HISTORY
The Gruesome Goat’s Tongue: Greatest Torture of All Time?
History is full of inventive, albeit disturbing, methods of making people squirm, confess, or simply regret their life choices. Among…
Oldest Statement of Christian Faith (Jesus is God) Found In Israeli Prison
“Jesus is God.” An inscription declaring this to be a reality, the earliest and oldest written expression of the Christian…
Murder in the Family: The Ptolemies
For 275 years, the Ptolemies ruled as Egypt’s last, enduring dynasty. Each king carried the name Ptolemy, and each queen…
The Ancient Hangover Cure Found in a 1,000-Year-Old Cookbook
Written nearly a thousand years ago, the Kitab al-tabikh (book of cookery) written by Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq, is the most…
The Nabataeans are Coming | History Today
The volte face has been astonishing. Until 2017, or thereabouts, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was seen as the hallmark…
An Uneasy Propaganda Alliance | History Today
It was supposed to be a prestige project for Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, a way to convince their people…
Researcher Says Aliens May Be Using Star Systems as Spaceships
Astronomers have observed stars that are accelerating through space at a shockingly rapid pace. Normally this is assumed to relate…
Pylon of Ptolemaic Temple Uncovered in Sohag Along Western Bank of Nile
A complete pylon of a Ptolemaic temple called Batlmy, described as a ‘significant milestone’, has been found on the western…
Focaccia Didn’t Originate in Rome, but in Mesopotamia 9,000 years ago!
By Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona A study led by researchers from the UAB and the University La Sapienza in Rome…
Dongba: The Last Hieroglyph and the Struggle to Save Naxi Culture
The Dongba symbols are an ancient system of pictographic glyphs created by the founder of the Bön religious tradition of…