Table of Contents History of Tarquinia Is Tarquinia in Rome? What is significant about Cerveteri and Tarquinia? What type of city is tarquinii? What happened to the Tarquin family? Is tarquinia worth visiting? When was tarquinia founded? What was the sarcophagus of the spouses made of? What do scholars thinks on the sarcophagus 6.8 from Cerveteri originally held in their hands? How did the...
Silver in Antiquity
Table of Contents History of Silver in Antiquity What is the history of silver? When was the first use of silver? How was silver used in the ancient times? Who was the first to use silver? What are 3 interesting facts about silver? What is special about silver? How did silver get its name? What is the origin name of silver? Why is silver not used as money? Is silver native to Earth? Is silver...
Birka
Table of Contents History of Birka What happened to Birka? What is the meaning of Birka? What is a Birka cross? What was the average population of a Viking village? What is Enel’s race? What race is Eneru? When was Birka founded? Where was the Birka Warrior found? How do I get from Stockholm to Birka? How old did Vikings get married? What are some Viking last names? Do Viking villages still exist...
Woolly Mammoth
Table of Contents History of Woolly Mammoth Where did the woolly mammoth originated from? What did woolly mammoths evolve from? When did woolly mammoths first appear? When was the last mammoth alive? Is woolly mammoth an elephant? What killed the woolly mammoth? Is a mammoth a dinosaur? Did humans live with mammoths? Is mammoth bigger than elephant? Did mammoths live with dinosaurs? Did elephants...
Brasidas
Table of Contents History of Brasidas What ended the Peace of Nicias? Who won the battle of amphipolis? What does the Greek word Strategos mean? How many Triremes did the Athenian forces have at Syracuse? Is Amphipolis in Thrace? Who won at mantinea? Where is corcyra ancient Greece? How were generals chosen in ancient Athens? How were the strategoi chosen? What is the top of the Parthenon called...
The Pillow Book
Table of Contents History of The Pillow Book Why is it called a pillow book? What made The Pillow Book unique? What best describes Sei Shonagon’s Pillow Book? What is the theme of The Pillow Book? What is the historical importance of The Pillow Book? What happened to Okinamaro in The Pillow Book? Is The Pillow Book worth reading? Which detail most affected the historical point of view of The...
Pepper
Table of Contents History of Pepper How was pepper discovered? When did pepper originate? Is pepper the oldest spice? Why was pepper so valuable? Where did pepper first appear? Did ancient Romans use pepper? How did pepper get its name? What cultures use pepper? What is the origin of black pepper? Which is called as the king of all spices? Who first started using pepper? Why is pepper the king of...
Timoleon
History of Timoleon
Timoleon, was a Greek statesman, general and the liberator of Sicily. He was born in Corinth. When his brother Timophanes, whose life he had saved in battle, took possession of the acropolis of Corinth and made himself master of the city, Timoleon, after an ineffectual protest, allowed Timophanes to be put to death.
Shogun
Table of Contents History of Shogun Who was the first shogun? Who was the greatest shogun? What did the shogun do? Who is the real shogun? Was Oda Nobunaga a shogun? Do shoguns still exist today? Why was Miyamoto Musashi feared? Was Miyamoto Musashi a samurai? Who was the youngest shogun? Was the shogun a samurai? Who were the three unifiers of Japan? How did the shogun maintain power? Was Raiden...
Sanskrit
Table of Contents History of Sanskrit Which country invented Sanskrit? Who spoke Sanskrit first? Why Sanskrit is mother of all languages? Is Sanskrit a language of God? Where is Sanskrit spoken? Why is Sanskrit not popular? Is Hindi same as Sanskrit? Which is the first language in world? Who invented the word Hindu? Who wrote Vedas? Who started Hinduism? Is Sanskrit a mother of all languages? Is...