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The Celts Part Two
While history states that Celtic women were also soldiers, there hasn’t been a lot of archeological data to support that. The burials of Celtic warriors uncovered are so far only of men. When Julius Ceaser invaded Gaul he wrote that … Continue reading
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The Celts Part One
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The Persian Empire a Forgotten Empire
The Ancient Persian Empire was founded by Cyrus, who was later known as Cyrus the Great. Two powerful groups of people were joined, the Medes and the Persians. Their homeland is in what is now known as Iran. Those ancient … Continue reading
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The Persian Empire – Zoroastrianism
Today’s post is a homeschool ancient history lesson about the Persian Empire and the religion known as Zoriastrianism.
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Ancient Crete Part 3 – The Demise of the Minoans
Ancient Crete Part 3 – The end of the Minoans In the early 1900s Sir Arthur Evans, a British archaeologist excavated the ruins at Knossos. It appeared that the city was destroyed by a huge natural disaster, like a volcano. … Continue reading
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Ancient Crete Part 2
The climate on Crete was and comfortable had fertile soil. The earliest settlers were able to reap good harvests and didn’t have to work too hard at sheltering themselves from bad weather. Also, they were isolated and didn’t have to … Continue reading
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The Myceneans
The Myceneans began around 2000 BC and continued until about 1200 BC, when the Sea Peoples invaded and forced the survivors to flee to other countries.