The search for the lost city of Zerzura
Nothing stirs the imagination more than legends of a lost city shrouded in mystery. One such legend is Zerzura, a mythical city or oasis in the Sahara Desert, supposedly in Egypt or Libya.
The fall of the Praetorian Guard
The Praetorian Guard were an elite unit within the Imperial army, serving primarily as personal protectors and intelligence operatives for the Roman emperors.
The Caste War of Yucatán
The Caste War of Yucatán was a conflict that took place in the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico during the second half of the 19th century.
Dunmore Cave – A Viking Massacre
Dunmore Cave is a cave system in County Kilkenny, Ireland, formed over millions of years by glacial meltwater chemically dissolving the permeable lower carboniferous limestone.
Evidence of Indo-Roman relations
The Roman Empire stretched from its territorial holdings across the Mediterranean Sea, Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, but the Empire had trading links that connected far beyond the empire’s borders.
The Aztec flower wars
The flower wars were semi-ritual battles fought between members of the Aztec Triple Alliance and surrounding city-states, in which participants followed a strict set of conventions at sacred sites known as cuauhtlalli or yaotlalli.
The Frumentarii – Rome’s army of spies
The Frumentarii were a branch attached to the Roman military, whose purpose has been the subject of much speculation.
Roman Londinium – AD 47
In AD 43, the Roman emperor Claudius, launched an invasion of Britain, and over the next 45 years, the Roman army gradually extended its control over much of present-day England and Wales, and ventured into parts of Scotland.
Book of Revelation has terminology similar to ancient curse tablets
Researchers from the Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz (JGU), have found that the Book of Revelation has some descriptions and phrases similar to ancient curse tablets.
York – A true American hero of the Lewis and Clark expedition
Following the Louisiana Purchase by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned an expedition westward to the Pacific Ocean to map the new territory.
The food of the Vikings
The Vikings, or Norsemen were a seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the 11th century AD, raided, traded and settled throughout parts of Europe, in a period that became known as the Viking Age.
The hidden chamber at Mount Rushmore
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore, featuring the figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
The truth behind the crystal skulls
The crystal skulls have been the subject of much controversy and speculation, claimed to be the work of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, such as the Aztec and Maya.
WW2 treasure map released to public
A WW2 treasure map has been released by the National Archives, part of the annual Open Access Day in the Netherlands for 2023.
The Art of Mummification
The art of (deliberate) mummification is a long, labor-intensive process, performed by many cultures from across the ancient world.
