In Roman times, the family hearth (called focus in Latin) held a very important place. It was the clearly symbolic and emotional center of the...
The Moai statues come from Rapa Nui, more commonly known as Easter Island, located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean and isolated from any continent. Around...
Chinese emperors were haunted by the fear that nomadic peoples, such as the Mongols or the Xiongnu, would come to pillage their fertile territories. These...
The choice of the sun by Louis XIV was primarily to impose an image. At that time, nothing was more impressive, brilliant, and essential than...
The Valkyries are legendary creatures in the service of Odin, the main Norse god. Their primary role is to go to the battlefields to select...
Almost everywhere on the globe, from ancient Egypt with the sacred sycamore tree, through Norse mythology with Yggdrasil, to Celtic or Native American traditions, the...
The guys who led the first civilizations loved to show who was in charge. Building a giant pyramid was kind of like saying loud and...
The African continent is bursting with key archaeological discoveries, confirming its role as the cradle of humanity. Among the most famous is the discovery of...
Faced with the vastly larger Persian army, the Spartans and their Greek allies do not retreat: they hold the ground for several days. The Persian...
In the 14th century, several reasons allowed the Black Death to spread rapidly throughout Europe. The disease often arrived via merchant ships, loaded with goods...
