Saint Patrick's Day celebrates each year the patron saint of the Irish, Patrick, who is said to have Christianized Ireland in the 5th century. This...
Leonardo was a guy who could do almost everything. Painting, sculpture, anatomy, engineering, botany, astronomy, architecture: nothing seemed beyond his abilities. One morning he could...
The labyrinth of the Palace of Knossos clearly symbolizes the religious and mythological importance among the Minoans. According to Greek myths, this complex maze was...
In the year 79 AD, the eruption of Vesuvius literally stopped time in Pompeii. Burning ashes, toxic gases, and volcanic fragments buried the city in...
Ancient civilizations, notably the Egyptians, saw obelisks as a direct way to display the prestige of their rulers. When a pharaoh or an emperor erected...
The Andes mountain range has a steep relief, with strong slopes and narrow valleys not exactly ideal for easy cultivation. The natural flat areas, rare...
Hatshepsut lived around 1500 B.C., during the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, one of the most prosperous and powerful periods of ancient Egypt. Daughter...
Genghis Khan used speed and surprise as his favorite weapons. His army was mainly composed of perfectly trained mounted archers, capable of shooting accurately while...
The Egyptians believed that in order to fully enjoy eternal life, the soul of the deceased needed to recognize and rejoin its body after death. Mummification provided...
The ancient Egyptians believed that after death, the deceased would pursue an eternal life in the afterlife. However, in order to reach it, the spirit...
