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…Mesopotamia. 1 Edition. Oxford University Press. https://www.harcresearch.org/sites/default/files/Project_Documents/Reports1-EuphratesTigris.pdf. [Accessed 02 January 2016]. https://oi.uchicago.edu//sites/oi.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/shared/docs/ois4.pdf. [Accessed 05 January 2016]. Marc Van De Mieroop, 1999. The Ancient Mesopotamian City. 1 Edition. Oxford University Press. http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/eagleslandingms/MesopotamiaAgriculture.pdf. [Accessed 21…
…wartime, for four years, Lettow-Vorbeck led a force that did not exceed 14,000 men against a much larger force of 300,000 British, Belgian, and Portuguese troops. He is famous for…
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…in the arena than at fighting in hand-to-hand combat against fellow gladiators. Carpophorus would routinely face off against vicious wild animals such as lions, bears, leopards, and rhinos. He even…
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…had expanded his kingdom into Asia Minor, northwestern Mesopotamia, Iran, and Syria. It was one of Tiglath-Pileser III’s most significant victories. 11. Chandragupta Maurya (340 BC–298 BC, India) Chandragupta was…
…its eggs. When he came to power, he decreed that using words such as “without,” “devoid,” or “lacking” was taboo and punishable by death. His true notoriety came to light…
…to Urshanabi, the boatman, whose help was essential for him to succeed in his search. 4. Epic of Gilgamesh: Old Babylonian Version Also referred to as the “earlier” or “older”…
…as housing, theaters, and stores into particular blocks. To avoid the city becoming a monotonous series of blocks, the Romans incorporated various items such as open theaters, public baths, markets,…
…characteristics: absent-minded, hesitant, muddled, determined, cruel, intuitive, wise, and he was dominated by his wife and his personal staff of freedmen. But despite all these and his evident lack of…
…the 33rd Olympic Games in Greece. It is believed that Theseus, the founder and king of Athens, invented pankration. He allegedly used this unique combination to defeat the half-human, half-bull…
…was also a competent engineer, physicist, philosopher, inventor, and astronomer. His major contributions in science include some profound advances in physics. His tactical mind, along with his mechanical engineering genius,…
…one of the greatest orators and writers to have lived in ancient Rome, he was also a philosopher, respected politician, lawyer, political theorist, consul, and constitutionalist. As a writer, his…
…and steadier line. Apelles won. Apelles had masterful control over the proportion, symmetry, and spacing of figures. The simplicity of his paintings, the exquisiteness of his lines, and the allure…
…Junkers Jumo 004 B-1 turbojets, 8.8kN (1,980lbf) each, with a range of 652 miles (1050km) reaching a maximum speed of 541mph (870 km/h) with 37,565-foot (11,450km) ceiling. Armament included four…
…useless if life afterwards is irreparable. 2. The Costs of War In chapter 13, the Utilization of Spies, Sun Tzu says: “Presently, when a multitude of 100,000 is raised and…
…of architecture that did not lose its stability despite its height. The structure was completed after Djoser’s death by his official, Imhotep. 9. Khufu (2589 BC – 2566 BC) The…
…laid the foundations for modern geometry, biology, and physics. Pythagoras, Archimedes, Socrates, Euclid, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great… the history books are full of these names whose inventions, theories, beliefs,…
…printing by Bi Sheng (990–1051) during the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127). The printing process consisted of four stages: making the types, composing the text, printing, and retrieving the movable types….
…posthumously adopted son) and marched against him. Unfortunately, he was defeated and fled Italy. 6. Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63–12 BC) Agrippa was Octavian’s chief military commander and helped him secure…
…and metaphysics among others, into a systematic, meaningful, and applicable philosophy. Learn more about the discoveries of Plato. 2. Aristotle (384 BC–322 BC) Aristotle of Stagira was the most influential…
…Brutus drove his dagger up his ribs, Caesar looked at him and said “Et tu, Brute!” – “You, too, Brutus!” However beautiful this prose may be, there is no proof…
…conquered less through bloodshed and more through kindness. An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, or more commonly, Saladin, is a Sunni Muslim of Kurdish ethnicity. He was the father of…
…site attracts many tourists to Maharashtra. 4. Qutub Minar (13th Century) The founder of the Delhi Sultanate, Qutb-al-Din-Aibak, laid the foundation stone for this historic minaret which is based on…
…help of antibiotics and chest-tube drains. Without treatment, it can lead to pneumonia. The main symptoms of the disease are a cough, fever, and chest pain. Today, the diagnosis for…
…were 150 deaths for every 100,000 people. A similar pattern was also seen in for example Ireland, Scotland, Belgium, Germany and Japan. However, after the end of the war, these…
…A new and more powerful 19-liter six-cylinder in-line Ricardo engine (150bhp) was also fitted. Autonomy of the Mark V was 70km (45 miles) with a 450-liter fuel capacity (93 gallons),…
…Cleopatra’s life, so the majority of her story has been learnt through historians like Plutarch (46 AD–120 AD) and Dio Cassius (155 AD–235 AD). The following 10 fascinating facts about…
…and constructed between 2580 and 2560 BC. It contains chambers specially made for the king and queen, the Robbers’ Tunnel, a modern opening gate, the Grand Gallery, and a huge…
…to make some pivotal contributions that are still reflected in modern-day mathematics, metaphysics, physics, biology, botany, politics, medicine, and many more. He truly earns the honor of being called the…
…it revolutionized trade, ceramics, irrigation, and warfare. The oldest-known wheel is the Ljubljana Marshes Wheel which was discovered in Ljubljana in 2002, dating back 5,150 years. 4. Mathematics (3000 BC)…
…Herodotus doesn’t mention them in any of his descriptions of Babylon either. However, Herodotus also omits numerous other well-known facts, figures, and places in history. Diodorus, Philo, and Strabo all…
…nearly a century. During this time, the city of Legio was founded (known as Leon in the present day). 8. Legio XVIII Legio Duodevigesima, or simply the 18th, was also…
…armed with maces. 6. The Gladiator’s Oath The gladiators had an oath which stated: Uri, vinciri, verberari, ferroque necari which translates as “I am willing to experience torture through fire,…
…divorce laws. Ur-Nammu built many ziggurats including the Ziggurat of Ur. The Ur-Nammu stele is a nine-foot engraved monolith documenting the reign of Ur-Nammu and includes intricate details of Ur-Nammu communicating with…
…the likes of Khufu, Sneferu, Amenhotep, Ramses III, and Akhenaten. But the only known surviving and intact royal tomb is of the rather famous (or infamous) Egyptian king, Tutankhamun. It…
…said to his soldiers that if he wasn’t Alexander, he would have been Diogenes. 2. He was the child of Philip II (the legendary emperor of Macedon) and Olympias: Alexander…
…effective approach to agriculture. This included the “slice-and-consume system,” raised fields, terracing, concentrated crops, forestry, and fallow land. The fundamental staples of the Mayan diet were maize, beans, and squashes….