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Category Archives: Ancient History
Rome Founded
Apr 21 753 B.C. According to tradition, on April 21, 753 B.C., Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, found Rome on the site where they were suckled by a she-wolf as orphaned infants. Actually, the Romulus and Remus myth originated sometime in the fourth century B.C., and the exact date of Rome’s founding was set [...]
Mar 15, 44 B.C.: Ides of March
Julius Caesar, the ”dictator for life” of the Roman Empire, is murdered by his own senators at a meeting in a hall next to Pompey’s Theatre. The conspiracy against Caesar encompassed as many as sixty noblemen, including Caesar’s own protege, Marcus Brutus. Caesar was scheduled to leave Rome to fight in a war on March 18 and [...]
A 2,600-year-old bronze Helmet is Found
Found: Ancient Warrior’s Helmet, Owner Unknown A 2,600-year-old bronze helmet is found in the waters of Haifa Bay, in Israel. Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:03 AM ET Content provided by Owen Jarus, LiveScience Contributor THE GIST A Greek bronze helmet was found in the waters of Haifa Bay in Israel. The helmet is about 2,600 [...]
Early Humans in Australia
John S. Dykes The ‘beachcomber express’ may have carried our African ancestors to the Indian Ocean and beyond. Did Early Humans Ride the Waves to Australia? By MATT RIDLEY http://online.wsj.com/article Everybody is African in origin. Barring a smattering of genes from Neanderthals and other archaic Asian forms, all our ancestors lived in the continent of [...]
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