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Dong Zhuo & Lu Bu

The Early Three Kingdoms Period

The Early Three Kingdoms Period in ancient China, from 184 CE to 190 CE for the purposes of this article, was one of...
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Wall Painting of a Man at a Banquet

Wall Painting of a Man at a Banquet

This wall painting depicts a man reclining at a banquet, drinking from a horn. Said to be from near Pompeii, in modern-day...

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Silla Gold Crown

Precious Materials in Antiquity

Certain materials have always been precious such as gold for its lustre, incorruptibility and ease to work but some ancient...
Viking Age Helmet

Viking Raids on Paris

Throughout the 9th century CE, Viking raids on the region of Francia (roughly modern-day France) increased in frequency, destabilizing...
Minotaur

Ancient Mythical Monsters

World mythology is full of weird and wonderful creatures, monsters formed from bizarre mixes of animal parts or simply...
Destruction of Susa

Susa

Susa was one of the oldest cities in the world and part of the site is still inhabited as Shush, Khuzestan...
Alex Hoegh Andersen as Ivar the Boneless

Ivar the Boneless

Ivar the Boneless (Old Norse Ívarr hinn Beinlausi) is known from Old Norse and medieval Latin sources as the...
Greek Hoplite Drowning

Unsolved Ancient Mysteries

We know a lot about our past but some things, despite research, archaeology and endless debate, still remain largely unknown...
Kaupang Illustration

Kaupang

Kaupang was a Norwegian Viking Age town with a seasonal emporium established around c. 780 CE and abandoned around...
Map of the Battle of Ad Decimum

Battle of Ad Decimum

The Battle of Ad Decimum near Carthage, North Africa took place in September 533 CE and was the first major battle...

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