People in Ancient History Archive

Temple of Confucius in Qufu, the Dacheng Hall

Confucius: Philosopher, Educationist And Great Intellect With A Noble Morality

AncientPages.com | July 27, 2016

AncientPages.com - Today, it is time for another great man of ancient times and the most important figure in the Chinese history - Confucius. Better known as Master

A close-up image of the upper part of a copper figurine of Ur-Nammu, king of Ur. Image credit: Ancient Encyclopedia

Ancient History Facts

Codes Of Ur Nammu: World’s Oldest Known Law Code

AncientPages.com | March 11, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Codes of Ur Nammu, written on a Sumerian clay tablet are the world’s oldest laws known to exist. The codes were composed

The Romans are well known for introducing sanitation technology to Europe around 2,000 years ago, including public multi-seat latrines with washing facilities, sewerage systems, piped drinking water from aqueducts, and heated public baths for washing. Photo: Fubar Obfusco via Wikimedia Commons

Archaeology

The Romans Spread Parasites – Their Hygienic Innovations Gave No Health Benefit

AncientPages.com | January 9, 2016

AncientPages.com - Archaeological evidence shows that despite hygienic innovations introduced by the Romans, intestinal parasites such as whipworm, roundworm and Entamoeba histolytica dysentery did not decrease as expected in

Kumtepe år 1994. Foto: Project Troia, Peter Jablonka.

Archaeology

Early European Farmers Traced To Anatolia, DNA Study Shows

AncientPages.com | January 5, 2016

AncientPages.com - An international study based on DNA from Anatolian remains and coordinated from Stockholm shows importance of the role Anatolia played, when farming spread throughout Europe some 8000