Objective Of War One of the major objectives during war was to capture their enemies alive so that they could be sacrificed in religious ceremonies. For every captive a warrior would rise in rank and gain prestige within their society eventually becoming an elite Eagle
Statue of Liberty is a world famous statue in New York. However, where does the inspiration come from? Why is the statue called as ‘The New Colossus’? Travelling back to ancient time to the Greek, city of Rhodes there stood a statue of the Sun
The Baghdad Battery is also known as the Parthian Battery and is believed to be one of the oldest battery known to man. Baghdad Battery is around 2,200-year-old (from the Parthian period) which comprises of a ceramic jar, a tube of copper, and a rod
Short Answer Prometheus steals fire to give it back to humans after Zeus took fire away from man. According to the greek mythology Zeus decreed that for every sacrifice that man made to the gods, the sacrifice should be split into two portions one for
Intro Archimedes of Syracuse, Italy is the most famous mathematician, inventor, physicist, engineer and an astronomer in ancient Greece. Archimedes is a man who was both, of his time and far ahead of his time. He was born in Greek city of Syracuse in approximately
Overview the Portuguese man o’ war also known by its binomial name Physalia physalis. It is usually mistaken for a jellyfish, but it actually belongs to a species of siphonophore, a group of animals that are closely related to jellyfish. The name Portuguese man o’
The rainbow river of Colombia also known as the river of five colors, is like a colourful painting hand painted by Mother Nature herself. Every year just when the time is right ( end of July through November ), the rivers water levels are low enough
Waters could easily turn hostile, weather could become treacherous, deadly submerged rocks could easily tear through the ship’s hull. Navigational aids did not exist at that time. By day marines followed visible land marks by night they relied on the stars. what sailors feared most was
On March 13th 1997 residents of Phoenix Arizona started reporting a formation of bright lights moving over their heads, the cluster of lights was seen by as many as twenty thousand people, making it one of the biggest mass UFO sightings of all time. Neither
Buried a thousand feet (300 meters) below the earth’s surface, lies a chamber that is home to one of the most magnificent geological discoveries of all time the giant crystal caves of naica. These spectacular crystal formations have been entombed in water in this cave
