Category: Ancient History Facts

MessageToEagle.com – In early European times, most household wares like dishware, jars and barrels were made of dense, orange-colored, economical clay. People used to put their small savings in

MessageToEagle.com – The first proto-newspaper appeared as early as 131 B.C. It was an ancient Roman daily gazette called Acta Diurna (Daily Acts sometimes translated as Daily Public Records).

MessageToEagle.com – In 256 BC, during the First Punic War (264-241 B.C.) one of the greatest naval battles in history took place off the coast of Sicily, Italy. As

MessageToEagle.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 for his debaucheries,

MessageToEagle.com – It is an alleged treaty established around 449 BC between Athens and Persia. It is believed the treaty, ended the Greco-Persian Wars. The peace was agreed as

MessageToEagle.com – The first known police force was established in 400 BC in Athens, Greece. According to accounts from speech writer in Ancient Greece, Andocides and a Greek statesman and one of

MessageToEagle.com – Ancient Rome’s dictator and general Julius Caesar turned the Roman Republic into the powerful Roman Empire, but he had a lot of enemies. When he sent messages to

MessageToEagle.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

MessageToEagle.com – The Pax Romana (‘Roman Peace’) was a period of relative peace and stability across the Roman Empire which lasted for over 200 years, beginning with the reign

MessageToEagle.com – When and where the boomerang was invented is not entirely clear, but archaeological discoveries reveal the object has very ancient history. It was used about 20,000 years

MessageToEagle.com – The history of banks can be traced to ancient Babylonian temples in the early 2nd millennium BC. In Babylon at the time of Hammurabi, there are

MessageToEagle.com – Mithradates VI Of Pontus (120-63 BCE), often referred to as the Poison King was a brilliant toxicologist. He was obsessed with poison and took small doses of

MessageToEagle.com – Medieval people used a number of instruments to keep track of time. During the Middle Ages, a combination of water clocks, sun dials, and candle clocks

A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – The Bayeux Tapestry is an impressive example of Romanesque art depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 by William, duke of Normandy,

MessageToEagle.com – Going out on the streets of ancient Rome after dark was a very dangerous thing. By the first century BC, the time of Julius Caesar, ancient

MessageToEagle.com – In 1675, King Charles II of England issued a proclamation to end the legality of coffeehouses. He not only banned coffeehouses, but also forbade people from selling

MessageToEagle.com – In modern times, the word “freelancer” is a term used to describe anyone who works independently. Tracing the history of the word has not been easy and

MessageToEagle.com – Today we all have last names, also called surnames, but how and when did we start using last names? History tells us the custom started in

MessageToEagle.com – Bowling can be traced to ancient Egypt. It was a popular game practiced in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.  Ancient Egyptians played a game in

MessageToEagle.com – The Archimedes screw is a machine that can transfer water from a low-lying body of water into irrigation ditches. Water is pumped by turning a screw-shaped surface inside a pipe. Invented

MessageToEagle.com – Historians estimate that a few thousand Europeans were studying at one of the Middle Ages universities, every year. Respected and eminent teachers were very popular and their

MessageToEagle.com – Some Chinese scholars speculate that the first version of a match was invented in the year 577 AD by impoverished court women during a military siege by

MessageToEagle.com – Archaeological evidence shows that ice skates were used about 5,000 years ago in Finland. Where skates were invented and why is still a matter of scientific

A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – The city of Alexandria, Egypt had the first primitive device that was used to spray water was used in the city of  In the

MessageToEagle.com – What was a ‘triumvirate’ in ancient Rome? Triumvirate (Latin tresviri or triumviri), was a board of three officials who shared a position of authority or power