The very land we call "ours" once belonged to others. How did ancient people live on that land? What was important to them? Are we more alike than we are different? Explore this collection to find answers.
Who is responsible for Santa Claus being fat and jolly? Author Clement Moore and illustrator Thomas Nast get the credit for creating that image of San...
Babylon does not rise again as a major empire until King Nebuchadnezzar who is famous for his Hanging Gardens.
Thermopylae is the battleground for a fight where the defending Greek army kills many of Xerxes' invading Persian soldiers.
Rune Stones are standing stones in Scandinavia and Britain which tell the stories of kings and warriors like Beowulf.
Unafraid of Grendel, the warrior Beowulf helps the Danes by killing the monster.
In 1995, the mummified remains of a young girl are found; she was probably a sacrifice to the gods.
The Atlantic Forest is a forest area which once covered a great part of Brazil, but most of it is now cut-down.
Ambrosius Aurelianus, a Roman, leads the Britons in battles against theAnglo-Saxons in the 5th century.
Hitler and Mussolini form a Pact of Steel to unite Italy and Germany; the Jewish population in Italy begins to suffer.
Alexander's main enemy is Darius III, head of the Persian Empire. The young ruler's strategy just might get the better of his older rival.
After his father's death, Commodus becomes the emperor of Rome but is not a good ruler.
After his father's death, Commodus becomes the emperor of Rome but is not a good ruler.
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