In ancient Egypt, many animals were revered and worshipped, as evidenced by the wall paintings and manuscripts found at various sites. Of all the animals, cats were considered the most significant, along with dogs, oxen, birds, and Nile crocodiles. Cats held a special cultural significance in ancient Egyptian culture. They were believed to possess magical…
The saying “Rome wasn’t built in a day” is a common idiom that means that something that is big, complex, or difficult to achieve cannot be done quickly or easily. It emphasizes the need for patience, perseverance, and hard work when working towards a long-term goal or objective. It originated from Ancient Roman History, where…
Ancient Rome was located in central Italy, on the banks of the Tiber River. The Tiber is the third-longest river in Italy, after the Po and the Adige. It rises in the Apennine Mountains in the region of Emilia-Romagna and flows about 402 kilometers (250 miles) through central Italy to the Tyrrhenian Sea. The river…
The ancient Roman Empire officially ended on September 4, 476 AD, when Emperor Romulus Augustus was deposed by the Germanic king Odoacer. But where did it all begin? Where did the ancient Romans come from? The ancient Romans were a complex and diverse people with a rich history. Their origins can be traced back to…
You might have heard of the Japanese Good Luck Calendar or the Chinese lucky birthday calendar, but did you know there is a good luck calendar that goes back more than five thousand years? The ancient Egyptians are well known for their superstitions, and they didn’t do anything without first consulting the good luck calendar….
This is a mythological story from the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt found in the first sixteen pages of the Chester Beatty Papyri and deals with the battles between Horus and Seth to determine who will succeed Osiris as king. The Papyrus Chester Beatty I dates to the Twentieth Dynasty during the reign of Ramesses V…
You may know how to walk like an Egyptian but do you know how to eat like one? The ancient Egyptians may have lived thousands of years ago but that doesn’t mean they didn’t eat well. I mean, you can’t very well live off of beer and bread alone. You may not even realize it,…
Ancient Rome was composed of multiple groups of people, all of them coming from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. Everyone spoke different languages according to their locality, but significantly and widely, you said only one language in ancient times: Latin. Let’s find out more about Latin and what role it played in Ancient Rome….
When people talk about the ancient Egyptian civilization, that usually begins with the unification of upper and lower Egypt. Yes there were people who lived in the area for years prior to the unification. But “egypt” as we know it today truly began with that first pharaoh and that’s therefore when we start the clock…
Have you ever stopped for a moment and thought about all the generations of people who have lived before you? Many of us are born into a family with some idea of who our biological parents, grandparents, and maybe great-grandparents are, though even this knowledge is not a given. In the last few decades, scientists…
