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June 17, 2026 · Ancient World
Athena was one of the most important goddesses in ancient Greek mythology. She was the Greek goddess of wisdom, strategy, crafts, and warfare. Unlike Ares, who represented the violence and chaos of battle, Athena was connected to intelligence, planning, discipline, and protection. She was also the patron goddess of Athens, one of the most powerful […]
June 15, 2026 · Ancient World
Cleopatra was Greek by dynasty and family origin, but Egyptian by kingdom, politics, and royal identity. That may sound like a contradiction, but it is the simplest way to understand her. Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt as its last active pharaoh, but she belonged to the Ptolemaic dynasty, a Macedonian Greek royal family that had ruled […]
June 11, 2026 · Ancient World
Cleopatra’s exact height is unknown. No surviving ancient source gives us a reliable measurement of how tall she was. That may be disappointing, because Cleopatra is one of the most visually imagined people in history. She has been painted, sculpted, filmed, romanticized, politicized, and turned into a symbol of beauty and power for centuries. But […]
June 27, 2023 · Ancient World
In the rich tapestry of Greek mythology, the tale of Daphne, a water nymph, stands out for its enchanting blend of romance, transformation, and tragedy. Daphne, whose name translates to “laurel” in Greek, is a figure whose story continues to captivate audiences, offering a glimpse into the complex relationships between gods and mortals in ancient […]
May 19, 2023 · Ancient World
Alexander the Great was probably not exceptionally tall. The most reasonable estimate is that he stood somewhere around 165–170 cm, or about 5’5”–5’7”, although we do not have a reliable ancient measurement of his height. That may sound short today, but it would not have been especially unusual in the ancient world. For a Macedonian […]
October 30, 2022 · Ancient World
Ancient history has always fascinated me. When I was around the age of 8/9 I used to research all kinds of things about ancient Egypt. I read a lot of books, including “Egyptology”. Even though it’s fiction, you learn a lot. There even was this day when I visited the library with my grandmother and […]
July 10, 2022 · Ancient World
In the year 356 BC, Alexander the Great was born in the then Macedonian town of Pella. He is considered one of the most successful warriors and leaders of the ancient world and perhaps even in complete history. He turned the small Macedonia where he had started into one of the greatest empires in the […]
June 28, 2022 · Ancient World
In the lands of the ancient pharaohs, sphinxes, and gold, there are also beautiful pyramids. The history books teach us that the Egyptian slaves built them, but is this true? Were these giant pyramids built by the slaves? Besides the theories that suggest that the Pyramids were built by Aliens, which is an interesting theory […]
June 28, 2022 · Ancient World
Women’s right has been an important issue for a couple of decades, and it still is, but what if I tell you there was an ancient civilization where women had more rights than in some modern countries? The Ancient Egyptians were quite tolerant regarding women, many of their gods were female, and the divine femininity […]
June 28, 2022 · People
There is a lot of misunderstanding about the color of Cleopatra’s skin. For many years it was thought that she was a white woman since that’s how she was portrayed in movies and books. Now, there are a lot of people who think that Cleopatra was a black woman. Some theories state that because she […]
