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In southern France and northern Spain there are many caves. Dur­ing the last part of the great Ice Age many of these caves were used as ho...

   FULVIA was a Roman woman of the first century B.C., of dissolute character. She was married first to P. Clodius, then to Q. Scribonius C...

The ancient Greeks and Turks have been called the "Modern Diving Fathers". They swam looking for sponges in the Aegean Sea more...

On July 18, 1938, a U.S. pilot named Douglas Corrigan took off from New York on a flight supposed to be bound for Los Angeles, California. ...

In the 19th century, boxing fights had no time limit. The fight continued until one of the boxers was knocked out or surrendered. The fir...

It can be said that in some households it was, although not in most of them. During the days of the Roman Empire, in the city of Rome ...

The Rosetta Stone is an ancient Egyptian artifact that was crucial in the modern understanding of hieroglyphic writing. The stone itsel...

 The historic site of Machu Picchu in Peru is located at an altitude of 2,400 meters above sea level. Once known as the "Lost Cit...

The answer is yes, or at least it was at the time of the Roman Empire. The intricate land communications system built by the Romans stretc...

Pope Gregory XIII The Gregorian calendar we use in the western world is closely related to the Earth's orbit around the Sun. The ...

Not long ago the remains of an ancient palace were discovered under the forum of Rome, which support the legend of the foundation of the ...

Many women in history became famous, not only for their deeds but especially for their beauty. Here are the names of some of them. Nefer...

When St. Patrick preached the Gospel in Ireland 1500 years ago, the Irish peasants asked him: "You tell us that there are three gods...

 How did Julius Caesar die?  "Even you, my son?" are the words, according to Suetonius, who spoke Julius Caesar to his proté...

 The tomb of Darius facts for kids Persepolis, one of the ancient capitals of Persia, is now located in Iran, north of the Persian Gul...

Caesar Augustus    The Caesars were rulers of ancient Rome. The words "czar" and "kaiser" both came from the word ...

    Feudalism is a group of institutions used to carry on government on a local basis. Feudalism originated in medieval Europe in places ...

In 433 Attila and his brother Bleda became joint rulers of the Huns, wild tribes living in southeastern Europe. Eleven years later Attila...

   GIRONDISTS were one of the chief revolutionary parties which arose during the course of the French Revolution. They first appeared in th...

   Simon Girty, known as the Great Renegade, 1741—1818, American frontiersman, was born near Harrisburg, Pa., was captured (1756) and held p...