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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Knights Templar, who decided to sacrifice their lives in the service of the Order, lived according to strict discipline and had to
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPage.com - The enigmatic Palpa lines in Peru are not as famous as the Nazca Lines, but these puzzling lines and geoglyphs that can only be
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - On the edge of the Gobi Desert in China, there is a fascinating group of people who are entirely different from other Chinese.
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Number Six has an interesting significance; it is one of the few symbolic series in the Christian tradition that are based on the number
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Ark of the Covenant is one of the greatest mysteries of the Bible. Treasure hunters, historians, archaeologists have searched for the sacred ark
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Cumaean Sibyl was a priestess and prophetess residing over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae, a Greek colony located near Naples, Italy. Her cave, located
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Biblical Mysteries
AncientPages.com - When the Biblical Magi, also referred to as the Three Wise Men visited newborn Jesus, they brought him three gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh. Why did the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Few ancient structures have caused as much controversy as the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt. Scientists, archaeologists, and historians have debated its
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Most agree today that Christopher Columbus was not the first person to discover America. Who exactly discovered America and when is still a subject
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When ancient Greek historian Herodotus (484–c. 425 BC) visited Egypt, he was shocked to see how women behaved. Unlike women in ancient Greece, Egyptian
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the autumn of 88 B.C., more than 80,000 Roman civilians were murdered. The "mastermind" behind this gruesome attack was Mithradates VI Of
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Inti Raymi is Inca’s Sun Festival, traditionally celebrated at Cuzco on June 24, which marks the winter solstice, the shortest day of the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Horses played an important role in Norse mythology, and God Odin's horse Sleipnir is most famous. Still, without magnificent horses like Skinfaxi (Shining
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Skadi (Skade) was the daughter of Thiazzi of the Hrimthurssar, the frost giant who inhabited Jotunheim. Skadi (also Skade) was the wife
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com -Below the city of Camerano in Italy, there is a large, ancient underground city with tunnels, caves, and secret passages leading to mysterious chambers
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - What Was Lex Salica? It was the oldest Frankish law also known as the Salic Law of the Franks or simply the Salian Law. Lex Salica was
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When Spanish Conquistadors encountered natives in Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1543, they were told a tribe of giants once inhabited the Indians’ land. These horrifying
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Romans loved their public baths but they also paid special attention to oral hygiene and had surprisingly healthy teeth. Believed to be the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The samurai were the legendary warriors of old Japan who led noble but violent lives governed by the demands of honor, personal integrity,
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Greeks used to say: "all things are eight" and considered number eight – an all powerful number. According to Pythagoreans, Eight/Ogdoad was related
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among the Aesir gods in Norse mythology, the supreme god Odin is frequently depicted sitting on his high seat, Hlidskjalf, in Asgard, the home of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like many other ancient civilizations, the Norse people believed in the concept of the soul. However, in addition to this, it was also thought
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Ancient History Facts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - If you lived in ancient Rome, you would think twice before putting on your pants. To ancient Romans, trousers were the ultimate symbol
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - ‘Priest holes’ saved many lives of Catholic priests and became their sanctuaries in times of persecution during England’s Anti-Catholic times. They were so
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Ancient History Facts
Ancient Pages.com - There is an interesting timeline, in which the Oxford University in England and the Aztec Empire are involved but the fact remains that the Oxford University
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - The abbreviation SPQR can be traced to Rome. It’s was a reminder that Rome was, supposedly, a Republic. After defeating Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the last Roman king, people started
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Rose Cross is a symbol widely associated with Rosicrucians and several other different movements of thought. Right: Rose Cross. Credit: Adobe Stock - samiramay Left:
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Mixtec people called themselves the Ñuu Savi - "People of the Rain" and lived in three mountainous areas of present-day Oaxaca in Southwestern
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Biblical Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Despite years of searching, the ruins of King Solomon’s temple have never been found. The probability that we will one day find one of
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like many other ancient civilizations, Vikings had very several interesting burial customs. Some Vikings' burial traditions are understood, but there are also certain
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - This fascinating artifact, which is displayed in the Mexican gallery of the British Museum, resembles a giant stone horseshoe. It weighs almost 40 kilos
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Some ancient artifacts are truly puzzling. They are so large in size and heavy that it’s impossible even to consider that they could
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Known to the outside world as the City of the Dead, Dargavs is a truly remarkable and mysterious place we know little about. Located
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the Museum of the Seminary of Sherbrooke in Quebec, Canada there are two very interesting stones that tell an intriguing story about North
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Japanese mythology is full of mysterious and fascinating creatures. One of them is called Wanyūdō and its existence is based on thousand-year-old legends.
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Medicine has a long history in the Middle and Near East. The earliest known medical records go back to the ancient Mesopotamia and begin
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Beneath our feet, there can still be many secret underground worlds we know nothing about. Ancient myths and legends tell stories of remarkable underground
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Archaeology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A rare Minoan sealstone in the treasure-laden tomb of a Bronze Age Greek warrior has been discovered by University of Cincinnati archaeologists. The
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Ancient Symbols
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sacred number “four” is considered to be a perfect number with a deep and worldwide symbolic meaning that goes back to the dawn of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many people today believe in the existence of ghosts and spirits. Our ancestors shared many of these beliefs, and ancient cultures across the
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Artifacts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - King Henry VIII is today often remembered for his many marriages. He also played a critical role in the English Reformation, turning his country
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mummies have long fascinated the world. Mummification is the great ancient tradition and has been a worldwide practice for over 7,000 years. How were
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