Our universe is composed of celestial bodies such as stars, planets, asteroids, and comets. All of these celestial bodies possess specific structural characteristics. They can also organize themselves ...

In the Middle Ages, the imaginary is an integral part of reality. The world of that time cannot be conceived otherwise. Within this panorama, both real and wonderful, plants play a major role in ...

The early Middle Ages saw the rise of a new social body in Europe: the nobility. This group quickly gained prominence within the monarchy, acquiring titles and privileges that gradually became ...

Louis XIII (1601-1643) was a King of France from the Bourbon dynasty, nicknamed “the Just.” He reigned from 1610 to 1643. The eldest son of Henry IV, Louis XIII succeeded his father at the age of nine ...

Over nine hundred years ago, thousands of Europeans set out to reclaim the Holy Sepulchre — a term that symbolically referred to Jerusalem and the surrounding Holy Land. Since then, many myths and ...

In Arabic, Islam means “submission to God,” and a Muslim is a person “devoted to God.” Like Jews and Christians, Muslims are monotheists. They believe there is only one God who created the world and ...

It is perhaps the largest mass grave of its kind ever found in Europe, south of Germany: the skeletons of over 650 individuals, probably victims of a resurgence of the Black Death in the first half of ...

Djoser was the first ancient Egyptian king (Pharaoh) of the 3rd Dynasty (Old Kingdom). He reigned from around 2720 to 2700 BCE, according to some estimates a few decades later in the 27th century BCE.

The Nemes is the most iconic headdress of the pharaohs, worn from the Old Kingdom to the Ptolemaic period. It is well-known to the public through numerous representations, notably the golden funerary ...

In Greek mythology, the Nereids are marine nymphs, the daughters of Nereus and Doris. According to tradition, the Nereids were particularly proud of their beauty. When Cassiopeia, the wife of King ...

The rusalka is a character in East Slavic mythology, presenting one of the most varied images in folk mysticism. The perceptions of rusalkas prevalent in the Russian North, the Volga region, the Urals ...

The first part of the Peloponnesian War is known as the Archidamian War, spanning from its outbreak in 431 BC until the Peace of Nicias in 421 BC. Its name is derived from the Spartan king Archidamus ...