Ancient History

• Did You Know: Roman Statues Were Actually Colorful

  The Ancient Greeks and Romans intricately painted their statues... we just weren't around to see it.

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• A 6,000-Year-Old Salt Production House Found in UK

  The salt production facility rewrites ancient history, predating Stonehenge.

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• When Did People Start Using Money?

  There are many theories about the origin of currency because money is so difficult to define. However, We do know when currency first started being granted and exchanged like it is today.

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• The Crusade Against Markward

  This widely forgotten Christian crusade started with the strange decision to overtake a democratically agreed upon the decision that nixed the Catholic church from Sicily's profits.

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• Scientists Think They Can Estimate When Fire Was 'Invented'

  If you had to ballpark it, when do you think human beings first used fire?

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• The Medjay Police of Ancient Egypt

  The ancient times didn't have the same amount of law enforcement that we do today, mainly because those societies were crop-based and not revenue-based. However, ancient cops did exist, and they functioned in ways that they really should continue functioning in today's age.

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• The Strange Life of Ivan the Terrible

  Ivan IV of Russia (aka Ivan the Terrible) was a terrible person and a ruler with an iron fist. However, his fatal mistake challenged his humanity, and he folded.

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• The Strange Beauty Habits of Ancient Royalty

  Some people still perform these activities, despite the fact that no science has ever reinforced their claims.

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• The Strange Job That Stanczyk Held

  Court jesters were actually held in exceptionally high regard, especially a man named Stanczyk.

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• Drake's Drum: The Snare That Drummed Itself

  Sir Francis Drake was the former owner of this haunted drum, and now his spirit haunts it.

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• The Ancient Chinese da Vinci- Zhang Heng

  Zhang Heng was a polymathic scientist from the Han dynasty, and he was smarter than most other people on Earth, even the ones who got books written about them.

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• The Egyptian Queen Who Became a King

  Born the princess of two nobles, one of which was the pharaoh, Hatshepsut became so popular that she was later asked to be the king.

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• The Interesting and Obscure History of Sicily

  Sicily is one of the oldest and most historically important islands off the coast of Europe.

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• The Life and Career of Socrates

  Socrates is considered to be one of the three great founders of modern philosophy, but history seems to focus on him more than Aristotle and Plato. Why do you think that is?

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• Underwater Archaeologists Discover Elongated Skulls in Submerged Mayan Cave

  Human-like remains were discovered in a cenote located in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.

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• The History of Hygiene

  From the beginning of soap to UV treatments to kill bacteria, here is a (somewhat) complete history of hygiene.

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• The Ball Game of Mesoamerica

  One of the oldest sports in human history has no discernable purpose, no ruleset, and no modern understanding.

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• The Antikythera Mechanism

  Sponge divers found a bizarre piece of machinery in an ancient ship-wreck. It took over 40 years for scientists to take it seriously.

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• The Shroud of Turin

  The science communities that have worked with the Shroud of Turin have all denounced its legitimacy. However, for some reason, some people still insist that it's real.

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• The Female Gladiator

  This bronze statuette may hold a secret that historians have been disagreeing upon for centuries.

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• What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls?

  The Dead Sea Scrolls are some of the most talked-about pieces of literature from ancient times. They're also some of the oldest pieces of paper ever recovered.

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