A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Odin is probably the most complex figure of all the Norse Gods. In the Norse pantheon, Odin is considered ‘Allfather’ and ruler of Asgard,

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

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sumerian writing was invented in the second half of the fourth millennium BC. Initially it was used to write Sumerian language; later, however,

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Copper was used by several ancient civilizations for a number of reasons. It was the first metal ever used by ancient man, dating

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com  - Today, Pasargadae are ruins of an ancient city in southwestern Iran, in the village of Mashhad-e Murghab, in the Zagros mountains, at an altitude

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the Valley of The Queens, tombs were cut into the hills from the 19th Dynasty onwards for the princes, queens, and some

AncientPages.com - On October 22, 1797, the first recorded parachute jump from one thousand meters (3,200 feet) above Paris took place by André-Jacques Garnerin. Garnerin releases the balloon

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

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

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

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

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

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,

AncientPages.com - The mummification process was well-known and practiced by many ancient civilizations. Various mummification techniques were used and ancient people wanted to preserve the body of the deceased

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Lemminkainen is a prominent figure in Finnish mythology. He is a handsome young man, a hero, but also a frivolous, ostentatious character with a

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;

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - More than a thousand years, Babylon (in Akkadian "Babilim" means "Gate of God") was the symbol of power, greatness, and destruction. For over

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

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

AncientPages.com - On October 9, 1410, the fascinating mechanical wonder, the Prague astronomical clock, was first mentioned. In the Middle Ages, the Old Town astronomical clock was regarded as one

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