Listen to the earliest surviving secular English song, dated from 13th century AD
A few days ago, we talked about the world’s oldest known secular Norse song. Well, this time around, shifting our focus to another Germanic language…
Researchers unearth ‘newer’ Roman structures and objects at the Isca Dumnoniorum fortress in Exeter
Subway-style diagram recreates the massive network of major ancient Roman roads
Archaeologists excavate Amasra, an almost 5,000-year old ancient city by the Black Sea
Listen to how Old Norse sounded, courtesy of the ‘Cowboy Professor’
Archaeologists tout the discovery of the ‘roots’ of ancient Mesopotamian civilization in southeastern Turkey
900-year old mummified head of a ‘Siberian beauty’ baffles us with her intact eyelashes
Potsdam Giants – the Prussian infantry regiment that exclusively inducted ‘very tall’ male candidates
The world’s oldest unopened wine bottle is an almost 1,700 years old Roman ‘artifact’
Culture
Subway-style diagram recreates the massive network of major ancient Roman roads
The sheer scope of the network of Roman roads at the height of the Roman Empire equated to around 29 great military highways radiating from…
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Listen to how Old Norse sounded, courtesy of the ‘Cowboy Professor’
The world’s oldest unopened wine bottle is an almost 1,700 years old Roman ‘artifact’
Listen to the world’s oldest known secular Norse song from Codex Runicus – a medieval manuscript written in runes
Animation provides an overview of a plethora of Leonardo da Vinci’s designs and paintings
Listen to what is most likely the first computer-generated song ever recorded
Listen to festive medieval ‘dance tunes’ played on authentic medieval instruments
6 of the most expensive products from ancient times you should know about
Military
14 incredible things you should know about the Battle of Marathon
The historical significance of the Battle of Marathon cannot be overstated, with this pivotal encounter setting the stage for the Greco-Persian wars that continued for…
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The animated Bayeux Tapestry presents the historical ‘lead up’ to the Battle of Hastings
Visually reconstructed evolution of the ancient Roman soldier from 8th century BC to 3rd century AD
Mysterious 500-year old Samurai scroll mentions how to use blinding powder and fight in stealth
10 fascinating things you should know about the Hittite warriors
10 things you should know about the Ancient Egyptian armies of the New Kingdom
Ancient Siberian ceremonial warrior armor crafted from reindeer antlers
12 marvelous warrior armor ensembles from history you should know about
Archaeology
Archaeologists excavate Amasra, an almost 5,000-year old ancient city by the Black Sea
Amasra (derived from Greek Amastris) currently corresponds to an idyllic Black Sea port town in present-day Turkey’s Bartın Province. But hiding beneath this veneer of…
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900-year old mummified head of a ‘Siberian beauty’ baffles us with her intact eyelashes
Large Roman tomb with the longest funerary epigraph ever found excavated near Pompeii
Archaeologists proclaim the discovery of ‘little Pompeii’ in southeastern France
Archaeologists come across a flurry of new findings at the City of David, ancient Jerusalem
3500-year old wooden lunch box found in Swiss Alps reveals its nutritious content
A series of Ptolemaic buildings and a tunnel unearthed in Alexandria, Egypt
Archaeologists race against time to excavate an impressive ancient Roman domus in France
Architecture
A bevy of Greek mythology-depicting mosaics uncovered at the ancient city of Perga, Turkey
The famous site constituting the ancient Greek city of Perga in what is now Turkey’s Antalya province, has been the focus of numerous excavations and…
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Incredible animations present the reconstruction of Ara Pacis – the ‘altar of peace’ in Rome
1,700-year old Roman villa with magnificent mosaics and astounding treasures discovered in Libya
Astounding animations reconstruct Knossos, the ancient palace stronghold of the Minoans
Gorgeous images of Constantinople reconstruct the monuments of the great city from 4th to 13th century AD
Fascinating animated video presents the mighty Theodosian Walls of Constantinople
Restoration of the magnificent Mausoleum Of Augustus commences with a $11 million project
