Celtic Naked Army🗡
Celtic mercenaries took part in the wars against the Romans. Historians describe them as young men who ran into battle with nothing on them or with them except a spear.
In 225 BC the mercenaries went on a campaign against the Romans ahead of a huge (and unfortunately clothed) Celtic army.
The Romans were somewhat shocked, but for some strange reason the naked maniacs lost to warriors in full battle armor. That was the end of their glorious war journey⚔️
Celtic mercenaries took part in the wars against the Romans. Historians describe them as young men who ran into battle with nothing on them or with them except a spear.
In 225 BC the mercenaries went on a campaign against the Romans ahead of a huge (and unfortunately clothed) Celtic army.
The Romans were somewhat shocked, but for some strange reason the naked maniacs lost to warriors in full battle armor. That was the end of their glorious war journey⚔️
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Royal Glove of the 13th century (Imperial Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire)🤴
It was part of the Imperial Regalia, a set of items associated with the Holy Roman Emperor and used during coronations. It was made in southern Italy for Emperor Frederick II, who was also king of Sicily when Sicily was at the crossroads of Muslim, Byzantine, Jewish, and Latin influences.
It was part of the Imperial Regalia, a set of items associated with the Holy Roman Emperor and used during coronations. It was made in southern Italy for Emperor Frederick II, who was also king of Sicily when Sicily was at the crossroads of Muslim, Byzantine, Jewish, and Latin influences.
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Mammoths became extinct not long ago.
The founder of Yekaterinburg Prince V.N. Tatishchev in 1720 wrote "The Tale of the Mammoth Beast". According to the inhabitants of the Urals "Mammoth is a beast of great size with an elephant and more, a kind of black, has a head of two horns. Hunters presented to prince tusks of a mammoth in fresh blood as from a carcass of recently killed animal.
Tatishchev also writes: "I happened to hear from Swedish captives that they themselves saw the beast swimming across the river at night". Tatishchev's scientific investigation of mammoths (the first in the world) for unknown reasons was not published in Russia, it was published in Sweden and London.
The founder of Yekaterinburg Prince V.N. Tatishchev in 1720 wrote "The Tale of the Mammoth Beast". According to the inhabitants of the Urals "Mammoth is a beast of great size with an elephant and more, a kind of black, has a head of two horns. Hunters presented to prince tusks of a mammoth in fresh blood as from a carcass of recently killed animal.
Tatishchev also writes: "I happened to hear from Swedish captives that they themselves saw the beast swimming across the river at night". Tatishchev's scientific investigation of mammoths (the first in the world) for unknown reasons was not published in Russia, it was published in Sweden and London.
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Picts Stone🪨
A team of scientists discovered a 1.7-meter stone in a farmer's field during geophysical investigations. The slab is covered with classic Pictish abstract symbols. It depicts triple ovals, a ridge, a mirror, a crescent moon, a V-shaped rod and double disks. According to archaeologists, it dates from the V-VI centuries.
The stone was used in the construction of a huge building of the 11th or 12th century. It was erected over a settlement of Picts.
A team of scientists discovered a 1.7-meter stone in a farmer's field during geophysical investigations. The slab is covered with classic Pictish abstract symbols. It depicts triple ovals, a ridge, a mirror, a crescent moon, a V-shaped rod and double disks. According to archaeologists, it dates from the V-VI centuries.
The stone was used in the construction of a huge building of the 11th or 12th century. It was erected over a settlement of Picts.
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The world's first novel ends in the middle of a sentence📚
"The Tale of Genji, written by Murasaki Shikibu in the 11th century, is considered the world's first novel. After reading the 54 confusing chapters, the reader sees before him an unfinished sentence. According to one translator, this is the end of the story, but another says there are still a few pages missing.
"The Tale of Genji, written by Murasaki Shikibu in the 11th century, is considered the world's first novel. After reading the 54 confusing chapters, the reader sees before him an unfinished sentence. According to one translator, this is the end of the story, but another says there are still a few pages missing.
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Until the 1860s, samurai tested the sharpness of their swords on living people🥷
Samurai during the Edo period (1603-1868) tested the sharpness of their swords on living prisoners. Later they began to use bamboo, which has about the same density as the flesh and bones of human limbs.
Samurai during the Edo period (1603-1868) tested the sharpness of their swords on living prisoners. Later they began to use bamboo, which has about the same density as the flesh and bones of human limbs.
Atomic coursework⚛️
In 1976, student John Aristotle Phillips created a design for an atomic bomb as his term paper, using only publicly available information. He received the highest grade, and the coursework was confiscated by the FBI.
In 1976, student John Aristotle Phillips created a design for an atomic bomb as his term paper, using only publicly available information. He received the highest grade, and the coursework was confiscated by the FBI.
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Bronze Age
The Early, Middle and Late Bronze Age are distinguished. At the beginning of the Bronze Age the area of metal cultures did not cover more than 8-10 million km², but by the end of the Bronze Age their area had increased to 40-43 million km². The Bronze Age saw the formation, development and change of a number of metallurgical provinces🛖
With the beginning of the Bronze Age two blocks of Eurasian human communities were formed and began to actively interact. To the south of the central folded mountain belt (Sayan-Altai - Pamir and Tien-Shan - Caucasus - Carpathians - Alps) societies with complex social structure, economy based on agriculture in combination with cattle breeding, cities, written language, states appeared here. To the north, in the Eurasian steppe, militant societies of mobile pastoralists were formed🐑
The Early, Middle and Late Bronze Age are distinguished. At the beginning of the Bronze Age the area of metal cultures did not cover more than 8-10 million km², but by the end of the Bronze Age their area had increased to 40-43 million km². The Bronze Age saw the formation, development and change of a number of metallurgical provinces🛖
With the beginning of the Bronze Age two blocks of Eurasian human communities were formed and began to actively interact. To the south of the central folded mountain belt (Sayan-Altai - Pamir and Tien-Shan - Caucasus - Carpathians - Alps) societies with complex social structure, economy based on agriculture in combination with cattle breeding, cities, written language, states appeared here. To the north, in the Eurasian steppe, militant societies of mobile pastoralists were formed🐑
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An ancient statue of a woman in a tunic was found in Greece
According to preliminary estimates, it was created during the Roman Empire. It was found in the ancient city of Epidaurus, located in the northeast Peloponnese. It is famous for the temple of Asclepius and the theater, where theatrical performances take place every year. Archaeological work is constantly underway here.
The sculpture depicts a girl in a tunic and mantle. This image is typical of the sculptures of married women in antiquity. This was often the image of Hygia, or Hygiea, the goddess of health, wife or daughter of Asclepius.
According to preliminary estimates, it was created during the Roman Empire. It was found in the ancient city of Epidaurus, located in the northeast Peloponnese. It is famous for the temple of Asclepius and the theater, where theatrical performances take place every year. Archaeological work is constantly underway here.
The sculpture depicts a girl in a tunic and mantle. This image is typical of the sculptures of married women in antiquity. This was often the image of Hygia, or Hygiea, the goddess of health, wife or daughter of Asclepius.
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It is believed that the South Pole was discovered by an expedition led by R. Amundsen in 1911. Before that "the way to one of the most inaccessible places on Earth" no one had managed to overcome.
With this widespread opinion I would argue. Look at old maps that show South America and Antarctica as continents connected by an isthmus that could be freely traversed. The present Drake Strait, the characteristic trace on the seabed, the strange arrangement of islands along it clearly suggests that they were a single land, which means that the ancient peoples had no problem moving around. They went farther and farther away😎
With this widespread opinion I would argue. Look at old maps that show South America and Antarctica as continents connected by an isthmus that could be freely traversed. The present Drake Strait, the characteristic trace on the seabed, the strange arrangement of islands along it clearly suggests that they were a single land, which means that the ancient peoples had no problem moving around. They went farther and farther away😎
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Napoleon Bonaparte once found a sentry asleep at his post during a guard inspection. According to the statutes and wartime laws, the sentry should have been tried and shot, for there is no mercy for a soldier who endangers the lives of his comrades. But Napoleon took an unexpected decision, after which all the soldiers were ready to go into battle with him and die for him with unprecedented courage and bravery.
What did Napoleon do?
What did Napoleon do?
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How can you tell the age of a map by eye? For example, the one in the picture shows England as a single state with Scotland, which, according to traditional history, happened in 1707. Ireland is shown as an independent state, so the period of its creation was limited to 1707-1800 (after which Ireland was part of the United Kingdom).
It would have been alright if the maker of the map - Ortelius - hadn't died back in 1598. There are two possibilities - either the map was falsified later, or history missed a couple of points🤔
It would have been alright if the maker of the map - Ortelius - hadn't died back in 1598. There are two possibilities - either the map was falsified later, or history missed a couple of points🤔
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The map of 1562 shows a city in the bay, which is not in the official history, but which everyone has heard about. The mysterious Vineta, which stood on the site of St. Petersburg, is mentioned in the annals as far back as the 8th century AD, but has never been found (and try to find it, if the new city was built over it). On the place of Vineta this finding is excellent, let's bet!
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Indian history is interesting in many ways, especially chronicles, various writings and the like. Even thousands of years ago Maharishi Bharadwaja described amazing aerodynamic flying machines.
The sage divided them into three kinds, where some apparatuses were for flying short distances, others between countries, and the last between planets🌏
In addition to this, there were also denoscriptions of something very similar to rockets. The only question is, how could different peoples in the distant past have known and described something that we invented only 200-300 years ago🤔?
The sage divided them into three kinds, where some apparatuses were for flying short distances, others between countries, and the last between planets🌏
In addition to this, there were also denoscriptions of something very similar to rockets. The only question is, how could different peoples in the distant past have known and described something that we invented only 200-300 years ago🤔?
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The Great Mongolian Wall🤔
British archaeologists discovered a new section of the Great Wall of China in Mongolia. The remains of a structure 100 km long and up to 2,5 m high in some places were found in the Gobi Desert, in the southern part of Mongolia. Scientists have concluded that the structure is part of a Chinese landmark. The time of the structure has been estimated as between 1040 and 1160 B.C.
In 2007 an expedition organized by Lindsey on the border between China and Mongolia discovered a large section of wall dated to the period of the Han dynasty. Since then, the search for further fragments of the wall has continued and finally succeeded in finding the lost section in Mongolia✍️
British archaeologists discovered a new section of the Great Wall of China in Mongolia. The remains of a structure 100 km long and up to 2,5 m high in some places were found in the Gobi Desert, in the southern part of Mongolia. Scientists have concluded that the structure is part of a Chinese landmark. The time of the structure has been estimated as between 1040 and 1160 B.C.
In 2007 an expedition organized by Lindsey on the border between China and Mongolia discovered a large section of wall dated to the period of the Han dynasty. Since then, the search for further fragments of the wall has continued and finally succeeded in finding the lost section in Mongolia✍️
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