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Cindy Levesque
Jul 10, 20234 min read
The Battle of Alesia
Gaius Julius Caesar had been made proconsul of Gaul and was in the midst of his attempts to conquer Gaul. While it began as a rather slow...
Anna Sunneborn Gudnadottir
Jun 26, 20232 min read
Piramesses - The Abandoned City
Piramessess ("The House of Ramesses, Beloved of Amun, Great of Victories") was the capital city of Ancient Egypt during the 19th Dynasty...
Cindy Levesque
Jun 12, 20237 min read
The Gallic Wars -Tactical Manoeuvres
Gaius Julius Caesar had been made proconsul of Gaul in 58 BCE and had spent several years campaigning around the province. In 53 BCE, he...
Megan Kumorek
Jun 5, 20232 min read
Maenads - Mad Women
Raving, frenzied, and mad have been words to describe women that have sparked worry and inspired fear among men throughout the centuries....
Cindy Levesque
May 29, 20237 min read
Caligula - His Descent into Madness
Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, better known as Caligula was the third Roman Emperor from AD 37 to 41. His reign was short but...
Megan Kumorek
May 22, 20233 min read
Unwrapping the Past through Digital Archaeology: A look at the Mummy of Amenhotep I
Traditional archaeology is essential to understand the past, but unfortunately certain methods can sometimes damage the element under...
Cindy Levesque
May 15, 20233 min read
The Gallic Rebellion
During the Roman republic, Gaul was a province populated by several different tribes. These tribes were not part of a unified group, but...
Megan Kumorek
May 8, 20232 min read
The Oracle of Delphi
Described as a young and beautiful maiden, the ancient Greek Oracle of Delphi – named Pythia (derived from Pytho: which was the original...
Cindy Levesque
May 1, 20236 min read
Agrippina the Elder - Breaking all the rules
Before his death, Augustus, the first emperor of Rome, spent much time ensuring his heirs would inherit his power. Unfortunately, most of...
Christofer Ek
Apr 24, 20232 min read
Ushabtis
Ushabtis (also known as Shabtis or Shawabtis) are small figurines that were used as funerary goods in ancient Egypt. They were commonly...
Cindy Levesque
Apr 17, 20233 min read
The Last of the Tyrants of Athens
Peisistratus had a complicated and theatrical rise to power during the sixth century BCE (see this earlier article). After some...
Megan Kumorek
Apr 10, 20233 min read
Kandake Amanirenas - An African Queen vs the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was stretching its influence into Africa long before Cleopatra was born. However, after the death of the iconic ancient...
Cindy Levesque
Apr 3, 20233 min read
How Sewers Made Rome
While today, the city of Rome is a place overflowing with history, culture and influence, it is difficult to associate the modern marvel...
Anna Sunneborn Gudnadottir
Mar 27, 20232 min read
The different scientific analyses of the Dead Sea scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls are ancient Hebrew and Jewish religious texts. They were discovered in 1946-7 in the Qumran Caves on the northern...
Christofer Ek
Mar 20, 20232 min read
Mortuary Temples
Most of what the general public knows about ancient Egypt relates to their dealings with death: mummies, pyramids, King Tut’s death mask,...
Megan Kumorek
Mar 13, 20232 min read
Un-Mummied Remains
Crocodiles have been seen as a sacred animal in ancient Egyptian culture for thousands of years as they were considered earthly vessels...
Cindy Levesque
Mar 6, 20233 min read
No girls allowed: A story about a mother's pride at the Olympics
The story of the only woman in history to sneak in to the ancient Olympics (according to Pausanias) in a fictionalized narrative.
Megan Kumorek
Feb 27, 20233 min read
Say Cheese! - One Man's Cheese is Ancient Egypt's Disease
Cheese can be seen as a staple in most households around the world so it is no surprise that cheese as we know it today has been produced...
Linda Persson
Feb 20, 20233 min read
Bathroom Break!
What happens when you don’t have toilet paper? As we are all painfully aware, the threat of running out of toilet paper today is...
Christofer Ek
Feb 13, 20232 min read
Pets in Ancient Egypt
When the word ‘mummy’ is mentioned, two things usually come to mind: a mother or the embalmed remains of an ancient Egyptian king or...
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