History

Although bad events are seen as completely negative, they are sometimes followed by positive improvements that partially compensate for the…

According to biblical tradition, Herod was infanticide and a ruthless despot. But sensational new findings by archaeologists tell a different…

There is hardly a person who has never heard the story of the mysterious island-state of Atlantis. Did it exist…

Hattusa is the ancient capital of the Hittites, also known as Hattusas and Hattushash. Its ruins are now located on…

This city was located in Mesopotamia, in the lower reaches of the Euphrates. It is located on the border between…

We used to think of Rome as an unstoppable military force that destroyed everything in its way, but it has…

The Wieliczka Salt Mine (Poland) is a rock salt mine in the town of Wieliczka, it is the only mining…

Modern inhabitants are so accustomed to all the benefits of civilization that many of them simply can not imagine that…

The 35th US President John F. Kennedy and the famous physicist Albert Einstein turned out that scientists tried to study…

Although King Solomon built the First Temple in Jerusalem, preparations for its construction were begun in the previous reign. King…

The world's oldest building, Göbekli Tepe in south-east Turkey, is roughly 12,000 years old. It surpasses Stonehenge and Egypt's great…

Experts know that if the ship sank far from the shore, it is almost impossible to get it. It takes…