In 1255 B.C. the great Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II built The Great Temple of Abu Simbel along the banks of the Nile. The temple, along with its twin, a smaller temple or his wife, Queen Nefertari, are a prime example of Ancient...
This is a fascinating film about one of England's most famous king, admired throughout the centuries for being heroic and brave and a pivotal Christian commander during the Crusades. Despite being a king for only a decade, from...
"Baron Gilles de Rais: The Medieval Serial Killer" is a fascinating film about the infamous French nobleman Gilles de Rais. He was a decorated war hero, fighting alongside Joan of...
Caves are fascinating yet dangerous: they are dark, forbidding and unstable. And while they often house geological wonders, caves are a claustrophobic's worst nightmare because they could collapse at any given time, and it...
On September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at 96 years old after an incredible 70 years as the ruling monarch. Her passing leaves a void in the collective consciousness of...
From the late 1600s to the mid-1860s, slavery was legal and an inherent part of American society. The largest concentration of enslaved people worked the cotton plantations for...
The last two decades have been highly tumultuous for the country of Iraq. Dictator Saddam Hussein has oppressed its people from the late 70s until he was ousted by invading Americans in 2003. When he was removed from power,...
It's been 30 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, an unprecedented event in history that still has significant repercussions in the region today. At the height of its power,...
The Sumerians were an ancient civilization that lived in Mesopotamia, specifically the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. They are considered humanity's first...
In the 10th century, Vikings sailing from Norway to Iceland made Greenland's accidental discovery. The Vikings were European, specifically of Danish and Norwegian descent, who were...
The Assyrian Empire was one of the greatest empires the world has ever known. From 2100 to 1400 BC, it was a thriving Mesopotamian city-state. By the mid-1300 BC, it had emerged as a mighty empire, ruling large areas of the...
One of the most consistent sources of conflict for the last 5,000 years has been the battle between civilization (or city builder) and barbarism (or nomad). Throughout the entire...
From the late 1800s until the 1920s, archaeology was all the rage. Many European expeditions in the Middle East searched for everything from Egyptian mummies to the origins of the...
Britain was once part of the Roman Empire from about 50AD to the mid 4th century. By the time the Visogoths sacked Rome towards the end of the 4th century, the physical presence in Britain and most traces of Roman culture and...