AncientPages.com – On March 14, 1757, John Byng, an admiral of the Royal Navy, was executed by firing squad for neglect of duty. Byng was born on October 29, 1704, in Southill, Bedfordshire, and was the son of a prominent
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Famous as the Lords of the Ocean, the Vikings had their homeland in the Nordic regions of Europe known today as Scandinavia. Many associate Vikings with brutal robbers, and people were terrified when they spotted a
AncientPages.com – On March 13, 1567, the Battle of Oosterweel was fought and was traditionally seen as the beginning of the Eighty Years’ War or Dutch War of Independence (1568–1648). A Spanish professional army under General Beauvoir defeated an army
AncientPages.com – On March 12, 1896, the first radiogram was sent by Russian physicist Alexander Stepanovich Popov. It traveled over 200 yards from one building of the St. Petersburg University to another and read “Heinrich Hertz” in Morse code. Morse telegraphy became the
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A subject that has long been debated is the appearance and disappearance of the mysterious Scythian tribes living in the southern steppes of Russia and Ukraine. For millennia, this vast grassland region was home to
AncientPages.com – An 8-meter quartzite colossus possibly depicting Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs, has been unearthed by German-Egyptian archaeological team. Excavations at the ancient archaeological site, Heliopolis (also known as “Oun”) in Cairo, also revealed limestone bust
AncientPages.com – On March 11, 1864, the Great Sheffield Flood occurred. The immediate cause was a crack in the dam, the cause of which was never determined. This tragic accident was forgotten. We have to remember Sheffield’s sad day –
AncientPages.com – The 3,400-year-old and rare Egyptian artifact was pieced together by a team of researchers at National Museums Scotland (NMS), who recently received some missing fragments of the treasure. The box – made from cedar, ebony, ivory and gold -was
AncientPages.com – A unique, full-length mummy shroud, which is over 2,000 years old, yet still in remarkable condition, has been discovered within National Museums Scotland’s collections. Researchers say that the shroud that dates to approximately 9BC, is one of the most remarkable
AncientPages.com – On March 10, 241 BC, the Carthaginian relieving fleet was defeated near the Aegates Islands off western Sicily, and the event is known as the Battle of the Egadi Islands. It was the final battle of the First Punic War
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeological discoveries have provided us with plenty of evidence that the Neanderthals were not as primitive as we previously thought. Scientists have examined ancient DNA found in the dental plaque from four Neanderthals found at
AncientPages.com – A body of an adult man buried in the 5th Millennium BC in Avignon, southern France has been recently studied by a team of researchers from Bordeaux Montaigne University, France. His grave was excavated in the 1970s, but for
AncientPages.com – A team of German archaeologists has discovered parts from 66 statues of the lion-headed Pharaonic goddess Sekhmet. The archaeologists unearthed the statues during excavations in the area between the courtyard and the hall of columns in the temple. Their
AncientPages.com – Amerigo Vespucci was born in Florence on March 9, 1451. He was an Italian explorer, financier, navigator, and cartographer. He played a prominent role in exploring the New World, demonstrating that it was not Asia but an unknown new
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – By studying ancient DNA we can get a good glimpse into the distant past and learn about our ancestors. Scientists have now examined DNA in hair samples collected from Aboriginal people across Australia and the
AncientPages.com – On March 8, 1576, Diego García de Palacio explored the city of Copan. Palacio was a Spanish explorer sent to investigate new lands. Diego García de Palacio was one of the first anthropologists because, unlike the conquistadors, he actually
