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Gildas (c. 500-570 CE) was a Romano-British monk, known primarily for a work entitled De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, translated as On the Ruin and Conquest of Britain. Gildas' work is a polemical sermon recounting British history while...

Rhea (also spelt Rheia) is a Titan and a mother goddess in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Heaven) and the mother of the great deities of Mount Olympus. Rhea was closely associated with the Phrygian (Anatolian...

Chiron (also spelt Cheiron) is a wise centaur (half-man, half-horse) in Greek mythology, who was a friend and tutor to many legendary Greek heroes, including Achilles and Jason. Chiron's parentage differed from the rest of the centaurs, as...

Artists impression of the Battle of Waush (714 BCE), between the Neo-Assyrian Empire and the Kingdom of Urartu, by Marek Szyszko. Copyright, republished with permission from Ancient Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

Longmen Grottoes, Henan Province, China. Second half of 1st millennium CE

Minerva (Menrva) was the Roman goddess of wisdom, medicine, poetry, and magic and a member of the Capitoline triad (together with god Jupiter and goddess Juno). From Elginhaugh, Scotland, late 1st century to late 2nd century CE. (National...

This brief video describes the famous site of Mount Fuji in Japan.

The sacred Mount Tai ('shan' means 'mountain') in China was the object of an imperial cult for nearly 2,000 years, and the artistic masterpieces found there are in perfect harmony with the natural landscape. It has always been a source of...

Mount Nemrut and King Antiochus, Commagene Kingdom, The most detailed documentary!

Monasticism, that is individuals devoting themselves to an ascetic life in a monastery for devotional purposes, was an ever-present feature of the Byzantine empire. Monasteries became powerful landowners and a voice to be listened to in imperial...