Archeologist Kutalmış Görkay and his team recently uncovered three ancient Greek mosaics in the city of Zeugma, Turkey near the Syrian border. The remarkably intact glass mosaics date back to the 2nd century BC.
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Archeologist Kutalmış Görkay and his team recently uncovered three ancient Greek mosaics in the city of Zeugma, Turkey near the Syrian border. The remarkably intact glass mosaics date back to the 2nd century BC.
In Tomares, Spain, whilst digging ditches and laying pipes, workers unearthed treasure trove.
It seems that sometime in the past, one person (or several people) buried nineteen jars filled with Roman coins in what would become Zaudin Park. Naturally after the find, all work on the park has been halted for now.
Experts consider the discovery as unique. Nine of the nineteen jars (or amphoras) were intact — although several broke during excavation — and all of the jars contained thousands of bronze and silver-coated coins.
Inside the building of a 100-year-old theater is the most stunning bookshop you’ll ever see
This isn't exactly history, but this couple is trying to live in a bygone era from history, so they obviously caught my attention.
This is their story...
Here's another collection of random photos from history. Enjoy!
Princess Diana, holding her youngest bridesmaid on her wedding day.
A trove of over 1,000 coins dating to the English Civil War has been discovered in a field near the British village Ewerby. The English Civil War spanned from 1642 to 1651, with the Royalists fighting with the Parliamentarians. It concluded with a Parliamentarian victory, and the execution of King Charles I.
An American A-20 from the 416th Bomb Group making a bomb run on D-Day.The bombing campaign of the Allied, codenamed Operation Pointblank, preceded the land invasion. They bombed bridges and supply lines, to isolate the Germans on the coast and limit their ability to counterattack. On D-Day alone, the Allied aircraft flew 14,674 sorties, and 127 were lost.
This collection of memories and behind the scene glimpses into Hollywood’s history have us completely smitten with the past. It feels like just yesterday when "Who's the Boss?" was still on the air and it’s so strange to think that groundbreaking musician David Bowie and mogul Hugh Hefner are no longer alive. Come daydream away with this batch of goodies from pop culture history.
When making historical movies, the smallest detail is crucial as this can change the image, the importance, and the role of a particular historical figure.
One of the many things the director and his team have to consider is the actor’s similarity to his real life counterpart. Have you ever wondered if an actor actually looked like the person he was portraying?
Halloween costumes that are meant to be genuinely scary is now as scarce as hen’s teeth, given today’s preference for cute, more whimsical outfits. But a hundred years ago, when halloween time comes, people mean business - every costume they create is specially crafted to scare the living daylights out of unsuspecting neighbors.
Here now, are 30 of the creepiest vintage Halloween photos we could find. Enjoy!