The Chaldeans were renowned for their advanced knowledge of astronomy and astrology, which significantly influenced ancient Hebrew culture during their Babylonian exile. The Hebrews came into contact with Chaldean astrological practices, resulting in the incorporation of astrological concepts into some aspects of their religious beliefs and worldview.
A new study concludes that although the Knights of the Round Table have gained worldwide fame, most medieval English heroic or chivalrous stories have been lost. Meanwhile, more than three-quarters of the medieval stories in Icelandic and Irish survive to the present, in an unusual pattern that sugg
To the north of Lake Trasimeno between the towns of Perugia and Cortona, and very close to the place where Hannibal defeated the army of the Roman consul Gaius Flaminius on June 21, 217 BC, there is a small town called Vernazzano, which barely has 300 inhabitants. . It is located on the hills that
POMPADOUR (Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Dame Le Normant d’Étioles, Marquise de) (Paris, 1721 - Versailles, 1764.) Favorite of Louis XV. His father, François Poisson, had started out as a driver in the food service. Noticed by the Pâris brothers, he had rendered great services in Provence, at the time
The Yokosuka MXY7 Oka (cherry blossom) was the Japanese flying bomb. However, unlike the German V1 Oka, it was headed towards the target by a kamikaze pilot. The Oka first flew in November 1944. It entered service in early 1945 and a total of 852 were built. It developed a maximum speed of 648 k