ancient history

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Vestalia: Celebrating Vesta and Purifying Rome

4 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Floralia: the festival in ancient Rome in honor of the goddess Flora

5 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Roman festival of Robigalia

5 months ago Adam

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Roman festival of Cerealia

5 months ago Adam

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Fordicidia: Springtime Festival To Tellus in ancient Rome

6 months ago Adam

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The Roman Goddes Luna

6 months ago Pavel

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Hilaria: the roman festival that commemorated the worship of the Phrygian goddess Cybele and her devotee Attis

6 months ago Adam

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Navigium Isidis: the festival of Isis in Rome

7 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Ancient celebrations of March 1st

7 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Valentines Day and the Wolf

8 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Anthesteria: the Greek festival of spring and the dead

8 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Februalia: a time of purification

8 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 24 – Paganalia: ancient Rome’s “Earth Day”

8 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Carmentalia

9 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 11: Iuturnalia in honor of Juturna, goddess of the springs

9 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 9 | The Agonalia or Festival to Janus

9 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Io, Saturnalia!

10 months ago Leo S

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• Travel

The mysterious Gate of The Gods in Hayu Marca, Peru

10 months ago Ivan

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• Food

So, Japan’s 1,000-year-old cheese that’s back in fashion due to COVID-19 pandemic

2 years ago Pavel

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• Myths and Legends

The Inca legend of Lake Titicaca and other mysteries about its origin

2 years ago Ivan

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• History

The oldest comic in the world? In a tomb in Jordan!

3 years ago Pavel

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• History

What were (really) the worst years in history?

3 years ago Pavel

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• Travel

The Stromatolites of Hamelin Pool – Australia

3 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

Kaizō-ji temple and its legends – Japan

3 years ago Pavel

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• Travel

Sarmizegetusa Regia: the legendary capital of the Dacians

3 years ago Ivan

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• History

#April 21, 753 BC: according to tradition, Romulus and Remus found Rome

3 years ago Robin

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The “anomalous” burial of a child in a 5th century Umbrian cemetery

4 years ago Adam

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• History

The macabre egyptian “Voodoo” Doll, dated back about 3rd-4th Century AD

4 years ago Adam