Kings, queens, rulers, warriors, and major battles have all played a part in shaping our world. Here, we explore some of the most important people and events from history around the globe.
Join us as we travel through history to uncover the stories that have shaped the world we live in today.
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Sarcophagus of the Amazons is a large Etruscan sarcophagus of an unknown artist, dated back to the third quarter of the 4th century BC, and preserved in the National Archaeological Museum of Florence. It is
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Roman city walls in Lugo, Spain, are considered the only Roman structure that experienced the powerful empire’s domination, yet it is still in perfect condition. The Lugo structure – dated to the end of
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The first European crusaders of the Holy Land were inspired by the fame and fortune awarded to the Norman conquerors in Europe, a new book shows. Many of those who went to the Middle East
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In the year 865 A.D., the Great Heathen Army, also known as the Great Viking Army, crossed the sea and dramatically changed the history of Britain. Led by Ragnar Lodbrok’s sons, Ivar the Boneless, Halfdan
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Once upon a time, there was an important commercial center on Gotland, the island located in the Baltic Sea, approximately 90 kilometers east of mainland Sweden. Gotland’s central position within an extensive trading network stretched
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – According to legend, Robin Hood was a heroic outlaw from Nottingham, UK. Living in Sherwood Forest, he was famous for robbing the rich and giving to the poor. The legend of Robin Hood dates back
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Described in numerous literary works, movies, public monuments, and other memorials, Decebalus is considered a national hero in Romania. At the beginning of the third century, 150 years after the affirmation of Decebalus, Dio Cassius
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Magnificent ancient Egyptian tombs covered with mysterious hieroglyphs telling incredible stories of the Pharaohs and the rise and fall of great dynasties captivate archaeologists, historians, and the public alike. It is only relatively recently that
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – On April 23, people in Ireland celebrate Brian Boru, one of their greatest heroes, who became famous for driving the Vikings out. Brian Boru, King of Munster. An eighteenth-century illustration of Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig
Zteve T Evans – AncientPages.com – Nova Anglia, or New England, was alleged to have been a community of exiled Anglo-Saxon nobles and warriors who intended it to be their new homeland after being defeated by King William I, the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – One of the greatest civilizations of Greek prehistory was the Mycenaean civilization, famous for its majestic architecture and monuments with a grand and impressive appearance. Mycenae, one of Greece’s most significant archaeological sites, lies on the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Pi-Ramesse (Piramesse) is an example of an ancient city of great importance, which archaeologists surprisingly identified in two locations. It took a long time for them to piece together artifacts from these two sites and
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The ancient Roman Empire relied on a network of cities that played a pivotal role in the administration, social organization, and economy of its domain. By the first century A.D., there were approximately 2000 cities
AncientPages.com – Ancient historians loved to write about warfare and famous battles. While these millennia-old stories still feed modern imaginations – Homer’s “Iliad” provides the plot for the movie “Troy,” while Herodotus’ “Histories Book VII” inspired the film “300,” for
AncientPages.com – In the second episode of the TV show Lego Masters, contestants were asked to build a castle — then watch it be destroyed by a bowling ball. In the lucky dip that followed, teammates Fleur and Sarah drew a
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Today, the town of Cerveteri is particularly famous for the numerous Etruscan cemeteries located on the surrounding hills. We know about the Etruscan civilization, after Rome conquered it, thanks to its tombs in massive necropolises
