Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – What can a Holy Emperor and a wizard have possibly in common? It may sound implausible that a magician tutored a Pope, but history
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Queen Nitocris of ancient Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty remains shrouded in mystery. Historians cannot agree whether Nitocris was a historical person or a mythical figure.
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Some admired and called him a hero, but some said he was a brutal bandit and cold-blooded murderer. His charisma, extraordinary leadership skills, and
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Multiple burials of possible women warriors have been unearthed in sites associated with the Scythians, Sauromatians (a tribe nation ruled by women), and Sarmatians. These
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – An ancient myth says that at the beginning of time, there was a legendary king of the Picts, Cruithne (from the Gaelic word: ‘An Cruithain’ (Pict)
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Wilhelm I Conqueror, also known as “William the Bastard” (ca. 1028 -1087), was King of England and Duke of Normandy. William the Conqueror
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Zhang Heng (A.D. 78 – 139) was one of the world’s first scientists to propose that the universe is infinite in space and
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Lycurgus is mentioned in many ancient sources, but most modern historians refer to him as a semi-mythical individual. Some scholars say Lycurgus was
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Described in numerous literary works, movies, public monuments, and other memorials, Decebalus is considered a national hero in Romania. At the beginning of
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – One of the most important and interesting people mentioned in the Bible is King Saul, the first monarch of the United Kingdom of
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Mentuhotep II of the 11th Dynasty is considered one of the most significant figures in ancient Egypt closely associated with the South of
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Marie Antoinette is today known as the French Queen executed by the guillotine during the French Revolution. Much has been said and written
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – “In Rodrigo Diaz’s lifetime there were in Spain and elsewhere many lords, commanders or bosses. In his day he was not unique but
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Djoser was possibly the founder of the Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom in Egypt. The Old Kingdom had begun with the third
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Nicholas of Cusa, also known as Nicolaus Cusanus, Nicholas of Kues, and Nicolaus Krebs, was a man who wasn’t afraid of speaking his
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Legendary Berber Queen was a strong woman who had the courage and will to resists the Muslims when her kingdom was invaded. The
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Scipio Africanus, Publius Cornelius – (237-183 BC) was a Roman general and the greatest of the famous Roman family of the Scipios, aristocrats,
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – One would think respecting the remains of the dead should be self-evident, but it is not always so. It certainly wasn’t the case
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Many people have fought and sacrificed their lives for independence. Some of them are forgotten while others have become a symbol of freedom
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Being a Pharaoh in ancient Egypt could be as honorable, prestigious, as dangerous. At the end of his rule, everything went wrong for
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – A long time ago, a woman who lived in Thebes, Egypt, was mummified and placed inside a beautiful sarcophagus. The lady was an
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In the Old Testament, Ashurbanipal is mentioned in the Book of Ezra, 4:10 – “and the other people whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Greatly overshadowed by his son, Ramesses II, who is today hailed as the greatest Pharaoh of all times, Seti I did more for
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Having a high opinion of himself and believing he was destined to become a great ruler, Pharaoh Ramesses II wanted the world to
