La Brújula Verde3h
Decline of the Eastern Roman Empire Was Not Caused by Plagues and Climate Change in 6th Century AD, But Rather Experienced a Population Boom
A recent study published in the journal Klio by researchers Haggai Olshanetsky and Lev Cosijns analyzes the true causes of ...
La Brújula Verde15h
One of the Main Roman Roads in Britannia, Built in 43 AD, Found Beneath the Pavement of a Modern Road in London
In the heart of London, the famous Old Kent Road has become the site of an archaeological discovery. A recent excavation, ...
La Brújula Verde1d
White Friday: The Avalanches That Buried Thousands of Soldiers in the Alps in World War I
Many people are eagerly watching the calendar, awaiting the arrival of Black Friday on November to take advantage of tempting ...
La Brújula Verde21h
The First Company in History to be Listed on a Stock Exchange
The world’s first multinational company was also the first to be listed on a stock exchange. Of course, there’s a bit of a ...
La Brújula Verde2d
The Revolution of Time in the Hellenistic World: How Clock Time Spread in the 3rd Century BCE
At a time when the passage of time was dictated by the movement of the sun and the seasons, the introduction of “clock time” ...
La Brújula Verde2d
The Spectacular Fort Built by the Italians Atop Mount Chaberton in the Alps is the Highest in Europe
Located at 3,130 meters above sea level at the summit of Mount Chaberton in the Cerces Massif of the French Alps, the ...
La Brújula Verde2d
The Mass Offering of Children to Tlaloc Coincided with the Great Drought of 1454 in Mexico
In a context marked by water scarcity and collective despair, the mass offering of children sacrificed to the god of rain, ...
La Brújula Verde4d
A votive offering found in Agrigento reveals an ancient ritual of the inhabitants of Akragas in the 5th century BCE
The offering was carefully fixed to the ground with a nail and then set on fire. Credit: Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi In the heart of the ancient city of Akragas, today ...
La Brújula Verde5d
The Mesopotamian Stele Showing the First Phalanx Formation in History
However, the lengthy duration of the Peloponnesian Wars required new additions, such as the peltasts or auxiliary light infantrymen, who were not as heavily protected and did not fight in closed ...
La Brújula Verde6d
Bohemond of Taranto, the Sinister Norman Who Conquered Antioch and Hated the Byzantine Empire
There are quite a few literary and cinematic works about the First Crusade, and in most of them, beginning with the anonymous Gesta Francorum or Torquato Tasso’s famous epic poem The liberated ...
La Brújula Verde8d
Battle of the Alps: The Failed Italian Attempt to Invade Southern France in 1940
At midnight on June 11, 1940, Italy declared war on France. This was something that had been anticipated for some time, despite a certain level of German discontent (Hitler saw the transalpine country ...
La Brújula Verde6d
An Ancient Phrygian Inscription to the Mother of the Gods Deciphered on the Arslan Kaya Monument, Revealing Lydian Construction
In the remote highlands of Phrygia, Professor Mark Munn of Pennsylvania State University has deciphered part of the inscription on the Arslan Kaya monument, also known as the “Lion Rock.” This finding ...