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 – Among many ancient weapons, we find their most unusual shapes. One such weapon is the bronze khopesh, a sickle-shaped sword, usually described as a kind of sword-axe, widely used among warriors in the ancient Near
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Destroyed by King Murdoch O’Brien of Munster in 1101, the little-known stone ringfort Grianán Of Aileach was once home to the Kingdom of Ailech. Situated on top of Greenan Mountain at Inishowen in County Donegal,
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Khara-Khoto (“black city” or “black water city”) was inhabited by Tangut people and located about 200 miles north of the legendary Silk Highway and 625 miles west of the Inner Mongolian capital of Hohhot. Today,
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Compassion is not an emotion most associate with ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, who could be fearless, harsh, and ruthless rulers. History judges Pharaohs by looking back at their successes and failures. Still, one tends to forget
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Hattusa was the capital of the kingdom of the Hittites in the late Bronze Age. In the 2nd millennium BC, the kingdom stretched from the Aegean across Anatolia, Turkey, northern Syria, and to the Euphrates River.
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Shortly before Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici died, he told his son Cosimo di Giovanni de’ Medici never to go against the will of the people. It is advice Cosimo followed all his life, and
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The ancient civilization of Sumer still hides many secrets. Representatives of this unique culture left behind many art pieces, pottery, writing, hydraulic engineering, and monumental ziggurats, artificial mountains of sunbaked brick with exterior staircases that
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – If Vikings were alive today, they would be surprised and perhaps even a little flattered to see how much interest the world has taken in their history. The Vikings are more popular than ever, and
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The mysterious Cucuteni-Trypillia culture lived in Eastern Europe thousands of years ago. They left behind a number of intriguing ancient artifacts, destroyed settlements, and sacred sanctuaries. It remains unclear why and how they vanished. It is
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Remains of the ancient historical city of Darabgerd (Darabjerd) are situated six kilometers southwest of the modern town of Darab in Fars province, Iran. Mentioned in very ancient literary works of this country, Darabgerd was
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – By modern definition, a tyrant is a cruel and oppressive ruler hated by most people. Peisistratos was a tyrant, but this doesn’t mean he was a bad ruler and was certainly not despised by the
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – All around the world, there are magnificent ancient structures that show our ancestors have always been interested in studying the skies. Our interest in the cosmos is as old as humanity. Archaeological discoveries keep reminding
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Phoenicians remain one of the most enigmatic ancient civilizations. Our knowledge of these ancient people is based on scholars’ speculations and educated guesses. Although many Greek, Roman, and Egyptian writers mention the Phoenicians in
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Hatra, called the “City of the Sun” (139 BC – 226 AD), stands in the flat area of southern Jazirah, on the west bank of Wadi Tharthar and in the desert between the middle Tigris
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Few have heard his name, but to the people living in a small village in Kyrgyzstan, he was an extraordinary man and hero. Kaba Uluu Kojomkul, whose name means Koschomkul, son of Kaba, was a
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – All Maya regulated their lives by the sacred calendar and their belief that supernatural beings had the power to intervene in human affairs on earth. Generally, they followed similar residential living patterns and highly respected
