Filmed in 1897: This is the Oldest Video Footage of the Ancient Sphinx
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The Great Sphinx at Giza is the largest single-stone monolith statue on the planet’s surface. Shrouded in mystery, despite having…
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Here Are 10 Secrets and Curiosities About the Great Sphinx of Egypt
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Located on the Giza plateau, on the western bank of Egypt’s Nile River, the Great Sphinx stands guard. Carved out…
Ancient ‘Chinese Pyramids’ Were Built in Alignment with the North Star
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China has a collection of Pyramids. There are approximately forty of them, and they were built thousands of years ago….
VIDEO: Bermuda Triangle Dive Uncovers Spaceship Wreckage
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An investigation by the History Channel has uncovered a piece of debris from the 1986 Challenger explosion in the Bermuda…
Video: This Ancient Town is the Mother of all Ghost Towns
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Once a magnificent hilltop town with a rich history, now a desolate ghost town. This is the city of Craco…
Did The Great Pyramid Shine “Like a Star” 4,500 Years Ago?
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If you ask an Egyptologist about the Pyramids of Giza, their history, meaning, and purpose, the answer is straightforward. The…
The Ancient Pyramids of Sneferu and Their Importance
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Some six miles south of Saqqara, on top of a spur of the Libyan Plateau overlooking the ancient site of…
The Mysteries of Sneferu’s Bent Pyramid
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Of all the ancient Egyptian pyramids, none is as mysterious and unique as the Bent Pyramid. Believed to have been…
The Megalithic Structure of the Pyramid of Userkaf
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Pharaoh Userkaf founded the Fifth Dynasty in ancient Egypt. During the Old Kingdom period in the early 25th century BC,…
The Great Pyramid reveals its construction process
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The Great Pyramid of Giza is, without reason of a doubt, one of the most incredible feats of engineering in…
In 1582, Ten Days Vanished From the Calendar
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The Gregorian calendar, still in use today, replaced the Julian calendar on October 5, 1582, marking the 440th anniversary of…
Here’s What you Need to Know About the Pyramid in Scotland
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There are Pyramids located all across the globe. Although the Great Pyramid of Giza is the most famous in the…
Scientists Find Evidence for “Welsh Atlantis” in Ancient Map
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A faded medieval map of Britain may reveal evidence of “long lost” islands detailed in Welsh mythology, a new study…
Ancient Macedonia: Top-10 Crazy Facts about Macedonian History
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Introduction The history of Ancient Macedonia is a fascinating topic that, even today, is still not well understood by many…
Ancient Tomb Linked To King Arthur to be Excavated by Experts
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The tomb, located in Herefordshire, England, is approximately 5,000 years old. Time has given it a certain mythical halo as…
The Great Sphinx, Secret Tunnels, and an Unexplored Underground World
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Although the pyramids of Giza are without a doubt one of the greatest, most impressive structures of the ancient world,…
How Much Would the Great Pyramid Cost if it was Built Today?
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Nowadays, we are accustomed to skyscrapers that have long crossed the half-kilometer mark. Until about 1300, however, the pyramid of…
Machiavelli and His 10 Most Controversial Statements About War
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Have you ever wondered why Niccolo Machiavelli has been amongst the most analyzed and talked about philosophers in the entire…
Seneca the Younger: 10 Stoic Quotes for Valuable Life Advice
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Seneca the Younger’s Stoicism has been one of the most important schools of philosophical thought, and it provides values that…
Augustine of Hippo and His 10 Most Valuable Statements and Meanings
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Who was Saint Augustine? Augustine of Hippo or Saint Augustine was a theological philosopher from the Imazighen, an ethnic group…
10 Facts About the Ancient Greek Pyramid of Hellinikon
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Hellinikon – Introductory Approach One of the most critical factors to consider when completing an in-depth analysis of the ancient…
Han Dynasty: The 10 Most Influential Emperors of Ancient China
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Han Dynasty Background The Han dynasty has justifiably been ranked amongst the most influential dynasty in forming the early Chinese…