Metal tablet reveals the earliest known evidence of Jewish curse in sports
Curse tablets and magic spells are not entirely unknown, especially when it comes to the scope of the ancient world. The offended Greeks did it…
Articles by Dattatreya Mandal
Ancient racehorse and houses with balconies uncovered In Pompeii
Earlier this week, we talked about the poignant side of affairs in Pompeii, with archaeologists being able to identify the skeletal remains of a 7-8-year-old…
Excavations reveal underground passages to Roman Mithras Temple in Turkey
The 4th-century Zerzevan Castle, perched atop a 400-ft high rocky hill overlooking the strategic pathway and trade route between Diyarbakir and Mardin, was built by…
Fascinating animation presents the rulers of Europe every year since 400 BC
The history of Europe, like other continents, for over the last 2,400 years pertains to a fascinating and rather multifarious geopolitical scope with the balance…
20 major ancient Greek gods and goddesses you should know about
The narrative of the Greek gods, goddesses, and the related mythology, unlike the Bible, was not available to the ancient Greeks through a singular compilation…
Young 8-year-old child victim alludes to the poignant side of ancient Pompeii
Pompeii, the ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples, boasted an assortment of baths, houses, graffiti, frescoes and even agricultural produce. But more than any of…
Thousands of relics along the Rhine hark back to the bloody battle between Batavians and Romans
A 10-month excavation along the Rhine, near the town of Krefeld in the western side of Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) had revealed an assortment of ancient…
Detailed animations reconstruct the design and evolution of the Karnak Temple Complex
Boasting a ‘perpetual’ construction process that spanned over two millennia (circa 21st century BC to 1st century AD), the ancient Karnak temple perimeter, mainly dedicated…
10 facts you should know about ancient Carthage and the incredible Carthaginian army
From humble beginnings as just another Phoenician colony in a ‘distant part’ of the world, Carthage or Kart-hadasht (Phoenician – ‘new city’) – known as…
Drone video captures the glory of Mycenae, the enigmatic stronghold of the Bronze Age ‘Greeks’
The fortified late Bronze Age settlement of Mycenae in the Argolid plain, which gives its name to the Mycenaean civilization, is an enigma of history….
