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 – Beni Hasan is today an archaeological site in Egypt, in the Minya Governorate, on the eastern bank of the Nile. The rock-cut tombs of the ancient Egyptian cemetery at Beni Hasan were mainly used during the Middle Kingdom, when
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The mystery of Viking ruler Rollo continues. An ancient sarcophagus Fécamp, Normandy, France has been opened, and analysis has been conducted, but the results are startling and not what anyone expected. While trying to solve
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The “Domesday Book” is closely related to William the Conqueror (or “William the Bastard”), king of England and Duke of Normandy (ca. 1028 -1087). He was a great man who dominated England in the Middle Ages,
AncientPages.com – On January 7, 1131, Canute Lavard (Danish: Knud Lavard) (1096 – 1131) was killed by his cousin Magnus I of Sweden, who saw him as a rival to the Danish throne. Canute Lavard was a Danish prince, the
AncientPages.com – If asked to think of a single individual who epitomises the decadence, destruction and debauchery of Ancient Rome, the name Nero would surely be on many people’s lips. Attaining power in A.D. 54 at the tender age of 16,
AncientPages.com – On November 11, 1805, the battle of Durnstein took place in the Wachau valley, on the river Danube, 73 kilometers (45 mi) upstream from Vienna, Austria. It was one of the military encounters in the Napoleonic Wars during the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The earliest rulers of the long-lasting civilization of Egypt were called “The followers of Horus.” At the beginning of its long history, Egypt was united when an Upper Egyptian kingdom seized Lower Egypt in the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – History is full of terrible battle accounts, bloodthirsty warriors, ruthless kings, and queens always seeking more power and territory. However, the ancient people who once lived at Wupatki were different. Representing many other cultures, they
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Palnatoke was a legendary Danish hero and chieftain of the Island of Fyn. According to the Jómsvíkinga saga, Palnatoke founded the Brotherhood of Jomsvikings and established its laws, although there is no evidence to support this
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In 1650 B.C., Egypt was invaded by a group of foreigners who, according to the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, called themselves Hyksos. The Hyksos were a mixed West Asian people. The Hyksos established a powerful
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The White Temple stood in the sacred precinct of the god Anu in the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk, now Warka, Iraq, which was also the legendary home of Gilgamesh. Digital reconstruction of the White Temple of
AncientPages.com – When fisherman Ned Maddrell from the Isle of Man died on December 27, 1974, many thought the ancient Celtic language vanished with him. Ned Maddrell was the last surviving native speaker of Manx. Left: Manx Cross 85, Onchan’s Church,
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com -The Sami culture is the oldest in large areas of northern Europe. Before the development of Swedish, Finnish, or Viking cultures, Scandinavia was inhabited by the Sami people (formerly known as the Saemieh). The Sami have
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Stele of the Vultures is a Sumerian historical and literary work dated to the Early Dynastic III period (2600–2350 BC). Also known as Eannatum’s Stele of Vultures, the artifact is fragmentary, but it was
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Once, it was the site of many temples, especially the temple of Seti I, and, first of all, this very ancient city is strongly associated with the “Lord of Abydos” – Osiris, god of the dead
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Sir Leonard Woolley found the gold helmet of King Meskalamdug (Mes-Kalam-Dug ) (1880 – 1960), a British archaeologist best known for excavating Ur in Mesopotamia. Meskalamdug (Mes-Kalam-Dug) (“hero of the good land”) was an early
