Africa
Morocco renames key highway after Donald Trump
The decision was confirmed by King Mohammed VI and is related to the US recognition of Moroccan claims to Western Sahara in 2020. Morocco has named a key h…
History
History
Julian the Apostate – the last emperor of the old gods
Among the Roman emperors of the 4th century, there is hardly a more controversial and difficult-to-understand figure than Flavius Claudius Julianus, who…
Archeology
Felix Romuliana
The forgotten Roman city of Emperor Galerius is one of the most impressive monuments of the late Roman Empire — Felix Romuliana, known today as Gamzigrad.…
History
June 19, 1862: U.S. Congress outlaws slavery in the country
On June 19, 1862, the U.S. Congress passed the Territorial Slavery Act, which outlawed slavery in all present and future federal territories of the United…
History
August 1, 1834 The British Empire abolishes slavery. 770,000 people gain freedom
One of the most important humanitarian acts in world history. On August 1, 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, passed by the British Parliament the previ…
Defense
The Two Superpowers of the Bronze Age
The thirteenth century BC is a period of two colossuses. To the south lies Egypt—ancient, wealthy, self-confident, ruled by a young pharaoh in his fifth ye…
Culture
What is the Egyptian Book of the Dead?
Like many other ancient cultures, the ancient Egyptians also had a rich belief system regarding the afterlife and viewed death as the beginning of a long a…
Health
The beginning of the first quarantine in the history of mankind
The fruit of rational statesmanship, this event occurred on July 27, 1377 in the Adriatic republic of Ragusa (today's Dubrovnik). On that day, the Great As…
Culture
The Iron Pillar in Delhi has outlived its time, scientists have solved its mystery
The Iron Pillar in Delhi Every metal has its own shelf life. Iron, left exposed to the open air, quickly deteriorates: a few weeks of air and moisture are…
History
The Age of Tanzimat and Freemasonry
Constitutional movements in the Ottoman Empire began at the dawn of the 18th century. The nineteenth century was the climax of the chaotic socio-political…