“The mosaic is thought to date to the 4th century AD and was discovered in the ruins of what was obviously a large bath house. It depicts Aphrodite in a relaxed manner, reclining on a couch whose arm is decorated with an image of Medusa. Eros is seen behind her, depicted as a boy with short, curly dark hair.”
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Archaeologists have discovered two temples, one buried atop the other, in the ancient megacity of Girsu in Iraq. One temple is linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great.
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Whether you love it or hate it, the “12 Days of Christmas” song is a holiday staple. Sure, you might prefer belting out other beloved Christmas carols like “Feliz Navidad” or Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” but there’s something about singing the “12 Days of Christmas” each year that makes you feel a little nostalgic. Even if you don’t know all the words, you’re likely able to remember an occasional verse like “Nine ladies dancing!” or “A partridge in a pear tree!” But do you know what “12 Days of Christmas” song represents or the hidden-message theory about the lyrics?
The Dolmen de Guadalperal, also known as the “Spanish Stonehenge,” has been completely exposed for the first time in 50 years following the drought.
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Ancient texts suggest romantic smooching, and likely the diseases it transmitted, were widespread in Mesopotamia.
King Tutankhamun’s face is seen for the first time in over 3,300 YEARS: Incredible reconstruction reveals the Egyptian pharaoh looked ‘more like a young student’ than a king.
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Hercules had to complete 12 heroic labours to be absolved of guilt and to become immortal, as it very well known in Greek mythology. A recent discovery picks up the story, long after the Greek and Roman tales concluded, to tell us a new version of his afterlife.
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John Dee, whom Elizabeth I called “my philosopher,” used the mirror in attempts to talk to ghosts.
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Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient burial of a woman lying on a bronze bed near the city of Kozani in northern Greece. It dates to the first century B.C.
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*A mysterious stone circle has been unearthed at the centre of a prehistoric ritual site near Bodmin in Cornwall
*It was found at Castilly Henge, believed to have been built during the late Neolithic period (3,000 – 2,500 BC)
*Researchers said the site would have formed an amphitheatre-like setting for gatherings and ritual activities
*Discovery of traces of long-buried stone circle makes it only the second henge with a stone circle in Cornwall
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