Ancient History
10 Little Known Criminals Who Committed History’s Worst Crimes
The annals of recorded history have no shortage of criminal monsters in human form. Evil types who enjoy inflicting pain…
These 10 Truly Bizarre Beliefs From History Will Keep You Laughing All Night
From the belief that joining the workforce and getting a job would dry out a woman's uterus, to the conviction…
City of the Dead Unexpectedly Discovered in Search for this Saint
The death of Pope Pius XI in February 1939 marked the beginning of an unprecedented archaeological treasure hunt. The deceased…
12 Notable Same Gender Couples from History
"Behind every great man, there is a great woman," or so the saying goes. But, in some cases, great men…
10 Ancient Religious Texts Not Included in the Bible
Those who believe that the Bible is the Word of God and as such is the infallible source of the…
10 Human Skeletons with Ghastly Tales to Tell
Skeletons can reveal their history in a variety of different ways. Some of those stories can be discerned just from…
Here is How a New Discovery is Changing Everything We Thought We Knew About the Death of 22 Million Aztecs
What killed millions of Aztecs? For over a century historians, anthropologists, archeologists, and other researchers have debated this question. It…
10 of History’s Most Remarkable Hoaxes and Forgeries
Hoaxes are falsehoods deliberately concocted to masquerade as the truth and can range from the trivial, amounting to little more…
Wrath of Olympus: 10 Bizarre and Horrific Punishments of the Ancient Greek Gods
Examining a culture's religion, mythology, and folklore, is a great tool for shedding light on its collective worldview, and how…
10 Secrets from the Mayan Civilization that Will Leave You Dumbstruck
The Mayan Empire was centrally based in the tropical lowland that is now known as Guatemala. It was in the…