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Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Ancient Egypt: The history of the First Intermediate Period

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It was the century that shook Egypt's confidence forever. After more than five hundred years of wealth and power centered in Memphis, and nearly a thousand years of united rule under a divine king, the wealth, power and unity of the royal administration had collapsed. The literary record speaks to a sense of crisis on nearly ... More..

Arts & Humanities > Middle Eastern History A look at Cheop's pyramid at Giza

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Akhet-Khufu, or "the Horizon of Khufu," is the ancient name for the first pyramid at Giza. The largest of all Egyptian pyramids, and the last surviving Wonder of the Ancient World, it is popularly known today as The Great Pyramid. The ancients marveled at its size; modern observers marvel at its technical precision. While nei... More..

Arts & Humanities > Ancient History An overview on ancient Egyptian weapons

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The patterns of ancient Egyptian weaponry were set in the late Predynastic, and only the war against the Hyksos at the end of the Second Intermediate Period brought any significant change to the Egyptian arsenal. Naturally, the conquest of the north by foreigners shook the complacency of the Egyptians, and so they were more r... More..

Sciences > Physical Anthropology Introduction to the Neolithic

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The Neolithic is the most recent phase of the period loosely known as the Stone Age. The term "Stone Age" itself is now considered to be too generic to be of any real use in anthropological work, but its traditional subsets, the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic, remain meaningful terms, at least in the archaeology of Eu... More..

Local Guides > Charleston Haunted Charleston, South Carolina

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Little by little, the days are getting shorter, and thoughts turn again to the approaching Halloween season. For many, the prospect of taking a ghost tour or spending the night in a haunted hotel exerts an unstoppable attraction. The city of Charleston, South Carolina, offers a splendid opportunity to indulge this desire.Site... More..

Arts & Humanities > Ancient History The greatest threat to Rome: King Mithridates of Pontus

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Sometimes a peripheral state can emerge on the international scene at an opportune moment and suddenly become a major power. The accession of a visionary ruler, or the temporary weakness of a neighbor, may be all that is necessary to bestow a conqueror's momentum on a heretofore forgotten power. Perhaps this is how the Cart... More..

Arts & Humanities > Ancient History A look at how the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage began

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The Punic Wars loom large in the history of Rome. Before the Punic Wars, Rome had gained great experience in conflict with other Italian states, and even some experience fighting foreigners, such as Pyrrhus of Epirus. Never before, however, had they fought an opponent as mighty as Carthage. To the Romans, the Punic Wars to... More..

Arts & Humanities > Middle Ages An overview of the Knights Templar

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Their symbol depicted two knights riding the same horse, an image that most likely represents the poverty in which the order emerged. Its downfall came from the greed and jealousy that was aroused by the order's wealth as bankers. And in between, it was an organization of monastic warriors charged with the protection of pilgr... More..

Arts & Humanities > Middle Ages What was the Albigensian Crusade?

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Far from the holy sites in Jerusalem, a Crusade was fought in western Europe. In southern France, an heretical sect, known as Albigensians, had come to dominate a large swath of land. With the support of local nobility, they felt free to practice their faith openly, even hosting an international conference of like-minded se... More..

Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Queen Cleopatra of Egypt and how she affected the Roman Empire

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Cleopatra Thea Philopator, or Cleopatra VII, was a remarkable and talented ruler who inherited a weak position and never managed to improve it in a lasting manner. She was both well-educated and natively clever, and she had a dramatic flair that made her intoxicating to powerful men. Her wealth guaranteed the attention of R... More..

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