Ancient
The Boy Who Survived 22 Days in Siberia Alone
“I knew if I fell asleep, I would never wake up again.” In the bitter cold of Siberia, survival is a game of minutes. But for 10-year-old Tserin Dopchut, it was a battle that lasted 22 excruciating days—alone, wounded, and with nothing but instinct and courage keeping him alive.
By Echoes by Imad7 months ago in History
Moses and Pharaoh: The Confrontation of Truth and Tyranny
📖 Story: Moses (AS) and Pharaoh's Dialogue In the ancient land of Egypt, there ruled a man who called himself a god. His name was Pharaoh, and his throne was one of unmatched power, pride, and oppression. The people feared him, obeyed him blindly, and dared not question his commands. Among the people he ruled were the Children of Israel—enslaved, broken, and oppressed for generations.
By Nimatullah7 months ago in History
The Hidden Story of Lahore’s Forgotten Fort
In the heart of Lahore, where rickshaws rush past colonial buildings and the scent of chai hangs in the air, stands a monument that is both majestic and mysterious — the Lahore Fort, or Shahi Qila. It’s easy to admire its grand arches, intricate frescoes, and towering gates. Tourists pose with its stone lions. Students scribble notes on its Mughal architecture. And yet, very few know that much of the fort’s history is still hidden beneath the surface — quite literally.
By IHTISHAM UL HAQ7 months ago in History
Challenging the Facts About the Lost City of Pompeii
When Mount Vesuvius erupted on 24 August 79 AD, it created one of the most unique and remarkable historical and archaeological sites in the world. The desolation of Pompeii was one of the most devastating natural disasters in ancient history, with a huge death toll. However, few people know that out of the inhabitants, twelve thousand escaped. This still left nearly two thousand people dead.
By Sam H Arnold7 months ago in History
Sekhmet: The Lioness of Flame and Fury
In the burning deserts of ancient Egypt, where the sun scorches the sands and life clings to the Nile, there roared a goddess of fire and blood: Sekhmet, the lion-headed warrior deity whose power could both destroy and heal. She was not a gentle goddess of grain or love—Sekhmet was born of wrath, her breath the desert wind, her eyes burning with the heat of Ra himself. She was feared and revered, invoked in both war and plague, and her name—meaning “The Powerful One”—echoed through the temples like a growl from the divine.
By Kristen Orkoshneli7 months ago in History
Hekate: Guardian of the Threshold, Goddess of Shadows and Sorcery
In the flickering light of ancient torches, standing at the crossroads where choices are made and fates are sealed, Hekate waits. Neither wholly light nor dark, she is the Greek goddess of magic, the moon, necromancy, and transitions. Revered and feared in equal measure, Hekate is a guardian of liminal spaces—the in-between realms of dusk and dawn, life and death, body and spirit.
By Kristen Orkoshneli7 months ago in History
Inanna (Ishtar): Queen of Heaven and the Dark Divine
Long before the rise of Olympus or the thrones of Valhalla, there reigned a goddess of immense power and contradiction in the ancient cities of Sumer: Inanna, later known as Ishtar by the Akkadians and Babylonians. She was the Queen of Heaven, the goddess of love and war, creation and destruction, fertility and death—a figure so complex and vast that no single definition could contain her.
By Kristen Orkoshneli7 months ago in History
