Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Edward of Woodstock (1330-1376), who became known as the Black Prince, was feared, loved, and hated. As the eldest son and heir of England’s King Edward III Plantagenet, he had a huge responsibility to fight
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Lycurgus is mentioned in many ancient sources, but most modern historians regard him as a semi-mythical figure. Some scholars say Lycurgus was deliberately invented by rulers to make it easier to introduce new laws to
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – During the reign of Khufu and Khafre, Egypt suffered severe disasters. Temples were closed, and Egyptians—free citizens and enslaved people—worked day and night building pyramids for their rulers. Pharaoh Menkaure significantly improved people’s situation by
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Bertrand du Guesclin distinguished himself in the Hundred Years ‘ War, winning many victories and recovering from the English large parts of Brittany and Guienne, a historical region and former province of southwest France. The
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Who was the Sapa Inca? The ruler of the Inca people, known as the Sapa Inca, held a unique and significant position. The “only emperor” title in Quechua signifies his unparalleled role as the sole Inca ruler.
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Olympe de Gouges is remembered today as a courageous heroine who passionately fought for women’s equal rights. As the first French feminist, she fearlessly challenged the most powerful rulers during the French Revolution. As a
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – There is no shortage of strange personalities in our history books. Some queens and kings were mad, while others were simply very eccentric. Roman Emperor Elagabalus was one of the most controversial rulers of all
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Among the pyramid builders of the Old Kingdom (2686 – 2181) is king Unas (also Unis, Wenis) (2375-2345 BC). Unas, the ninth and final ruler of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty (2494–2345 BC), is best known today
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Cynane was a Macedonian princess and the half-sister of the celebrated Alexander the Great. She was born in 357/358 BC and died in 320 BC at the age of 34. She came from a tradition
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Many legends, including the “First Old Slavonic Legend” that originated in the tenth century, described the life and martyrdom of Wenceslaus, the Duke of Bohemia, whose name means ‘great glory’ (or ‘praised with glory’) in
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – After four months, Scottish botanist Robert Fortune arrived in Shanghai, China. It was a hot September day in 1848, but he had no time to rest. Fortune had to disguise himself as a Chinese official,
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Finding the truth about Scipio Africanus remains a challenge because ancient records are lost, making it difficult to trace information about this great man. Perhaps the only thing we have are his words: “Ingrata patria,
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Legends say Numa Pompilius was the second king of Rome, but he was not a warrior king, but a statesman and politician. King Numa Pompilius of the 7th century BC would institute eight craftsman guilds
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In the distant past, an ancient Egyptian woman of high social standing was mummified and placed in an ornate sarcophagus. Although the sarcophagus has never been opened, scientists believe that exceptional funerary objects were likely
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Though Sam Bass lived outside the law, his reputation as a good man with a generous spirit endured. His kindness and compassion earned him the admiration of Texans, who saw in him a beloved bandit
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Over a thousand years ago, a Viking woman stood at the edge of the sea, her heart brimming with hope and dreams of distant horizons. From childhood, adventure had been woven into her spirit, and
