The Cheshire Cat’s vanishing smile in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a trick whereby the cat fades away ...

Study of ancient cuneiform cylinders reveals how Nebuchadnezzar II restored Kish’s ziggurat and linked his rule to Babylon’s ...

Nebuchadnezzar II claimed divine inspiration for his restoration work, stating that the gods Zababa and Ishtar motivated him to undertake the project. After completing the renovations, he proclaimed: ...

Angkor Wat is more than a temple — it was once a powerful ancient city hidden deep in the jungles of Cambodia. Built over 900 ...

“Bugonia” refers to the ancient Greek belief that bees could spawn spontaneously from dead cow carcasses, and that cow dung was beneficial to the hive. It’s a myth, of course, but that didn’t stop ...

"Originated in a series of papers written for the Sunday at home in the years 1879 and 1881, based upon lectures delivered in the University of Oxford."--Pref. siris_sil_266174 ...