Ancient History

Post anything historical you wish but please explain it if it is not obvious and don't dive into controversy too much. I want people to learn new things here and not argue. Any time period is good and the less people know about it the better.
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Uxmal Yucatán, Mexico

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Massive granite sculpture at Luxor in Egypt. https://infogalactic.com/info/Luxor

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Temple of Hathor at Dendara in Egypt today. https://infogalactic.com/info/Hathor#Temples

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Ancient Uxmal in Mexico

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New excavation at Chichen Itzá

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THE MINOANS, c.3,000 - 1,450 BC: The First Inhabitants of the Greek World

Greece is undoubtedly the cradle of most of Western civilisation today, and its history spans back several millennia to the Mycenaean Greeks, who famously fought at Troy. However, before even these ancient Greeks flourished, another peoples of the Greek world - though not Greeks...See more

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https://minds-player.vercel.app?v=9104v92tcz2h4n92

Greece is undoubtedly the cradle of most of Western civilisation today, and its history spans back several millennia to the Mycenaean Greeks, who famously fought at Troy. However, before even these ancient Greeks flourished, another peoples of the Greek world - though not Greeks...See more

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The origins of Black History Month can be traced back nearly a hundred years to an unassuming, three-story brick rowhouse in Washington. In 1922, Carter G. Woodson, known as “the father of Black history,” bought the home at 1538 Ninth Street for $8,000. The home served as...See more

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Post anything historical you wish but please explain it if it is not obvious and don't dive into controversy too much. I want people to learn new things here and not argue. Any time period is good and the less people know about it the better.