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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The history of powerful, gigantic shafts of polished granite, known as obelisks, is shrouded in mystery. This monolithic, four-sided stone monument, set upright

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Kalevala is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature. It's a book full of beautiful stories about heroes, villains, remarkable

AncientPages.com - Ancient Egyptians were familiar with sophisticated science and technology, but were all of their inventions really their own? Is it possible people in ancient Egypt produced inherited

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Svarog (“Very Hot”) is one of the most important deities in the Slavic pantheon. He is the Slavic god of celestial fire and

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Choctaw Indians of Mississippi have a fascinating ancient legend about the Nanih Waiya Cave Mound. The Indians say that their ancestors emerged from an

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient legends tell that an antediluvian city is inhabited by immortal sages hidden deep in the Himalayas. This mysterious place is so well

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - According to biblical scholars, God wrote the Ten Commandments on two stone tablets and gave them to Moses on Mount Sinai. This event is

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Often called the "philosopher on the throne" or the "philosopher-emperor," Marcus Aurelius (121 AD - 180 AD) was a powerful Roman Emperor who ruled

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Jericho is one of the oldest and most important ancient cities. Modern excavations confirm the city’s great antiquity. It’s a sacred city where many

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Famous Viking Ragnar Lodbrok is today remembered as a legendary and fearless Sea-King whose history is very unusual. Lodbrok considered himself a direct descendant

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Most civilizations of Mesoamerica have an old belief in the power of the “ceiba” tree. Mixtec, Aztec, Maya, and other cultures consider this tree

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient Maya beliefs, Camazotz (Camoazotz) was a vampire bat god. Camazotz means "death bat" in the Quiché Maya language. Chinese cultures see the

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - For centuries, the Irish mythological tradition based on stories of the Pagan Celts was transmitted verbally until monks began to write them down

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - With its magnificent pyramids, the sphinx, mysterious tombs and enigmatic hieroglyphs, Egypt is a country full of ancient secrets, some of which are heavily