In July 1974 Turkish forces invaded and captured 3% of the territory of Cyprus. After that, a ceasefire was declared. Turkey invaded the island as a response to a military coup on the Island, which was backed by the Greek government. Cyprus had a union with Greece, and wanted to remove Turkey from the island. … Read more
For more than century and a half, people have been trying to discover what is in Oak Island? The first theory started in 1857 when a newspaper wrote that people are digging for the treasure of the famous pirate Captain Kidd. Since then, there have been more than 40 expeditions trying to solve the mystery … Read more
For more than three centuries, the House of Romanov ruled Russia. The direct male line came to end in 1762, when Elizabeth of Russia died. However, Peter III ascended the throne and continued the blood line. Lucy Worsley, a British reporter travels to Russia to tell the story of the Romanov dynasty. The epic tale in … Read more
He wrote his name in blood on the sidewalks of New York and became the boss of all bosses. Arriving in the United States at the age of nine years and embark on a life of crime at age 14, Charles “Lucky” Luciano rose through the ranks of the mafia in New York as a … Read more
Germany lost World War II, and as a loser, had to pay heavy fines and punishments. But what was life actually in Germany after World War II? In between the two world wars, Germany was one of the biggest and most developed economic countries in the world. Hitler used the economic crisis after World War … Read more
The Mongol Empire existed during the 13th and 14th century. At the time, and still, it is the largest contiguous land empire in history. And it was all thanks to Genghis Khan and his brilliant tacticians. After uniting the nomads, Genghis and his officers led a Mongol army of 100,000 men to a series of … Read more
Many of us often ask the question why modern mortar crumbles but Roman concrete lasts millennia. Modern concrete, used in everything from roads to bridges, can break down in 50 years. On the other hand, Roman Empire structures lasts for thousands of years. The Western Roman Empire crumbled to dust more than a thousand years. … Read more
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient North Africa. The civilization was concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the place that is now the country Egypt. The Ancient Egyptian civilization followed prehistoric Egypt and coalesced around 3100 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under Menes. Ancient Egypt … Read more
In the 19th Century, Easter was one of the most important dates in the Orthodox Christian Calendar. To celebrate Easter, tsar Alexander III started a tradition that turned into one of the most precious and luxurious collections in the world. He ordered an Easter surprise from Carl Peter Faberge for his wife. The surprise was … Read more
Pompeii is a vast archaeological site in southern Italy’s Campania region, near the coast of the Bay of Naples. Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompeii was buried under meters of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The preserved site features excavated ruins of streets and houses … Read more