The most beautiful woman of her age. The Second Helena Trojan. Historians and writers have never restrained themselves when they had to describe the extraordinary beauty of Barbara Radziwiłłówna. It turns out that these praises are not very firmly embedded in reality. The myth about the beautifu
This is a story that REALLY goes back to ancient times - the story of life on Earth. Famous neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux explores the natural history of life on Earth, presenting a new look at the similarities between us and our ancestors from ancient times. This engaging overview of all terrestri
He had locked up his wife and children for years. At that time, he himself enjoyed pleasure with young girls kidnapped from nearby villages, attacked merchants and passers-by with a group of faithful soldiers, and searched for a philosophers stone in a private laboratory. We invite you to a journey
The Battle of Actium is a naval battle which took place off the promontory of Actium at the southern tip of the Gulf of Ambrace (northwestern Greece), on September 2, 31 BC. It opposed the Roman fleet of Octavian (future Augustus), commanded by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, and the Egyptian-Roman fleet