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Jun 11, 2024 · Qin tomb, major Chinese archaeological site near the ancient capital city of Chang’an, now near the modern city of Xi’an. It is the burial site of the emperor Shihuangdi and is perhaps best known as the location where 8,000 life-size terra-cotta warriors were discovered in 1974.
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Jun 21, 2024 · Nefertiti, queen of Egypt and wife of King Akhenaton, who played a prominent role in the cult of the sun god known as the Aton. Nefertiti became one of the most recognizable female figures from the ancient world after a portrait bust of her was found in the 20th century and brought to Berlin.
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- Nefertiti was a queen of Egypt and wife of King Akhenaton, who played a prominent role in changing Egypt's traditional polytheistic religion to one...
- Some historians believe that Nefertiti may have acted as her husband’s coruler rather than his consort, but the evidence is not conclusive. Nonethe...
- Nefertiti’s parentage is unrecorded, but there is strong circumstantial evidence to suggest that she was the Egyptian-born daughter of the courtier...
- Soon after Akhenaton’s 12th regnal year, one of the princesses died, three disappeared, and Nefertiti vanished. The simplest inference is that Nefe...
1 day ago · It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Built c. 2600 BC, over a period of about 27 years, the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact.
2 days ago · A mosque atop Nabi Yunus was dedicated to the prophet Jonah and contained a shrine, which was revered by both Muslims and Christians as the site of Jonah's tomb. The tomb was a popular pilgrimage site and a symbol of unity to Jews, Christians, and Muslims across the Middle East.
5 days ago · Thomas the Apostle ( Greek: Θωμᾶς, romanized: Thōmâs; Aramaic ܬܐܘܡܐ, romanized: Tʾōmā, meaning "the twin"), [a] also known as Didymus (Greek: Δίδυμος, romanized: Dídymos, meaning "twin"), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament.
Jun 19, 2024 · As it was, the Pinzón family became his rivals for reward. Christopher Columbus, the intrepid Italian explorer, embarked on a historic voyage across the Atlantic in 1492 and opened up new horizons for European exploration and colonization.
6 days ago · Archaeologists are scared to open the 2,200-year-old burial place of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang. They worry that it might contain dangerous booby traps. The tomb of this ancient emperor, who reigned from 221 to 210 BC, lies in Lintong District, Xi’an, Shaanxi. It’s watched over by the famous Terracotta Army statues created to ...
