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Nostradamus' Lifetime The Black Death

noreply@blogger.com (Doreal) — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:21:51 PST

The renowned prophet Nostradamus (Michel de Nostradame) was born on December 14, 1503 in St. Remy, Provence, France. Nostradamus came from a long line of Jewish doctors and scholars. His family had converted from Judaism to Christianity in 1502, as a result of persecution on the ascension of Louis the XII. After a classical education he studied medicine, herbalism and astrology. During

The History's of Greatest Leaders And Visionaries, Alexander the Great

noreply@blogger.com (Doreal) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:33:33 PST

One of history's greatest leaders and visionaries, or a ruthless tyrant who massacred thousands of people and destroyed ancient civilizations in his thirst for power? Whichever way you choose to look at him, you cannot fail to be impressed at his epic journey that took him from his home in Greece, eastwards through to India. The marches, the bloody battles, drunken orgies, murderous feuds, and

Isaac Newton, the Apocalypse and 2060 A.D

noreply@blogger.com (Doreal) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:25:00 PST

By Jonathan Petre Religion Correspondent Sir Isaac Newton, Britain’s greatest scientist, predicted the date of the end of the world and it is only 51 years away. His theories about Armageddon have been unearthed by academics from little known handwritten manuscripts in a library in Jerusalem. The thousands of pages show Newton’s attempts to decode the Bible, which he believed contained God’s

Pandora Was Formed Out Of Clay

noreply@blogger.com (Doreal) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:26:11 PST

Pandora was the very first woman who was formed out of clay by the gods. The Titan Prometheus had originally been assigned with the task of creating man. But because he was displeased with their lot, stole fire from heaven. Zeus was angered, and commanded Hephaistos and the other gods to create a woman, Pandora, and endow her with the beauty and cunning. He then delivered her to Epimetheus, the

Mayan Culture In Classic Period

noreply@blogger.com (Doreal) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:31:56 PST

Most artistic and cultural achievement came about during the Classic period 300 - 900 AD. The Mayans developed a complex, hierarchical society divided into classes and professions. Centralized governments, headed by a king, ruled territories with clearly defined boundaries. These borders changed as the various states lost and gained control over territory. Mayan centers flourished in Mexico,

The Late Predynastic Culture Period Of Egypt

noreply@blogger.com (Doreal) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:55:51 PST

The Late Predynastic Period, (also called Gerzean Period or Naqada II) is known as the most important predynastic culture in Egypt. Although the center of the development was the same as that of Amratian (or Naqada I), Gerzean culture slowly spread throughout Egypt. The Late Predynastic Period is best characterized by the discovery of the el-Gerza Culture providing a third predynastic phase and a

The Rise Of Ancient Greece

noreply@blogger.com (Doreal) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:45:18 PST

Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. It refers not only to the geographical peninsula of modern Greece, but also to areas of Hellenic culture that were settled in ancient times by Greeks: Cyprus, the Aegean coast of Turkey (then known as Ionia), Sicily and southern Italy (known as Magna Graecia), and the scattered Greek settlements on the coasts

Rome Civilization

noreply@blogger.com (Doreal) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:27:08 PST

The founding of Rome goes back to the very early days of civilization. It is so old, it is today known as 'the eternal city'. The Romans believed that their city was founded in the year 753 BC. Modern historians though believe it was the year 625 BC. Early Rome was governed by kings, but after only seven of them had ruled, the Romans took power over their own city and ruled themselves. They then

Cyrus the Great

noreply@blogger.com (Doreal) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:18:10 PST

Cyrus (580-529 BC) was the first Achaemenian Emperor. He founded Persia by uniting the two original Iranian Tribes- the Medes and the Persians. Although he was known to be a great conqueror, who at one point controlled one of the greatest Empires ever seen, he is best remembered for his unprecedented tolerance and magnanimous attitude towards those he defeated. Upon his victory over the Medes, he

The Carthaginians And Civilization

noreply@blogger.com (Doreal) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:14:48 PST

The Carthaginians were indebted to the Tyrians, not only for their origin, but their manners, language, customs, laws, religion, and the great application to commerce, as will appear from every part of the sequel. They spoke the same language with the Tyrians, and these the same with the Canaanites and Israelites, that is the Hebrew tongue, or at least a language which was entirely derived from

History Of Old Aztec, Mayan And The Lost Continent Of Mu

noreply@blogger.com (Doreal) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:46:09 PST

This concerns another lost continent in the Pacific Ocean, a great catastrophe in the western waters. Old records are riddled with allusions to vanished "Lands--and peoples--of the West. Old Aztec and Mayan records, that is; the Asiatic records speak of the vanished lands and peoples "of the East." This old tradition appeared first in modern times through the assumption of Sclater, an Englishman

Meng Tian - The First General of China

noreply@blogger.com (Doreal) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:04:00 PST

Meng Tian (210 BC) was a general of the Qin Dynasty who distinguished himself against the Xiongnu and in the construction of the Great Wall of China. He descended from a great line of military generals and architects. By the time the Qin Dynasty conquered the other six states and began its reign over a unified China in 221 B.C., the nomadic ethnic Xiongnu had grown into a powerful invading force

Pythagoras, The Ancient Greek Philosophers

noreply@blogger.com (Doreal) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:01:21 PST

Pythagoras, one of the most famous and controversial ancient Greek philosophers, lived from ca. 570 to ca. 490 BC. He spent his early years on the island of Samos, off the coast of modern Turkey. At the age of forty, however, he emigrated to the city of Croton in southern Italy and most of his philosophical activity occurred there. Pythagoras wrote nothing, nor were there any detailed accounts

The Myth of Pegasus (Pegasos)

noreply@blogger.com (Doreal) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:50:15 PST

Pegasos (or Pegasus) was an immortal, winged horse which sprang forth from the neck of Medousa when she was beheaded by the hero Perseus. Pegasos was tamed by Bellerophon, a Korinthian hero, who rode him into battle against the fire-breathing Khimaira. Later, after the hero attempted to fly to heaven, the gods caused the horse to buck, throwing him back down to earth. Pegasos continued to wing