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.
Spectators in the Colosseum often decide if a gladiator will live or die with a thumbs up or down.
Spectators in the Colosseum often decide if a gladiator will live or die.
The Mandolin is a stringed, lute-like instrument associated with love.
The Persians invent crucifixion, but the Romans practice it.
The Byzantine emperor asks Pope Urban II for crusades against the Muslim Turks, who have taken most of Asia Minor from him.
Web sites and other information on Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics, and ancient Persia.
The Egyptians have the Rosetta Stone; the Babylonians have King Darius who provides key information to unlock Cuneiform.
One of history's most famous battles is between Flavius Aetius' army and Attila's army.
At the Horns of Hattin battle, Saladin's army defeats the Crusaders.
Modern medical doctors conclude that suffocation is the cause of death during a crucifixion.
Through the hands of Attila, death and destruction befall the towns of Lombardy.
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