The Epic of Gilgamesh Presented Through Animation and Songs
Introduction Previously, we had talked about the oldest known song in the world, better known as the Hurrian Song to Nikkal, which was originally composed in…
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Ancient Mesopotamian Inventions You Should Know About
The Short History Of Soap – From Ancient Mesopotamia To Proctor & Gamble
Incredible Ancient Egyptian Inventions You Should Know About
Banquet of Blood: Abbasids Wiped Out Their Opponents in a Feast
The Real Cleopatra: Remarkable History and Reconstruction of the Ancient Queen
Facial Reconstruction of 6 Ancient Egyptians You Should Know About
30 Interesting Ancient Roman Latin Phrases And Sayings
25 Incredible Ancient Roman Quotes You Should Know
Who Were The Ancient Sumerians? History of the ‘First’ Mesopotamians
Introduction – The Sumerian Culture of Ancient Mesopotamia When we talk about the Sumerians, our popular notions mostly pertain to the advanced civilization of Mesopotamia….
Harald Hardrada: The Viking Who Fought in Iraq, Russia, and England
Introduction – the Decline of the Viking Raids In the middle decades of the 11th century, the Vikings had reached the twilight of their raiding…
Fascinating Oldest Historical Foods Still Eaten Today
Introduction to Oldest Food Recipes Food is so much more than just a source of nourishment and subsistence. Its richness colors culture, history, and even…
Roman Gladiators: The Bloody Origins and History
Often viewed as the working-class heroes of Roman society, the gladiators (derived from Latin gladiatores) have surely seen their fair share of screen time in…
Visual Reconstruction Of 12 Well-Known Historical Figures
Historical reconstructions provide us with a glimpse into the visual scope of the past – more so when such recreations pertain to famous historical personalities….
Reconstruction Of British People – From Neolithic Era Till 18th Century
Previously, we covered the reconstruction of Ancient Egyptian faces. The article showcased how academic work in the field, while guided by empirical evidence, is based on…
The Code of Hammurabi: 10 Things You Should Know
Introduction This is how historian Stephen Bertman partly summarizes the character of Hammurabi, the sixth king of the Amorite dynasty, who ascended the Babylonian throne in 1792…
Moors: The Fascinating Muslim Rulers Of Al-Andalus
ContentsIntroduction – The Islamic Invasion of the Iberian PeninsulaThe Cultural History of the MoorsWho Were the Moors and Andalusians?Cordoba and the Umayyad LegacyThe High Culture…
8 Of The Oldest Known Songs, You Should Listen To
When perceived from the lens of history, music, and songs are counted among the fundamental expressions that are unique to humanity. And while rudimentary forms…
The Oldest Known Recipe For Toothpaste Possibly Comes From Ancient Egypt
In our article on the subject of fascinating Ancient Egyptian inventions, we talked about how some of them “intrinsically related to personal hygiene, health, and even…
Remarkable Designs Of Leonardo Da Vinci
The painter of Mona Lisa was not only a genius with pure artistic sensibilities but also a man with his flurry of ‘hip’ designs that were far…
10 of the World’s Fascinating Oldest Objects You Should Know About
History is replete with the achievements of humanity in various fields, ranging from curious art to complex mathematics; from the simple pleasures of life to…
The World’s Oldest Known Beer Recipe Comes from Ancient Mesopotamia
It is hypothesized that beer (or at least the precursor to beer-like concoctions) was probably developed independently in different parts of the world. In fact,…
29,000-Year-Old Venus of Dolní Věstonice, The Oldest Known Ceramic Artifact
Last year in August, the archaeological world welcomed the scanning of the Venus of Dolní Věstonice, the 29,000-year-old ceramic statuette of a woman that was originally discovered…
The World’s Oldest Known Secular Norse Song
Codex Runicus, the medieval manuscript dating from circa 1300 AD, comprises around 202 pages composed of runic characters. Known for its content of the Scanian Law…
6 Of The Most Expensive Products From The Ancient World
The oldest case of manufacturing and supplying of goods or services directly pertains to the very history of the economy (derived from Greek οίκος – ‘household’ and…
Poena Cullei: The Bizarre Ancient Roman Punishment Reserved For Parricide
Introduction Ancient Romans had a penchant for doling out punishments in a rather theatrical fashion, with one pertinent example relating to the noxii, the criminals who…
McDonald’s Restaurant Preserves an Ancient Roman Road Underneath
It is not often that we can mention McDonald’s and Roman Road in the same sentence. But a fascinating $315,000 restoration project has combined the…
3D Reconstruction of the Antikythera Mechanism – World’s Oldest Analog ‘Computer’
Widely touted as the world’s oldest analog computer, the Greek-made Antikythera Mechanism was salvaged from Antikythera, an underwater location, south of Greece, in 1900. And…
Hypatia: The Great Philosopher Who Was Also A Mathematician Extraordinaire
Introduction Was not Hypatia the greatest philosopher of Alexandria, and a true martyr to the old values of learning? She was torn to pieces by…
Workmanship Beyond Warfare: The Fascinating Case Of Scythian Gold Artifacts
The realm of the nomadic Scythians stretched all the way across the vast Eurasian steppes, with their center of power being mainly based along the regions of…