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The One-Eyed African Queen Who Defeated the Great Roman Empire
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (869+ words) World Atlas In 25 BCE, the Kingdom of Kush went to war with Rome. The kingdom sat on the middle Nile in what is now Sudan, ruled from Mero" by Queen Amanirenas, a kandake (the Meroitic title for queen or queen…...
Greece to Loan 100 Artefacts for the Brisbane Olympic Games
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (268+ words) Australia's upcoming third Olympic Games will host a major showcase of Olympic history, as Neos Kosmos reports that over 100 artefacts will be loaned to Australia by the Hellenic Republic for a record-breaking cultural exhibition attached to the 2032 Olympic Games. Greece…...
Melbourne exhibition brings the lost Library of Ephesus back to life
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (319+ words) Interactive showcase exploring Asia Minor Hellenism and the memory of the Pontian Genocide opens at St John's College this week Yiota Stavridou 18 May 2026 2: 59pm A unique exhibition inspired by the ancient Library of Celsus in Ephesus will open in Melbourne this…...
Museum scavenger hunting turns up crazy ancient gadgets!
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (106+ words) China Daily Museum scavenger hunting turns up crazy ancient gadgets! Ahead of International Museum Day on May 18, an American reporter and a Russian blogger go on a fun relic scavenger hunt at the Han-Wei Luoyang Ancient City Site Museum. Come…...
Trevi Fountain: Why does this Kiwi keep swimming in Rome's famous fountain?
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (14+ words) Stuff...
Ancient Greek Shields Struck Fear Into Enemy
10+ hour, 1+ min ago (1262+ words) As far back as the eighth century BC, the ancient Greeks had invented a large, round shield called an aspis that would serve as an essential part of warfare through the Hellenistic era. The designs, or blazons, on these shields…...
Phaeacians, the Mysterious Civilization That Lived on Greece's Island of Corfu
12+ hour, 4+ min ago (769+ words) In Homer's'Odyssey, written in the seventh century BCE, a mysterious civilization called the Phaeacians helps Odysseus on his journey home to Ithaca from Troy. What do we know about these enigmatic people? Many scholars agree that the evidence indicates that…...
Ceramic trumpet | The Past
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (532+ words) This kind of trumpet is rare in Germany. What is it? This ceramic trumpet, found in Bavaria, is more than 200 years old. Measuring 44cm long, the instrument comprises a coiled clay tube that was probably pressed using a ring-shaped template, while…...
Greece Loans Ancient Artefacts For Australian Olympic Games Greek City Times
9+ hour, 30+ min ago (212+ words) According to Pritchard, Greece rarely made such loans. The first instance occurred during the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This time, Greece offered Australia a doubled number of archaeological artefacts. The planned loan for 2032 included around 100 artefacts, with a significant…...
Commemorating the 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (1200+ words) The Battle of Crete was one of the most intense engagements of the Second World War in the Mediterranean, and saw approximately 7, 700 Australian and New Zealand troops, alongside British and Greek forces, defend the island against a massive German airborne…...