Ancient
Echoes of the underworld: A journey into the hades kingdom
In the shadowy realms of myth and legend, where the boundaries between the living and the dead blur into a tapestry of mystery, there existed a realm known as the Hades Kingdom. Echoes of the underworld resonated through the air, drawing curious souls into an enigmatic journey that transcended mortal comprehension.
By Peculiar Beauty2 years ago in History
AFRICAN HISTORY.
- There was also South Africa at that time, and they are closely related to the Bantu there is some debate over when the Khosa arrived but their language shows that they may have been there a lot sooner, as they adopted some of the click sounds from the local San people. Hence Khosa is usually pronounced something like gnosa but i think it's time to explain a bit about the African people and their kingdoms, so this is going to be a gross oversimplification, i'm aware of that, as i'm trying to explain about 200 years of African history, but here goes. - let's start with the Bantu, they originated probably from Cameroon and they migrated south and east, this migration lasted potentially thousands of years so don't think of it like a mass movement of people. they became the dominant group in many countries in central and south Africa over time, but they often lived alongside the original inhabitants so in south Africa and especially in Namibia you still have the San people, plus alongside the Bantu in Congo you have the pygmies plus it was the Bantu who established the kingdom of Congo in central Africa. - And this kingdom in the early 1600s sent an ambassador to meet with the pope in Rome he was Emmanuelle nevunda but after travelling via Brazil and Spain, he died just two days after arriving in Rome, this kingdom also built cities larger than some in Europe and many of their rulers became Christian very early on and adopted European fashions. Congolese men also joined Christian religious orders they had their own coats of arms and the kingdom survived in one form or another until the 19th century, so you had an almost European Christian kingdom in central Africa which had connections with the papacy and a large urban population. - but their country was often torn apart by civil war and strangely during one of these wars in the late 1600s, a prophet emerged this prophet was Kim Pavita and she had visions claiming that Jesus was in fact born in the Congo, so it was sort of like an African version of Mormonism otherwise in central Africa, you had many kingdoms like the kingdoms of Burundi and Rwanda which were established there in the late 1600s from very early on these kingdoms were based on tutti dominance over the Hutus and this power dynamic would still be very important in the 20th century leading to genocides in the respective countries, and the outbreak of the first Congo war in southern Africa. It was also the Bantu specifically the Shona people who built great Zimbabwe in medieval times. - but by the 1600s great Zimbabwe had fallen and power in the region was transferred to metepa in Mozambique, this kingdom of metepa however was eventually weakened due to infighting and Portuguese interference so by the late 17th century they often accepted the vassalage of the Portuguese or even their other new Neighbour the Rosvi empire the Rozvi grew rich on gold and were a formidable power so they were able to fight back numerous Portuguese attempts to take over their gold mines going further north along the coast and the Muslims once ruled over the important trading centers of Zanzibar and Mombasa but their kill was sultanate was already on the decline when the Portuguese arrived and it ultimately collapsed this allowed the Portuguese to take over these trading centers but soon a new power emerged in the region and anyone who has played Victoria 2 will know this power Oman their capital of muscat had been held by the Portuguese but they were driven out of there in the 1600s and the new Yoruba dynasty capitalised on their victory and chased the Portuguese west and took over the east coast of Africa Zanzibar, in particular would become an important trading center for the lucrative Arab slave trade something that played a very important role during the scramble for Africa centuries later. - plus it was from Zanzibar that many Arab slavers would form trading centers deep into the interior of Africa further north still you had more muslim sultanates in Somalia like Ajiran who fought back a couple Portuguese invasions while nearby the adult sultanate in the 1500s tried to conquer their christian neighbors the Ethiopians but the Portuguese came to the aid of the Ethiopians and prevented the takeover from happening the ottomans on the other hand would come to the aid of the muslims starting the ottoman portuguese war which spread from East Africa all the way over to india now in previous centuries the Somalians were pretty intrepid explorers as people like Saeed of Mogadishu made his way over to China in the 1300s by now though they began to fall behind Europeans in terms of maritime technology and trade but the port of berbera continued to be incredibly important well into the 19th century it was said during this time that thousands of camels would arrive at the port bringing ivory cattle hides in their likes ready to be shipped across Arabia and beyond but their failures against Ethiopia meant that Ethiopia would remain an independent christian kingdom trapped behind Muslim lands so many christians believed that this was the homeland of presta john a fictional Christian king of great wealth who would aid the Europeans in their conquest of the islamic empires plus this idea of presta john encouraged many Europeans to explore the region furthermore as a christian kingdom Ethiopia like the Congo had connections with Europe and the papacy for instance they sent ambassadors to the council of Florence in the 1430s and they even tried to form an alliance with the king of Aragon against the muslims before that going even further back their ruler lali baylor built huge stone churches which bear his name in the 12th century as a sort of second jerusalem this came shortly after the muslims reconquered the city of jerusalem so they were present in the middle east during the crusades and ethiopians along with their christian neighbours to the north were sometimes present in the courts of the byzantine empire yet this whole area of east africa as you'd expect had a completely different racial makeup its position on the indian ocean brought in a number of arab merchants who brought islam to the area then within ethiopia they had a number of different ethnicities like the tegrayans and the amharans americ was the language of the empire for the most part but this was a semitic language closer to those in the middle east rather than anything in africa plus in future centuries many of the ethiopian rulers and elites just like many of the europeans would consider the ethiopians to be caucasian for instance a journalist from haiti named benito sylvain met emperor menlick ii in the 19th century and he hoped that he would become an honorary president of their society advancing the course of black people but Menelik refused declaring that he was in fact a Caucasian man but don't think of Caucasians just being white like in the usa today as at that time it included everyone from India to England then in Ethiopia and even the islamic sultanates in the 1500s they were facing a sort of migration crisis as the Oromo people from southern Ethiopia began to migrate north these Oromo people and the ruling America never fully unified into a single entity and conflicts between them continue to this day the Ethiopians weren't even the only Christian kingdom in the region as just to the north of them you had the Medibar who survived for centuries but just to the west of them you had more Islamic kingdoms and empires like Darfur will die and bought new now for Borneo they were in medieval times a far more powerful empire but by this point they had become a bit of a rump state.
By Mariam Ahmed Blgng2 years ago in History
UNSOLVED MYSTERIES OF THE EARTH
On the bottom of our planet lies the frigid land of Antarctica, the coldest and most inhospitable continent in the world, stretching over 5 million square miles. Antarctica is covered in ice sheets that breach more than a mile deep. The average daily temperature is negative 49 degrees Fahrenheit, and wind speeds can reach over 100 miles per hour. Today, the only inhabitants of this barren landscape are scientists who work in research stations scattered across the continent. Mainstream geologists have long believed that ancient humans never settled on Antarctica because of its hostile climate. However, in 2016, satellite images revealed a curious formation emerging from the ice that some researchers believe could be a man-made pyramid. Recently, there have been reports of huge pyramids in Antarctica, jutting out of the ice and snow, resembling those in Egypt but dwarfing them in size. One has a perfectly square base that is two kilometers square in each direction. Is it possible, therefore, that our ancestors did reach the Antarctic continent and perhaps even settled there? A man-made pyramid beneath the Antarctic ice raises intriguing questions. If such an incredible notion is true, it naturally begs some questions: How was such a massive structure built on Antarctica? When was it done, and by whom? Geologists have told us that Antarctica has been under ice for many millions of years. However, evidence suggests that certain areas could have been ice-free until perhaps 4000 BC. Polynesian stories describe this strange land with white rocks emerging from the water, icebergs, seals, penguins, resembling what we now know as Antarctica. The Polynesian people believed this was the place of the ancestors, claiming it as their origin. In 2017, German geologists collected core samples from the Antarctic seafloor, revealing evidence of a past climate that could support vegetation thousands of years ago. This discovery raises the possibility that the Antarctic continent, with its hidden secrets, could tell us a lot about the Earth. Cairo, Egypt, a plateau west of the Nile River, is the Giza necropolis, perhaps the most famous collection of ruins in the world. Constructed during ancient Egypt's fourth Dynasty around 2550 BC, these limestone monuments attract thousands of tourists every day. The Great Sphinx, a massive statue, has been an object of fascination and wonder for thousands of years. The Sphinx is the most recognizable statue globally, and its scale is immense. Standing 240 feet long, 66 feet tall, and 62 feet wide, it raises many questions. Archaeologists believe that the Sphinx was sculpted around 2500 BC by Pharaoh Khafre. However, some researchers dispute this, pointing to evidence of water weathering on the Sphinx's body, suggesting a much older origin, possibly dating back to the end of the last ice age circa 10,000 BC. This challenges conventional timelines and invites a reevaluation of the Sphinx's true age. Cincinnati, Ohio, just outside the city, is the home of Greg and Dana Newkirk. Their ordinary-looking home contains a basement room filled with a collection of strange objects believed to be cursed. The Newkirks inadvertently started collecting cursed objects, gaining a reputation for dealing with the bizarre. The collection includes haunted relics, each with its own story of misfortune. One notable object is the Crone, a wooden effigy found in the Catskills, believed to be cursed and too dangerous to keep. The Newkirks embarked on a journey to return it to its origin, performing a ritual to remove its curse. The Crone was left in the Catskills, where its dangerous influence could no longer harm others. Jordan River Valley, near the Dead Sea, hides the ruins of an ancient city, known as Tall el-Hammam. Archaeologists propose that this may be the biblical city of Sodom, destroyed by fire and brimstone according to the Bible. Geographical and physical evidence on-site aligns with the biblical description of Sodom's destruction. The site's layer shows signs of an airburst event or meteor explosion, with thermal damage, microspherules, and a high concentration of rare Earth elements. The story of Lot's wife turning into a pillar of salt adds a intriguing connection to the theory of a meteor explosion. Pompeii, Italy, in 79 A.D., witnessed a catastrophic volcanic eruption that preserved the city in a state of suspended animation. One of the remarkable discoveries is the Villa De Papyri, a Roman luxury villa buried with a library of more than 1800 papyrus scrolls. Recent advancements in technology, such as virtual unwrapping, have enabled scientists to digitally scan and read these ancient texts without physically opening them. The scrolls contain philosophical, literary, and historical texts, offering a glimpse into the intellectual pursuits of ancient Romans. The potential discovery of original letters from the Apostle Paul adds a layer of historical and religious significance to the Villa's library. These scientific techniques provide a forensic understanding of history, unraveling secrets that have remained hidden for centuries.
By NICHOLAS MURIUNGI2 years ago in History
Biography of America
The United States of America emerged from a revolutionary fervor in the 18th century, and within two centuries, it became a formidable nation after triumphing in two world wars. However, delving into the pre-American history of the continent reveals a diverse and intriguing evolution. Before European settlers and explorers charted its coastlines, the continent was inhabited by various Native communities. The first people are theorized to have crossed over from Asia via a land bridge connecting Russia to Alaska during the Ice Age.
By A G M Astekur Islam 2 years ago in History
Collapse Of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was once a powerful empire, known for its Great Pyramids and Sphinx. However, today all that remains are ruins. The downfall of Ancient Egypt is a complex story. Did conquest, civil war, climate, or plague lead to their demise? To understand their end, we must go back to their beginning. How did Egypt become a powerhouse? The answer lies in climate change. The region was once a lush ecosystem, filled with large animals and birds. Tribes settled there, domesticating animals and developing tools. The Badarian people were the first tribe in the area, followed by the Naqada who built a large city. Location was key, as the Naqada controlled the Nile valley and trade. They established relations with Nubia and Mesopotamia, traded their crafts, and developed a system of written symbols. This civilization was on the brink of becoming an empire.
By Nduki Darlington2 years ago in History
The Bengal Sultanate: A Flourishing Epoch of Medieval Bengal
The Bengal Sultanate, spanning from the 14th to the 16th century, stands as a remarkable chapter in the history of medieval South Asia. This period witnessed the rise of powerful sultans, the flourishing of art and culture, and the establishment of a dynamic socio-economic structure in the region. As one of the prominent medieval sultanates in the Indian subcontinent, the Bengal Sultanate played a pivotal role in shaping the destiny of Bengal and left a lasting impact on its cultural landscape.
By Afeef Khan2 years ago in History
Why was Gladius so effective and the most asked FAQ?
Greetings, fellow history enthusiasts! Today, let's talk about the Roman Gladius – that cool short sword the ancient Romans used. People always wonder, "Why was the Gladius so good at what it did?" Well, let's break it down in simple terms!
By Battling Blades2 years ago in History
Terrifying Moments: Ukraine Drones Destroy Russian Troops Near Avdiivka
In 2022, the Kremlin can afford to lose about 50 tanks per month without depleting its overall arsenal of around 3,000 frontline tanks. However, currently the Russians are losing 60 tanks per month, and that number may increase as the 239th tank regiment enters battle. The tank units face dangers such as minefields, artillery, and drone kill zones. In October, the Russian Field armies around Avdiivka held back their armor and sent in infantry on foot due to heavy losses.
By Nduki Darlington2 years ago in History
