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Dragons with fur are popular in ancient mythology among Asian countries. The mythology narrates such dragons to be very powerful and strong yet hav...
When you convert denarii to USD by using the international currency exchange rate, one denarius is worth 1.781755 US dollars , as of this writing. ...
The Christian communities of the African continent were some of the earliest Christian communities in the world. While Roman and European influence...
The Celts are quite known to be indulgent in terms of warring and fighting, hence the prominence of Celtic war paint . With their fighting prowess,...
Native Americans' facial hair can sometimes go unnoticed; some say native Americans don’t grow beards, yet some say they do. Their ability or inabi...
Babugeri is a Bulgarian pagan ritual that has been performed since ancient times and continues to be practiced now. Learn about the history, tradit...
The Armenian Church has its origins in the Age of the Apostles. Historical evidence shows that two of Jesus’ disciples, St. Bartholomew and St. Tha...
Are fairies evil? To say the least and according to popular folklore, fairies are evil. The answer to this question is probably not what you expect...
The argument of Arab vs Persian has been cooking up since ancient times. This argument is no different than Chinese vs Korean or Japanese. Each cul...
Janissary is a term that designates one of the elite members of the Ottoman Sultan’s army. They were established during the rule of Sultan Orhan, t...
The first battle of El Alamein was one of the three encounters that occurred during World War II (1939–1945). It was when the world’s superpowers—t...
The Ottoman Empire trade routes grew from the narrow streets of Anatolia to the Silk Road. The Ottomans were big on farming and trading, which chan...