In the Middle Ages, the term "virgin" simply referred to a young unmarried woman, a girl who had not yet married. This idea of virginity...
The Persian Empire was immense, covering thousands of kilometers from the Middle East to India. To manage all of this, the sovereign had an absolute...
The first name Marianne appeared in the 18th century, resulting from the very common combination of the names Marie and Anne. Why that one precisely? These two...
The unicorn has incredibly ancient origins, coming from ancient civilizations such as the Greeks, the Persians, and ancient India. As early as Antiquity, some accounts...
Cocoa originally came from tropical regions of Central America, and for the Aztecs, it was far from just a nice treat. They regarded this plant...
The famous giant heads known today come primarily from the ancient civilization of the Olmecs, a people who settled in present-day Mexico about 3,000 years...
In the 1600s and 1700s, Sweden was still using the Julian calendar, while a good part of Europe had already switched to the Gregorian calendar...
In a region with harsh winters, frequent storms, and rugged nature, the Nordic gods took on characteristics directly inspired by their environment. For example, Thor, the god...
The republican calendar had been established to mark a true break with the Old Regime, but after a few years, changing the calendar became more...
The Persians did not build fortresses just to impress their neighbors (although that worked too!). The goal was to make their military positions completely unassailable, making life...
