Cleopatra was part of a family where speaking multiple languages was common, almost natural. Her dynasty, the Ptolemies, was of Greek origin but ruled over...
The Battle of Saratoga is a bit of a turning point for the Americans. Before that, Washington's troops were struggling against the British, but with...
The Romans built this wall mainly to protect themselves. To the north lived the Picts, warlike tribes that were difficult to control and considered threatening. It was...
The manufacture of the katana relies on an ancestral craft of the Japanese blacksmith, embodied by precise and meticulous techniques. Its secret? A rigorous selection...
Built around 2500 BC during the reign of Pharaoh Khafre, the Great Sphinx is carved directly from a single large limestone block located near the...
Going to the baths, for the Romans, was the great relaxation ritual of the day. Rich or poor, everyone gathered there to clean themselves, chat, and take...
Vikings chose brightly colored sails partly because it was extremely useful at sea. These colors made it easier to be spotted from afar, essential in...
For many Indigenous peoples, the totem represented much more than just a decorative object: it was a kind of spiritual and symbolic protector. Each totem...
The gesture of slipping one's hand into one's vest, sometimes called "hidden hand," existed long before Napoleon. Since antiquity, Greek and Roman orators and philosophers...
In certain ancient civilizations, the intentional deformation of children's skulls was linked to very specific beliefs. The idea was often to establish a more direct...
