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Philosopher’s Introduction Nietzsche is one of the most well-known figures in the history of the world, being a German philosopher, essayist, and cultural critic. Living from 1844 to 1900, Nietzsche’s…
Legends from days of yore talk of two lethal weapons used in wars, one is the Greek Fire, and the other is Archimedes’ death ray. These weapons have been exhibited in famous medieval…
In 524 BC, King Cambyses sent an army of 50,000 soldiers to enslave the city of Ammonians (Modern day Siwa in Africa). However, they never reached their destination. The entire…
Alexander III (Macedonian) lived from July 356 BC to June 323 BC and is commonly known as Alexander the Great. He was the king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. After succeeding…
Immanuel Kant was born on April 22, 1724, and died on February 12, 1804. He has been a candidate for the best philosopher to come out of Germany. At the…
Hidden beneath the lush green canopy, in the northwestern part of the isthmus of North America, is a lost world of ancient Maya. More than 4000 years old civilization, the ancient…
In the Early 1900, there were frequent incidences of soapstone seals, stone sculptures, pottery, and human figurines popping up around the ancient Indus Valley area in British India. The artifacts…
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (26 April 121 CE – 17 March 180 CE) is well known for his spirit and his political rule as one of the most competent rulers during the…
Before he became Genghis Khan, he was Temüjin. These ten facts trace his rise, Mongol rule, disputed casualty estimates and the unanswered question of where he was buried.
Ancient Greece has been fundamental for creating the culture of the Western world and the development of modern civilization. This is not only true from a military, a financial, or…
The Vatican has long been the source of many mysteries and conspiracies. The Chronovisor, Vatican’s alleged Time Machine, is one of the biggest. After all, it is closed from the…
Nikola Tesla is often presented as a man who saw the twenty-first century in perfect detail. Old articles credit him with predicting smartphones, Wi-Fi, drones, robots, clean energy, self-driving cars…
When it comes to forming the new world and the events that changed modern history, people don’t always consider the seriousness and the importance of historical events before the beginning…
Although there has been a great discussion around the roots of the New World in America, along with the domination of the Europeans in the world that they discovered during…
Everyone thinks of the Pyramids of Giza or the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. And it is normal – these are some of the most iconic symbols of ancient…
Humanity has launched several hundred crewed missions into space over the past decades. In many cases, something strange and inexplicable happened at some point during the missions – from strange…
Tardigrades live up to their name. These tiny creatures, most of which cannot be seen without a microscope or, in extreme cases, a magnifying glass, can overcome no more than…
Architectural structures, as we know, were built already in primitive times: simple huts, primitive huts, and megaliths – menhirs, dolmens, and cromlechs. However, the history of architecture as an art,…
The Japanese can boast of being among the greatest masters in the creation of swords. History shows that the island’s metal was an extremely rare resource, which led craftsmen to…
Lucian of Samosata scoffed at all areas of life and thought. Therefore, there has always been a temptation to interpret Lucian as an unscrupulous mocker, depriving him of all positive…
Education has always been seen as a key component to progress, and subjects that bring knowledge have always been highly prized. However, in history, there are egregious cases of human…
When it comes to the history of the human race, it is more than essential to understand that, regardless of the primary and the secondary sources that exist, historians have…
Whether you believe in them or not – hundreds of genuine UFO sightings have been recorded over the past decades. However, these observations continue to occur around the world today.…
Ancient art is not a single style or a single story. It includes royal portraits, objects made for the dead, images of gods, records of war, and works whose original…