Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Among the pyramid builders of the Old Kingdom (2686 – 2181) is king Unas (also Unis, Wenis) (2375-2345 BC). His main claim for
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The first philosophical concepts appeared in the Greek colonies around the 7th-6th centuries BC. Initially, they were related to the creation and nature
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – As the eldest son of Cyrus the GreatCambyses II had an obligation to expand the Achaemenid Empire founded by his father. It was
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – When Cato was a child, one could see he would be different one day. He was extremely stubborn and could not tolerate obvious
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Compassion is not an emotion most associate with ancient Egyptian Pharaohs who could be fearless, harsh, and ruthless rulers. History judges Pharaohs by
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Some people are destined to rule and some are simply obliged to follow in the footsteps of their family. Being an emperor was
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Shortly before Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici died, he told his son Cosimo di Giovanni de’ Medici never to go against the will
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The year is 1206. The Mongol tribal leader Temüjin (1158 – 1227) gathers several nomadic tribes and declares himself Genghis Khan. By doing
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Despite being an outlaw, Sam Bass was considered a good man of kindly nature. Sam Bass became Texas’s beloved bandit because he was
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Emma of Normandy is one of the most intriguing Medieval queens who pushed England into a new era, and yet, she is today
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The history of Emperor Ashoka shows it’s never too late to change and become a good person. Emperor Ashoka was a remarkable person
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – By modern definition, a tyrant is a cruel and oppressive ruler who is hated by most people. Peisistratos was a tyrant, but this
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – When a strange prophecy is fulfilled, we can either call it a coincidence or simply say we believe it’s possible to predict future
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Sybil Ludington (1761 – 1839) was a celebrated hero of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence.
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Among the earliest workshops that designed and created mold-blown glass was the one that belonged to Ennion, but even before him, there were
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Few have heard his name, but to the people living in a small village in Kyrgyzstan he was an extraordinary man and hero.
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Giza pyramids belong to Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, and vandals and thieves looted them a long time ago. The southernmost is associated with Menkaure
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – No-one knows his real name or his date of birth and death. His entire life is shrouded in mystery. Some doubt he existed,
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In The Valley of the Queens there is a very large and spectacular ancient tomb that belongs to Queen Nefertari (1290–1224 BC). Nefertari Meritmut,
David Tee – AncientPages.com – History is history. By that, it means that history has a way of hiding the truth and letting myth and legends ascend to prominence.
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Caesarion was murdered on August 23, 30 BC only 17 years old. He was the last King of the Egyptian Ptolemies, most probably
