History
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.
History Archive
Ancient History Facts
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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Great Sphinx of Giza, Machu Picchu, Stonehenge, Moai statues, Petra, Ephesus, and many, many other magnificent ancient sites can be added to
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The history of Sais goes back to Egypt's pre-dynastic times (before 3100 BC). It was once a beautiful Egyptian city located in the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - We used to associate martial arts mainly with the Far East, China - Kung Fu, and Japan - Karate, but the truth is
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Romans were skilled builders, and throughout their vast empire, we find their impressive, massive, and long-lasting structures. "The most impressive Roman remains
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Tell Mozan, the site of the ancient city of Urkesh, holds a significant place in both historical records and myths. This ancient city,
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The impressive castle in the town of Cēsis in central Latvia recently revealed one of its ancient secrets. The ruins of Cesis -
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Louis Le Prince vanished under mysterious circumstances, but did he willingly decide to hide from the outside world, or was he murdered? Le
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Vikings
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Erik the Red was a famous Viking today remembered for colonizing Greenland and being the father of the great Viking explorer Leif Erikson. Erik the Red's
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - We associate all these names – Ragnar Lodbrok, Ivar the Boneless, Bjorn Ironside, Erik the Red, Eric "Bloodaxe" Haraldsson - with courageous and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - We are today so used to the name that we hardly think about how the Vatican got its name. The truth is that
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - History has a way of hiding the truth and letting myths and legends ascend to prominence. Very little credible information about Anne Neville's survival.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the Valley of the Queens, there is an enormous and spectacular ancient tomb that belongs to Queen Nefertari (1290–1224 BC). Nefertari Meritmut, whose
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The oldest story about Dido was written by Timaeus, an ancient Greek historian who lived in the 3rd century BC. Dido’s original name, ‘Elissa’,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Caesarion was murdered on August 23, 30 B.C., at the age of only 17 years old. He was the last King of the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One autumn morning in 1578, the watchmen scanned the Pacific Ocean from the top of the fortifications of the central city and seaport
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A Nazi photo album that was made out of the skin and hair of World War II Nazi death camp victims has been
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - The Gran Coclé culture flourished in what is now the Panamanian province of Coclé, near the Santa Marta River. The extraordinary archaeological evidence
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – It’s strange that Khafre, the son of Pharaoh Khufu and the builder of the second of the three Pyramids of Giza, is somehow
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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - Flirting with a woman wearing a Moretta mask was challenging for a man because she couldn't speak, leaving him unsure of the impression
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The glorious and eerie Orava Castle is often associated with the world of Nosferatu today, but its history dates back much further. The
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