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History grows your mind! Here's your weekly dose of history in your inbox. Weekly Newsletter 11 May 2021 Support Our Non-Profit Organization Our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. Become a member to support our non-profit organization – we'll give you ad-free access to the site to say thanks! [Membership]( Featured Videos The 12 Olympian Gods In this [Youtube video]( Kelly looks at the twelve Olympian Gods of the Greek pantheon. Osiris In [this video]( we look at Osiris, he King of the Living and the Eternal Lord in Egyptian mythology. Latest Articles [Cibola - The Seven Cities of Gold & Coronado]( The Seven Cities of Cibola are the mythical lands of gold that the Spanish of the 16th century believed existed somewhere in the southwest... [read more...]( [A Gallery of Etruscan Art]( In this gallery, we showcase 25 pieces of art produced by the Etruscan civilization which flourished in central Italy between the 8th and... [read more...]( [Saint Cuthbert]( Saint Cuthbert (c. 634 - 20 March 687) was an Anglo-Saxon monk from the Kingdom of Northumbria, who became the bishop of Lindisfarne and... [read more...]( [Etowah Mounds]( Etowah Mounds (also known as Etowah Indian Mounds) is a National Historic Landmark and archaeological site near Cartersville, Georgia... [read more...]( [Constantine’s Conversion to Christianity]( Constantine I (Flavius Valerius Constantinus) was Roman emperor from 306-337 CE and is known to history as Constantine the Great for his... [read more...]( [A Gallery of Ancient Japanese Pagodas]( In this gallery, we look at some of the most famous pagodas in Japan, many of which are classified as National Treasures. Pagodas are tall... [read more...]( [Serpent Mound]( Serpent Mound (also known as Great Serpent Mound) is an archaeological and historic site in Peebles, Ohio, USA, enclosing an effigy mound... [read more...]( [Cullinan Diamond]( The Cullinan Diamond was discovered in Transvaal, South Africa in 1905 and presented as a birthday gift to Edward VII of England (r. 1901-1910... [read more...]( [Pre-Colonial North America]( Pre-Colonial North America (also known as Pre-Columbian, Prehistoric, and Precontact) is the period between the migration of the Paleo-Indians... [read more...]( [Interview: The Werewolf in the Ancient World by Daniel Ogden]( In this interview, World History Encyclopedia is talking to author Daniel Ogden about his new book The Werewolf in the Ancient World. ... [read more...]( [Koh-i-Noor]( The Koh-i-Noor diamond (also spelt Koh-i-Nur or Kūh-e Nūr), with a weight of 105.6 carats, is one of the largest and most famous cut diamonds... [read more...]( [A Gallery of 12 Roman Amphitheatres]( In this gallery, we showcase 12 amphitheatres, a structure built throughout the Roman empire where ordinary people could watch such spectacles... [read more...]( [Ull]( Ull (also known as Ullr), with his bow and skis, is such an elusive presence in Norse mythology that no conclusive remarks can be made... [read more...]( [Poverty Point]( Poverty Point is an archaeological and historic site in Louisiana, USA, enclosing one of the most significant Native American mound sites... [read more...]( [Legions of the Rhine Frontier]( After Julius Caesar’s (100-44 BCE) conquest of Gaul, Roman legions pushed the borders of the Roman Empire’s frontier to the banks of the... [read more...]( Follow Us [YouTube]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram]( [SoundCloud]( Partner Magazines [Ancient History Magazine]( Ancient History covers all aspects of the ancient world: politics, society, literature, language, religion, economics, and art - all in one magazine! [Ancient Warfare Magazine]( Ancient Warfare is a unique publication focused exclusively on soldiers, battles, and tactics, all before 600 AD. 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