EnigmaticWorld Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I wanted to make a thread for random history content because there's plenty of interesting content out there that has explanations and doesn't necessarily fit into the OOPArts thread or forbidden knowledge topics. It would be interesting to see what others share, and I need to take my mind off more depressing matters. Feel free to contribute any historical content that you find interesting. I'll start it off with the Yamnaya. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EnigmaticWorld Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Missing Ancient Greek Inscriptions Solved by Artificial Intelligence https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/28/greek-inscriptions-ai-deep-neural-networks/ Not sure how I feel about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EnigmaticWorld Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 The impressive Viking runestones of the Swedish countryside, 1899-1945 https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/viking-runestones-sweden 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 "My body's covered in scars from every weapon you can think of - swords, arrows, stones, clubs. All for the sake of your lives, your glory, and your wealth." Then that epic music kicks in. Never gets old, even for a paraphrased speech. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EnigmaticWorld Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 Interesting timing to drop a Rome related image with that symbol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campion Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 1 hour ago, EnigmaticWorld said: Interesting timing to drop a Rome related image with that symbol. Yeah, I always thought that symbol originated in India but a quick bit of research tells me it was more widespread in the ancient world. The article is also part of the "Britain's always been multicultural" narrative too, when it says: “He’s described as this massively impressive ‘black-skinned’ person, this hero who comes from Troy. I’m wondering why Memnon would be chosen as the name of the gladiator. Is that because we’ve got a black gladiator who is from somewhere well south of Colchester – from north Africa?” Pearce speculated. Just shows how long we've been victimised by imperialists like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macnamara Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 23 hours ago, Campion said: I’m wondering why Memnon would be chosen as the name of the gladiator. well aga-memnon was the leader of the mycaenean greeks in the trojan war: Etymology His name in Greek, Ἀγαμέμνων, means "very steadfast", "unbowed" or "resolute".[3] The word comes from *Ἀγαμέδμων (*Agamédmōn) from ἄγαν, "very much" and μέδομαι, "think on".[4] Description In the account of Dares the Phrygian, Agamemnon was described as ". . .blond, large, and powerful. He was eloquent, wise, and noble, a man richly endowed."[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agamemnon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EnigmaticWorld Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 Oldest reference to Norse god Odin found in Danish treasure https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/oldest-reference-norse-god-odin-found-denmark-treasure-97704338 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EnigmaticWorld Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 Crossroads at two ancient cultures: Discovery of Roman woman aristocrat at cemetery is hailed as key to charting the murky history between the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of Anglo-Saxon Britain https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11856191/Discovery-Roman-aristocrat-woman-Anglo-Saxon-cemetery-1-600-years-old-hailed-researchers.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 (edited) "..we have them to thank for our language, them to thank for our nation, them to thank for a substantial portion of our blood. We the English are an ethnic group, and they are our progenitors, they were not socialists, nor did they know about egalitarianism" On 9/7/2022 at 8:52 PM, EnigmaticWorld said: Edited April 9 by EnigmaticWorld 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EnigmaticWorld Posted May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 Translation: https://videnskab-dk.translate.goog/kultur-samfund/vikingernes-indtog-i-england-er-stoerre-end-forventet/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaticWorld Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 On 3/14/2023 at 2:38 PM, EnigmaticWorld said: The tales behind The White Horse of Kent and how it links to the county's Invicta motto https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/the-stories-behind-kents-white-horse-232108/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexa Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 On 3/8/2023 at 10:55 AM, EnigmaticWorld said: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EnigmaticWorld Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 Enigmatic Anglo-Saxon ivory rings discovered in elite burials came from African elephants 4,000 miles away https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/enigmatic-anglo-saxon-ivory-rings-discovered-in-elite-burials-came-from-african-elephants-4000-miles-away 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexa Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Are lead tablets discovered in a remote cave in Jordan the secret writings about the last years of Jesus? There is a thriving market in Middle Eastern antiquities and many shadowy figures involved. One archaeologist has allegedly received death threats. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1368252/Are-artefacts-discovered-remote-cave-secret-writings-years-Jesus.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexa Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Dutch 'Indiana Jones' recovers one of the most sacred Catholic artefacts ever stolen: Relic 'containing drops of Jesus's blood' is returned six weeks after it was taken from French church Arthur Brand, a Dutch art detective, has tracked down a stolen Catholic relic Precious Blood of Christ - a reliquary said to contain drops of Jesus's blood - was stolen from church in Fécamp on June 1 along with other valuable objects Brand said thief's friend contacted him, afraid he was cursed for having taken it Relic was then dropped anonymously outside his house in a cardboard box, and will be returned to France via Dutch police https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11005195/Dutch-Indiana-Jones-recovers-Jesus-blood-relic-stolen-French-church.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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