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A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Frumentarii was a special military elite in the Roman Empire that served as the emperor’s secret police. At the turn of the second and third centuries AD, they watched the actions of senators, high-ranking military
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Tipón waterworks stand out because their hydraulic engineering is combined with thoughtful and extremely skilled environmental design. In all of Tawantinsuyu, or the “Land of the Four Quarters” as the Inca called their empire,
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Slavic mythology, this winged demon is called Strzyga (in Polish). In other cultures, it is the belief known as Strix (Strigoi). Rarely known in the male form, Strzyga is somewhat similar to a vampire.
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – His nose is broken, and his eyes are nothing but holes. His head is still bearing some traces of red and yellow paint, has been badly battered. He was buried several times by the desert
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – We continue to discuss perplexing fires that defy an ordinary explanation. In part 1 we talked about curious incidents involving objects that for unknown reasons were undamaged by flames. We also spoke briefly about people
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – James Leigh Hunt once said that the most tangible of all visible mysteries is fire, and this article shows he could have been right. Ancient people had deep respect for fire that has played an
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The first forms of religion appeared in prehistory because humans understood that there are many natural phenomena, such as floods, drought, thunder, and lightning, that no one could stop or control. It was believed that
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Mirrors, mirrors, mirrors everywhere. The more mirrors Lucida Mansi had, the more she could admire herself. To say that she was vain is an understatement. Lucida was obsessed with her beauty and could not stand
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Today Sahara is one of the hottest and driest places on Earth. It’s impossible for most living organisms survive for a longer period in this heat, but the situation was much different thousands of years
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Today we know that Christopher Columbus was not the first to discover America. Many great explorers and ancient civilizations visited the continent long before him. As an example, we can mention that Zheng He or
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Colombian folklore, the Patasola (‘La Patasola’) is a female monster living on the summits of the plain. She has only one leg but can move with astonishing speed. People say they have seen her
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – When darkness falls, they rise from burial places and the ocean. They start to march in large groups, and they move until just before sunrise. If you encounter them, never look into their eyes because
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Everything started in the middle of the night. There was no reason to suspect something unusual was about to happen, but it soon became clear residents in the state of Washington were witnessing something truly
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In the final part of this series we continue where we left off. There is still so much we don’t know about our ancestors’ knowledge and we are doing our best to connect the dots
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The European Renaissance period spanned between the 14th and 17th centuries. It was a fascinating moment in the history of the European continent. Western civilization was transformed, and great artists were born, but there were
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In part 1 of this series we presented the thought-provoking theory our ancestors may have had knowledge of dimensional gates leading to other worlds. The discovery of such interdimensional portals would undoubtedly be one of
