AncientPages.com - The city of Rome had not been sacked for several centuries, but on May 6, 1527, it suffered the worst assault it had ever known, far

AncientPages.com - 'Tlatoani' (literally means 'speaker' or "king" in English), was an official to whom all household heads owed allegiance, respect, and tax obligations. 'Tlatoani' had an important role

AncientPages.com - On May 5, 1821 - Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte - whose empire covered all of Europe - died in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The magnificent Borobudur is the world's largest Buddhist shrine, and one of the finest examples of eighth-century temple architecture. The Borobudur Temple, situated in

AncientPages.com - On May 2, 1611, the King James Bible was published for the first time,. It was England's authorized version of the Bible, translated from the original

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Little is known about Forseti, the Norse god of justice. His name means "Chairman" or "President" in Old Norse, and he is mentioned

AncientPages.com - First casino in America did not appear in Las Vegas, but in a cave in Utah.  Archaeological discoveries reveal that our ancestors played with sticks, hoops, dice

AncientPages.com - The Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 is today remembered as a significant event in the history of Scotland. The battle was the First War of Scottish

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Paracelsus (1493 - 1541) - was a Swiss-German botanist, philosopher, astrologer, alchemist, and one of the most influential medical scientists in early modern Europe.

AncientPages.com - The Vikings were accomplished navigators, artisans, traders and story tellers, but their greatest triumph was the ship they built. Draken Harald, the largest Viking ship built in

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The mysterious Jomsvikings were no ordinary Viking warriors. They were a fearless Scandinavian warrior-brotherhood. Each fighter must obey the 11 military rules set by

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have begun digging up two Roman baths hidden in a passageway below the city of Bath, in the south-west of England. Archaeologists believe one of the baths

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Nero (37-68 A.D) was one of ancient Rome’s famous, or rather infamous emperors. Nero was a tyrant, and he is today best known

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - There are many stories about the famous Viking Ragnar Lodbrok. He was not an ordinary pirate but a legendary and fearless Sea-King who

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Norse mythology contains wonderful stories about powerful gods and goddesses, creative dwarves, ugly and funny trolls, mysterious places, and strange magical objects. Swords played

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to the Amarna Letters and the annals of Thutmose III, Byblos ('Papyrus' in Greek) was dependent and subservient to Egypt for hundreds of years.

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom was located in the easternmost region of the Hellenistic world. This ancient kingdom covered Bactria (northern Afghanistan) and lands to

A. Sutherland - AncientPages - Almost two thousand years ago, the Zapotec people built the city at the top of the mountain. This mysterious city, probably about 3000 years

AncientPages.com - We are all familiar with the names of the continents and their geographic location, but not everyone knows the history behind these names. If you are a

AncientPages.com - Working now in the lab conditions, scientists have opened the 2,000-year-old coffin thought to belong to Liu He, the Marquis of Haihun. The remains of the "Marquis

AncientPages.com - On April 20, 1535, an atmospheric optical phenomenon known as the "Sun Dog" was observed over Stockholm. The painting that depicts the event was named "Weather Sun") (in Swedish: Vädersol)  and