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.
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Marie Antoinette is today known as the French Queen, executed by the guillotine during the French Revolution. Much has been said and written about her, and modern historians agree that her life was a mixture
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – If you were a Viking warrior, you didn’t paint your shield with just any color. Picking the right color was not a matter of taste. It was a decision based on careful selection because the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – During Rodrigo Díaz’s lifetime, many powerful lords, commanders, and chiefs wielded influence in Spain and beyond. He was not singular in his role, but rather representative of a larger group. Who were these eleventh-century leaders?
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – According to available ancient references, Takshashila was the first and earliest Buddhist center of Vedic learning, and the city of Takshashila itself also flourished as the center of trade and commerce, which took place under
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – What makes the Tarascans an intriguing pre-Columbian civilization? The Tarascans, well-known for their outstanding musical and artistic abilities, are, first of all, famous for their highly advanced metallurgical technology that existed before the coming of the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Djoser was possibly the founder of the Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom in Egypt. The Old Kingdom began with the third dynasty (2686 BC) and ended with the sixth, about 2333 BC. Djoser (also
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – When stories about the mysterious Old Leather Man started circulating, many wanted to know more about the unusual man. People reported seeing a strange vagabond walking throughout New England. Sightings of the peculiar drifter were
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Today, only a few ancient ruins remain, but during the time of the Inca, Coricancha must have been a marvelous place to see. Coricancha was a garden of gold and silver where the Inca placed small,
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The legendary Berber Queen Kahina was a strong woman with the courage and will to resist the Muslims when her kingdom was invaded. The odds of success were low, but as a great warrior and
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Some historical mysteries cannot be easily solved. One of them involves King William II, who died under mysterious circumstances. Historians are still debating what happened on August 2, 1100, in the New Forest. Was King
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – One would think respecting the remains of the dead should be self-evident, but it is not always so. Relief from the West wall of a chapel of Ramesses I at Abydos, Egypt. Credit: Gift of
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Today, all we know about the ancient city of Ur comes from the written documents unearthed at Ur. Since Ur was part of Mesopotamia, it is important to note that its people used cuneiform, written
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One of the most incredible ancient libraries one can encounter is located inside the Sakaya monastery in Tibet. The great Sakya library is home to 84,000 scrolls that have remained untouched for hundreds of years!
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Ogham is an ancient writing, of which the earliest examples date back to the 4th and 6th centuries A.D. The language of the inscriptions is Irish, but many were found to have equivalents in Roman
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Serving as Pharaoh in ancient Egypt was both prestigious and perilous. At the end of his reign, Pharaoh Apries lost the support of both the gods and his people. Betrayed, he was forced to flee
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Those who would like to visit Civita di Bagnoregio should be prepared to walk a lot. The only way to access the Italian hill town of Civita di Bagnoregio is on foot via a pedestrian-only
