A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – One of the great personalities of the ancient world is Hammurabi. Proud of his military achievements as a ruler of Babylon, he wanted to be remembered as a servant of the gods, a father of
AncientPages.com – On October 21, 1600, the first shogun of the Tokugawa family began his reign in Japan. This day is often considered the beginning of the Tokugawa family’s reign over Japan. Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Image credit: Kanō Tan’yū – Public
AncientPages.com – On October 20, 1632, Sir Christopher Wren – one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history – was born. He was a man of considerable scientific abilities. He was regarded as the most influential British architect
AncientPages.com – On October 19, 1386, Heidelberg University was established in 1386 and is Germany’s oldest university. The university was established on instruction of Pope Urban VI and became one of the strongest research universities in all of Europe. One of
AncientPages.com – Was there once an ancient, unknown Atacama Desert civilization? Atacama Today, Chile’s Atacama Desert, located between two mountain ranges, which prevent water from reaching its valleys and salt flats, is one of the driest places on Earth. However, the
AncientPages.com – On October 18, 1931, inventor Thomas Edison died. Edison – known as the “Wizard of Menlo Park,” is considered by many the world’s greatest inventor. He is credited with 1,093 US patents in his name and several patents
AncientPages.com – It has already been called a finding that could re-write ancient Maya history. A quite spectacular discovery of two untouched ancient tombs found beneath Maya pyramids can unravel the mystery of “Snake Kings”. Archaeologists say the ancient tombs contain treasures
AncientPages.com – On October 17, 1604, German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus. Supernova 1604, also known as Kepler’s Supernova, was a supernova of Type Ia that occurred in the Milky Way in the constellation Ophiuchus.
AncientPages.com – On October 16, 1758, Noah Webster, Jr. “Father of American Scholarship and Education,” was born. He was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author. Webster’s name is linked with the word “dictionary”
AncientPages.com – On October 15, 1211, the Battle of the Rhyndacus was fought between the successor states of the Byzantine Empire, the Latin Empire, and the Byzantine Greek Empire of Nicaea, established following the dissolution of the Byzantine state after the Fourth
AncientPages.com – On October 14, 1644, William Penn, English philosopher and founder of Pennsylvania, was born. When Penn was 22 years old, he joined the Religious Society of Friends or Quakers, a Christian movement founded by George Fox circa 1650 and devoted to
AncientPages.com – On October 13th, 1307, King Philip IV of France, in league with Pope Clement V, ordered the arrest of all Templars in the Kingdom of France; they were rounded up and thrown in prison. Drawing of two knights
AncientPages.com – On October 12, 539 BC, the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great, and his army entered the city of Babylon. It was, however, not an easy task because Babylon’s walls were difficult to penetrate. Statue of Cyrus the great at Olympic Park in Sydney.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in China may be closer to unravel the mystery of the 2,000-year-old urn burial mystery. As many as 113 ancient tombs have been discovered near the ancient city of Fudi, in Huanghua, northern
AncientPages.com – On 11 October 1942, Japanese naval forces in the Solomon Islands area, commanded by Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, sent a significant supply and reinforcement convoy to their troops on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The convoy consisted of two seaplane
AncientPages.com – On October 10, 1575, the Battle of Dormans took place during the 5th War of Religion in France Fifth War of Religion (1575-76). A Royal force commanded by Henry, the 3rd Duke of Guise, defeated a force of German
