Behold the largest known early map of the world, harking back to the Renaissance Era
The world’s oldest globe that depicts the New World possibly harks back to the Renaissance period, circa 1504 AD. And now, another rare 16th-century map…
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Map shows the homeland of ‘most’ of the characters in Homer’s Iliad
If we consider the historical side of affairs, the Trojan War (or at least its approximate military scope) described by Homer’s Iliad possibly harks back…
Timelapse animation presents the history of Europe from 3650 BC to 2016 AD
Previously we had talked about the changing fortunes of the ancient Roman realm from its kingdom years to the empire epoch, as covered by the…
Archaeologists discover 5,000-year old stone ‘map’ in the Danish island of Bornholm
A ditch in Bornholm (a Danish island in the Baltic Sea) housed a mysterious stone that was salvaged by archaeology students during their summer excavation…
Timelapse animation presents the history of Europe every year from 1 AD to 2016 AD
The history of Europe for over the last 2,000 years pertains to a multifarious geopolitical scope with the balance of powers being shifted throughout time-frames…
