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11 09, 2017

Assyrian and Babylonian art – West Asia

By |2019-09-05T06:00:23-07:00September 11th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on Assyrian and Babylonian art – West Asia

Assyrian prisoners After the Dark Ages, by around 1000 BC, the Assyrians became the biggest power in West Asia, and they created many important works of art. The Assyrians continued the West Asian tradition of relief [...]

8 09, 2017

Who are the Arawak? – South American history

By |2019-01-30T10:01:58-08:00September 8th, 2017|History, South America|Comments Off on Who are the Arawak? – South American history

Arawak history: Arawak family in Trinidad, ca. 1500 AD The Arawak arrive in Venezuela The Arawak probably first arrived in South America with the second wave of people, around 15,000 BC. They [...]

26 08, 2017

Domitian’s palace – Domus Flavia – Roman architecture

By |2019-05-15T05:48:39-07:00August 26th, 2017|Architecture, Romans|Comments Off on Domitian’s palace – Domus Flavia – Roman architecture

This is the facade, or front entrance, to Domitian's palace, the Domus Flavia Why did Domitian build the Domus Flavia? Vespasian, the first emperor of the Flavian Dynasty in Rome, had been [...]

25 08, 2017

Roman baths – water and cleanliness in ancient Rome

By |2019-02-11T06:42:24-08:00August 25th, 2017|Architecture, Romans|Comments Off on Roman baths – water and cleanliness in ancient Rome

The big cold swimming pool at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. Why did Romans have public baths? Roman people usually didn't have hot baths in their houses, because it was [...]

8 08, 2017

Native American games – lacrosse, swimming, dice

By |2018-04-11T18:30:20-07:00August 8th, 2017|Games, Native American|Comments Off on Native American games – lacrosse, swimming, dice

Cherokee lacrosse players from 1888 People who lived in North America played both active games and the kind where you can sit down. Their favorite active game was lacrosse. Or actually lacrosse [...]

26 07, 2017

Rustem swims away – a story in the Shahnameh

By |2018-04-07T17:04:30-07:00July 26th, 2017|Islam, Literature|Comments Off on Rustem swims away – a story in the Shahnameh

The Devil carries Rostem Like Odysseus or Anansi, Monkey or Br'er Rabbit, the Iranian hero Rustem was a trickster. He uses quick thinking to get out of this fix: Once when he was sleeping alone outside [...]

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