The royal couple Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal is probably one of the most famous love stories in India. Married in 1612, it was not...
At the beginning of the 20th century, Europe resembled a large powder keg ready to explode at any moment. The major European powers, such as...
The uraeus is the small upright cobra that the pharaohs proudly wore on their foreheads. It mainly represents the serpent goddess Wadjet, protector of Lower...
Cleopatra knew that knowing several languages was essential to communicate directly and effectively with foreign diplomats. She was fluent in Greek, the official language of...
Ramses II comes to power at a particularly favorable time: Egypt is already powerful and well-established as a great civilization. His father, Seti I, has...
The Titanic was seen as the ultimate symbol of luxury, technical progress, and human power, to the point that it was nicknamed "the unsinkable." Its...
Among many Native American peoples, nature is imbued with spirits and sacred power. These beliefs lead to viewing rain not merely as a climatic phenomenon...
In Mesopotamia, each city-state had its own protective deities. Babylon, for example, primarily worshipped the god Marduk, powerful and protective; Ur favored the moon god...
In ancient Egypt, pharaohs believed that earthly death led to a second life, one that was eternal. But to enjoy the afterlife comfortably, one had...
The figure of the mermaid originated in Ancient Greece: originally, it was not a fish-woman but a creature that was half-woman, half-bird. They seduced sailors...
