In Greek mythology, Atlas is a Titan who was punished to hold up the sky for eternity. He is often depicted as a muscular man with the world on his shoulders. Atlas is the son of the Titan Iapetus and the Oceanid Clymene. He has twelve daughters with Pleione, who are known as the Pleiades. The Pleiades are a group of seven stars that are visible in the night sky.
We moved to the south of Cantabria. There, on a hill that dominates the upper course of the Ebro river, we find the archaeological remains of the ancient Roman city of Juliobriga. Today they have become one of the must-see places for history lovers of Roman Hispania, since apart from knowing their a
Three millennia ago, Egypt it was at the height of his empire. After the war campaigns of Sesostris III and a period of splendor and pax Egyptian during the government of Amenophis III, and having saved a phase of weakness and decline led by pharaohs such as Akhenaten and Tutankhamun, the good times
An exceptional plaque engraved with animal silhouettes, presented as the last figurative work of the Paleolithic, was discovered in the heart of the city of Angoulême, famous for hosting the International Comics Festival for 30 years. A wink due to chance, announced a few days before the start of th
The city of Paris was founded around 250 BC on the Ile de la Cité by the Gallic tribe of the Parisii. At the time, it was a fortified town called Lutetia (Lutèce). In 52 BC, the city was conquered by the Romans, who gave it the name of Civitas Parisorium (Paris). Paris becomes the capital of the Fra