Although we know a lot about art, philosophy, medicine, mathematics, and other sciences of ancient Greece, the cradle of Western culture and civilization, in the depths of time lies the heart of ancient Greece from which everything we know about this culture was born, and those are the mysteries. Almost all great artists, playwrights, philosophers, … Read more
tionima, kao što su Olimpijske igre i druge javne manifestacije. To je doprinijelo širenju kulture, ideja i znanja među Helencima. Unatoč političkim i teritorijalnim podjelama, Grci su se osjećali dio iste civilizacije i dijelili iste vrijednosti. Mikenska kultura je nestala s dolaskom Dorana, ali njezino nasljeđe i utjecaj ostali su vidljivi u grčkoj umjetnosti, arhitekturi … Read more
tute) je pokrenuo istraživanja na ovom lokalitetu 1995. godine. Otkriveno je da je Göbekli Tepe zapravo najstariji poznati hramski kompleks na svijetu, star oko 12 tisuća godina. Temelji se sastoje od ogromnih kamenih stupova, isklesanih i ukrašenih prikazima životinja i geometrijskim uzorcima. Ovi nalazi povukli su reviziju povijesti ljudske civilizacije, jer pokazuju da su ljudi … Read more
Gaston Camille Charles Maspero (1846-1916) is one of the key figures in the young science of Egyptology, which emerged in the 19th century thanks to the work of French and English enthusiasts and lovers of Egyptian civilization. Although Europeans came into contact with remnants of Egyptian culture throughout the Middle Ages, and especially during the … Read more
The Phenomenon of the Stone Age – The Most Famous World Megaliths Avebury, Great Britain Decorations In addition to stylized human figures, a variety of signs and symbols have been found on megaliths, including pictograms in the form of snakes, birds, spirals, crescents or horns, and human footprints. It is believed that snakes symbolically represent … Read more
…they built for you a fleet of senile cypresses, they took the cedar of Lebanon, raised masts for you; they carved oars for you out of oak wood from Bashan, they made a deck for you from ivory and ebony from the Kitian islands! They made your sails from Egyptian linen, embroidered. And they adorned … Read more
When talking about the giants of ancient Rome today, Julius Caesar, Augustus Octavian, and Cicero are usually mentioned as the most famous among them. However, during the period of the Roman Republic, there were also great figures who are not talked about as much. One of them is the consul Fabius Maximus, who was known … Read more
Elephantine is the largest island in the Aswan area, almost a thousand kilometers away from the great pyramids on the Giza plateau. It is also one of the oldest Egyptian cities with remains dating back to the Predynastic period, more than five thousand years old. The current name of the city, Elephantine, means “City of … Read more
The history of ancient Egypt does not fit into the scientific scheme of the world’s past. The remains of its impressive culture still confuse scientists, while temples, tombs, and pyramids hide their secrets and overshadow many achievements of modern civilization. The officially accepted history of Egyptian culture is counted from around 4000 BC, and the … Read more
Seti II. Seti II, the fifth ruler of the 19th dynasty of Ancient Egypt, ruled from 1204 to 1198 BC. His short reign was marked by numerous conflicts for the throne with Amenmesse, who also ruled for a short period of two or three years. Seti II was the son of King Merneptah and Queen … Read more
