Kings, queens, rulers, warriors, and major battles have all played a part in shaping our world. Here, we explore some of the most important people and events from history around the globe.
Join us as we travel through history to uncover the stories that have shaped the world we live in today.
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Cynane was a Macedonian princess and the half-sister of the celebrated Alexander the Great. She was born in 357/358 BC and died in 320 BC at the age of 34. She came from a tradition
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – King Nebuchadnezzar II (c. 605 BC – c. 562 BC) was the most prominent ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire and played a crucial role in shaping Babylon’s legacy. Determined to protect his city from enemies,
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Many legends, including the “First Old Slavonic Legend” that originated in the tenth century, described the life and martyrdom of Wenceslaus, the Duke of Bohemia, whose name means ‘great glory’ (or ‘praised with glory’) in
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The settlement traces found at Kaupang in southern Norway represent the remains of one of the many seasonal market sites of the early Viking Period. It is located in Skiringssal (now known as Huseby), not
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Jama-Coaque people represented a magnificent culture that flourished from 500 BC to 500 AD and was named after the modern towns of Jama and Coaque, located on Ecuador’s coast in Manabí Province. Shaman‘s Table.
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – After four months, Scottish botanist Robert Fortune arrived in Shanghai, China. It was a hot September day in 1848, but he had no time to rest. Fortune had to disguise himself as a Chinese official,
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Scientific curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge can sometimes be dangerous. This is a lesson American astronomer and geographer George Davidson learned when he traveled with his research team to Klukwan, near Haines in southeast
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Old Testament mentions the city Uruk as Erech, and its original Sumerian name is Unug. What we know today about Uruk comes from archaeological excavations at the site, now known as Warka. The oldest
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Not much is known about the mysterious Picts, yet they played a vital role in Scotland’s history. These brave and determined people repelled the Roman and Anglo-Saxon conquests and won one of the most important
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Studies of ancient Maya codices, along with investigations of their glyphs and other important archaeological findings, reveal that the Maya developed a special relationship with bats. The ancient Maya did not fear bats. On the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Finding the truth about Scipio Africanus remains a challenge because ancient records are lost, making it difficult to trace information about this great man. Perhaps the only thing we have are his words: “Ingrata patria,
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The great ancient city of Timgad is the largest Roman settlement ever built in North Africa. In AD 100, Emperor Trajan created the city on the northern slopes of the Aures Massif, approximately 170 km
