- Hald - A magnificent medieval castle - History Forum
In 2017-18 archaeologists from Viborg Museum excavated Hald, and under the soil they found oak poles in the old courtyard They C-14 dated the poles to the winter 1347-48, meaning they were cut down in 1347-48 They also found the remains of a moat in the courtyard, meaning the castle originally consisted of two seperate islands
- The Extent of Ashokas Empire - History Forum
The map of Ashoka's empire, that is available from a quick Google Search is the following: For a long time, I have believed that this was the extent of the Mauryan Empire However, as of late, I am having serious doubts Let's start with the question of how we determine the extent of Ashoka's
- Church Builders: How the medieval churches were constructed
Hi everyone I recently published my new 3D animated short documentary about medieval church architecture of Northern Europe, with some examples from Denmark It's essentially about "How to build a church" Many of our early churches were made of wood, later they were made of red bricks
- The Scorpionmen of ancient Mesopotamia - History Forum
Long before the more famous centaurs of Greek myth, the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians and Assyrians imagined a different kind of half-human creature of a much more fearsome sort, borne of the will of a chaotic, primeval deity, which were the scorpion-men According to the Enuma-Elis, the primordial sea-serpent goddess Tiamat created an army of scorpion-men to fight the young gods, led by
- Ancient Artillery and Siege Engines | History Forum
I thought it would be interesting to start a thread for the general discussion of artillery and siege engines used in the pre-modern world, with emphasis on Classical Greece and Rome Siege towers and elaborate battering rams - some mounted on wheels - were used by the Assyrians, who were very
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