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World Mythology Warnings for TODAY #1: The Devil Tyrant of Iran
Welcome, dear readers, to the very first installment of our article series World Mythology Warnings for TODAY. This is I, your humble guide Zeffs Amman, alongside the writers’ crew at AllThatHistory, for…
Tomb of Thutmose II: First Egyptian Royal Tomb Found in 100 Years
The 18th Dynasty of Egypt was the start of its last golden age as a superpower. Its founder, Ahmose I, rose to control the whole of the Nile, expelling the mysterious semitic…
Cache of Royal Treasures Rediscovered in Vilnius Crypt
The Old Cathedral of Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, has given up one of her enduring secrets. The burial regalia of monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth has been rediscovered, hidden behind a wall…
Right Man, Right Place, Right Time: The Rise of Napoleon
In 1799 France changed forever. After a decade of rumbling discontent regarding the concentration of wealth towards the powerful and the exploitation of the masses who were facing widespread starvation, the French…
Tunic in Royal Vergina Tomb may have Belonged to Alexander the Great
Few individuals have changed the world, and fewer still manage to do so, as Alexander the Great did, before the age of 30. Ascending to the throne of Macedonia at the tender…
800-Year-Old Skeleton Confirms an Ancient Norse Saga
Much of the history of the Norse is captured in their sagas, epic poems and stories which detail these hardy people, their gods and kings, their history and their beliefs. Much would…