Secrets of history 2024, October
The explanation of such a historical and cultural phenomenon is the interpretation of pagan beliefs, which boil down to the fact that a person once had a desire "to reign and own everything", while ignoring the sacred wealth of the bowels of Mother Earth
According to the Greek myth, retold by Plutarch, the ship on which Theseus returned from Crete to Athens was carefully kept by the Athenians until the era of Demetrius of Phaler, and was annually sent with the sacred embassy to Delos
At the beginning of the 18th century, the Royal Library of Madrid received a manuscript bearing the title "History of the Byzantine Emperors in Constantinople from 811 to 1057, Written by the Kurapalat John Skylitzia"
The desire to get rich existed always and everywhere. The way to achieve this goal was not always legal. With the advent of the universal unit of account - coins, counterfeiters also appeared.Counterfeit coins - the methods used by counterfeiters were completely different
Let's say right away that this unique palace of Crimea, allegedly erected at the beginning of the nineteenth century by Count M.S
In general terms, the average inhabitant of the earth knows little about China except that there are a lot of them, they have communism, and that everything is made in China
In anticipation of the shooting One of the happily grinning baboons pulled the bolt of the machine gun and stepped forward, carefully aiming. Captain of the Soviet Army Vladimir D
They ate without return, gave birth in a dream, disfigured themselves to avoid the harassment of their brother - these are children's fairy tales … We have collected for you 9 most famous stories that are very different from the way we remember them from childhood
Ordinary soldiers of construction battalions Anatoly Kryuchkovsky, Philip Poplavsky, Ivan Fedotov and their commander Askhat Ziganshin, junior sergeant, in the 1960s were more popular than the Liverpool four
The Cathedral in Chartres was built for 66 years and was opened to the people with great fanfare in 1260. The French king himself arrived for the holiday, and the pilgrims and townspeople, finally allowed to witness the miracle, went inside and stood with their mouths open
There is no encrypted secret knowledge in it, but it is itself a mystery - and ndash; why, why and for whom was it created?
Most people associate mechanical engineering with modernity, but this connection is far from the truth. The fact is that our ancestors used complex machines since the beginning of the Bronze Age
The world would be a very boring place without unknown, mystical and supernatural things. Throughout history, there were artifacts that were attributed to magical properties, as well as that were beyond human understanding
Each of us knows the name of Queen Tamara. Surely, if a sociological survey were conducted in Georgia to find out who the Georgian residents consider the greatest woman, she would undoubtedly be the first on the list
There are names known to every inhabitant of the former great country - the USSR. These include the name of the legendary Queen Tamara (1166-1209). Back in school, we were told about the brutal ruler of Georgia who lived in the Darial Gorge
The Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed for five centuries has been one of the main symbols of Moscow and Russia as a whole. However, many legends still circulate around him. MYTH # 1. Architects Barma and Postnik who were blinded by Ivan the Terrible
There are historical names that invariably arouse interest in the fate of their bearer. Such, undoubtedly, is the name of Queen Tamara, about whom many songs, legends and tales have been composed. In the work of M.Yu
As part of a scientific expedition in the city of Kvareli, located in the Georgian region of Kakheti, scientists discovered a vessel for making wine (kvevri), which was filled with clean water
A group of Georgian and Polish archaeologists during excavations in the Beshtasheni region in southeastern Georgia discovered 16 burials of the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age
The lion, serving Tamar the queen, holds her sword and shield. Well, me, a singer, what deed should she serve? Royal braids - agates, the fever is brighter than lalov. He who sees the sun revels in nectar
Hitler was absolutely confident in his victory over the USSR. He worked out in advance a plan for arranging the occupied territory. This document was called "Directive No. 32"
There are very interesting coincidences, one of such cases is given in this post. Here are four photographs taken in different locations, by different people and at different times. But these photos are connected with each other in an interesting detail
On June 26, 1953, three tank regiments stationed near Moscow received an order from the Minister of Defense - load up with ammo and enter the capital. The motorized rifle division received the same order
Beria was also killed twice, and if in defense of Stalin they speak more and more often, then for some reason everyone is unanimous about Beria, except for Yuri Mukhin
Unlike the hetera Phryne, Thais did not inspire a single sculptor or artist, no one captured the beauty of her body and face
The history of Russia knows many mysterious personalities, but perhaps no one else aroused such great interest as Grigory Rasputin
Sometimes you start reading all sorts of versions of well-known events and realize that something is probably wrong
Scientists have recently revealed the incredible secrets of the real "King Kongs". As it turned out, these animals really lived on Earth, and became extinct 100 thousand years ago. Researchers from Germany sorted out this issue
110 years ago, a war broke out between the two empires - Russia and Japan. Believed - for control over Manchuria and Korea. Although events on land and at sea have long been described in detail, "blank spots" remained in its history
How did it happen that the huge Russian people failed to prevent the greatest of the dangers - invasion from within? It happened very simply. Having conquered alien tribes, we had the unfortunate mistake of keeping them at home
Oleg Arkhipov, researcher of the death of Dyatlov's tourist group, presented an archival document that may indicate falsification of the investigation in this case
Currently, the origin and direction of hurricanes are recorded by satellites, and the crews of ships are notified of impending storms by radio. In ancient times, for Polynesian seafarers, the role of such satellites was played
This unremarkable block of sandstone weighing 152 kg - one of the most significant historical artifacts and perhaps the most sacred relic of Scotland
There were legends about the tough disposition of Peter I. He did not spare his enemies, and dealt with personal rivals with particular cruelty. Both of his wives were convicted of infidelity, and those who turned the king into a cuckold paid for it with their lives
From May to August 1939, the divisions of the Red Army fought with the Japanese army on the territory of Mongolia near the Khalkhin-Gol River. It was in Mongolia that the commanding star of the future Marshal Georgy Zhukov rose
Ancient tombs are always surrounded by a mystic halo. When archaeologists discovered a modern object in a 400-year-old Chinese tomb in 2008, even skeptics began to believe in mysticism. For some - this is proof of the possibility of time travel
He was seen as an inspirational actor, glutton, voluptuary. He was considered a formidable monarch, devout Catholic, selfish and ambitious. What was actually hidden behind the mask of the "sun king"?
In Russia, the word "lashman" has been well known to everyone since the Petrine era. But it did not refer to peoples, especially those who had disappeared, but to the unfortunate inhabitants of the Volga region, whom the sovereign attributed to the most hard labor of that time - harvesting and delivering ship timber …In the Peter the Great era, the Russian language was enriched with a huge number of foreign words, mainly German. T
There was no limit to the surprise of scientists when, in 1965, in Chukotka, in the Pegtymel River valley, they first discovered rock paintings made by the Chukchi. At first, only images of deer came across - the main source of food for the northern people
MYTH # 10: Found fossils passed off as human ancestors are actually "degradants", degraded people. It's easy to believe