundreds of...
Ancient Egypt and the Hyksos Invasion
The Nile River ensured Egyptian prosperity yet isolated the civilization from outside invasion as did other natural barriers until the invasion of the Hyksos.
Egypt...
Spartacus and the Third Servile War: The Thracian Gladiator who Defied Rome
Not much is known of Spartacus's early life. He served in an auxiliary unit in the Roman army - probably as a cavalryman, since...
What are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
There is not one definitive Seven Wonders of the World list but here are the most commonly considered Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
All...
The Cult of Isis in Imperial Roman Times
The Cult of Isis, long identified with Egypt, spread through the Mediterranean first through Greek Hellenization and later through the patronage of Roman emperors.
She...