09 Mar 2020 Where X Marks The Spot: Rare Ancient Treasures, Codes and Cryptic Clues By ashley cowie History & Tradition 1 Treasure legends sometimes have a kernel of truth, but are then exaggerated, embellished and transformed, told over and over again until the facts fade and leave only fantastical tales, but look hard enough and relics of the truth may rarely be... Read More
28 Feb 2020 Hair-Raising Status of Ancient Gods and Men By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 Human hair has always played an important role in culture and in society. For men and women alike, styling one's hair seems to be an innate human desire to emphasize their beauty and power. Thus, apart from being interesting and rather beautiful,... Read More
19 Feb 2020 The Augurs of Rome: Birds Predicting The Will Of The Gods By MartiniF History & Tradition 1 Cycles of nature were at the core of the ancient practice of divination to decipher the will of the gods. Many different methods of divination were practiced in antiquity, such as dream interpretations (oneiromancy), interpreting the entrails of... Read More
16 Feb 2020 Nadi Shastra: Ancient Leaves of Destiny By Enrico History & Tradition 0 A fascinating and incredible mystery is linked to ancient India, a journey into the remote past of a land that still has to reveal to the whole of humanity many of its 'stories' and its wonders. The so-called Leaves of Destiny, or Nadi Shastra,... Read More
15 Feb 2020 Swords of Fate: The Ancient Blades That Forged History By ashley cowie History & Tradition 1 For thousands of years humans have found good reason to stab, chop, slice and dice each other up, and the choice weapon which has endured the tests of time is the sword. Historically, kings, emperors, princes and royal army generals all owned their... Read More