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The Roman Goddess Vesta and her Vestal Virgins
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The Roman Goddess Vesta and her Vestal Virgins

The goddess Vesta was the Roman goddess of the home, the hearth, fire, domestic life, and the patroness of bakers. She is identified with the Greek goddess Hestia, although Hestia was less so in the spotlight...
The Maya Calendar, Culture and History: an Introduction to a Mesoamerican Civilization
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The Maya Calendar, Culture and History: an Introduction to a Mesoamerican Civilization

The Maya are a people indigenous to Mexico and Central America who have continuously inhabited the modern regions of Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Tabasco, and Chiapas...
Ancient History of Winter Solstice Traditions and Sites
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Ancient History of Winter Solstice Traditions and Sites

The winter solstice, falling in December in the Northern hemisphere and June in the Southern hemisphere, is the shortest day and longest night of the year. The winter solstice, also referred to...
History of Ancient Sea Travel: Trade, Burials and Maritime Cultures
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History of Ancient Sea Travel: Trade, Burials and Maritime Cultures

The history of seafaring and sea travel is expansive and can be traced back thousands of years to the ancient world. This video is going to explore the development of ships and seafaring...
Hecate the Goddess of Witchcraft and Magic in Greek Mythology
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Hecate the Goddess of Witchcraft and Magic in Greek Mythology

Hecate is the goddess associated with magic, witchcraft, the moon, doorways, the night, necromancy, and ghosts in Greek mythology. She is the goddess of boundaries, the guardian of crossroads...
Hathor the Egyptian Goddess of Love, Beauty and Pleasure
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Hathor the Egyptian Goddess of Love, Beauty and Pleasure

Hathor was not only a powerful goddess but also one of the most popular in ancient Egypt and it’s not surprising since she was the goddess of love, fertility, beauty, pleasure, music, dancing, and...
King Tutankhamun and the Discovery of His Tomb
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King Tutankhamun and the Discovery of His Tomb

King Tutankhamun (or King Tut as he is known) spent the early years of his life with the name Tutankhaten and was born in the eleventh year of the reign of his father Pharaoh Amenhotep IV, who is better...
The Greek Hero Bellerophon and his Flying Horse Pegasus
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The Greek Hero Bellerophon and his Flying Horse Pegasus

Bellerophon or Bellerophontes is a hero in Greek mythology who is best known as the man who tamed the winged horse Pegasus. Bellerophon was the son of Poseidon the god of the sea and horses and...
The Greek God Apollo: The Myths of the Olympian God of Music, Medicine, the Sun and Archery
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The Greek God Apollo: The Myths of the Olympian God of Music, Medicine, the Sun and Archery

The god Apollo in Greek mythology is the Olympian god of, well, quite a lot! Apollo is associated with the bow, music, divination, the sun, poetry, healing and medicine...
Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer, his Life and his Minor Works
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Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer, his Life and his Minor Works

Geoffrey Chaucer was an English Poet, writer and philosopher who lived between 1343-1400. He is best known as the author of the Canterbury Tales, but this video is going to explore his lesser-known...
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