Top 10 Evil People From Ancient Times History History is replete with tales of evil people performing evil acts. Sadly they are so many in number that Listverse has been able to feature many top 10 lists of evil humans – men, women, and even children. Wu Zetian was empress of China from October 690 to February 705. Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China from 221 BC to 210 BC. Godfrey of Bouillon was a Frankish knight who was the leader of the First Crusade, a military expedition by Western Christianity to regain the Holy Lands in which tens of thousands of people were killed. Herod was king of Jueda from 37 BC to 4 BC. John was king of England from April 1199 to October 1216. Tamerlane (a.k.a. Nero was Rome’s 5th emperor from AD 54 to AD 68. He was Rome’s 3rd emperor from AD 37 to AD 41. Attila ruled the Huns from 434 to 453. He was Khan of the Mongolian Empire from 1206 to 1227. Basil The Bulgar Slayer Basil II was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 976 to 1025.
Internet Sacred Text Archive Home Ian Morris: Why the West Rules -- For Now Bio Stewart Brand Stewart Brand is co-founder and president of The Long Now Foundation and co-founder of Global Business Network. He created and edited the Whole Earth Catalog (National Book Award), and co-founded the Hackers Conference and The WELL. Ian Morris Ian Morris is interested in understanding why the west has dominated the earth for the last few centuries. Alexander Rose As the director of the Long Now Foundation, Alexander Rose has facilitated projects such as the 10,000 Year Clock with Danny Hillis, the Rosetta Project, Long Bets, Seminars About Long Term Thinking, Long Server and others. Hired as the first employee of the foundation in February of 1997, Rose has been an artist in residence at Silicon Graphics Inc., a project manager for Shamrock Communications, and a founding partner of Inertia Labs. To download this program become a Front Row member.
Topless Female Duelists by Jamie Frevele | 4:05 pm, August 11th, 2011 Before we begin, a caveat that some of you who may have happened upon our humble site might have seen the words “topless” and “female” and are expecting something racy. Well, this is not racy. You might have seen pieces of this article on Tumblr lately, as did we, and our interest was definitely piqued. It was actually just a matter of precaution. If you’re keeping track, this is: 1. 2. 3. In other words, this was pretty crazy for the time. At the dueling ground on the fateful day, all formalities were carried out to the letter including an attempt at and refusal of reconciliation. In the end, Princess Pauline won. (Women of Action Network)
A Weak Sun Possibly Brought Down The Tang Dynasty & Mayan Civilization Tomorrow’s issue of Science hosts lots of interesting papers, one of which is titled, “A Test of Climate, Sun, and Culture Relationships from an 1810-Year Chinese Cave Record,” and reports on the analysis of a 1.2-meter-long stalagmite from Wanxiang Cave in northern China. The analysis tells us that the rock holds records of waning Asian monsoon rains around 1,100 years ago. The dry spell was due to weakening of the sun, possibly from a sunspot, and this climate change is thought to have been what brought down the Tang dynasty. Map of Wanxiang Cave, China Stalagmites are calcium carbonate mounds which form from dripping groundwater. Comparing this result to Chinese historical records of rainfall, the authors matched the chemical analysis to the written record. P. Rate this: i 1 Votes Like this: Like Loading...
The Pyramid Code The Pyramid Code is a documentary series of 5 episodes that explores the pyramid fields and ancient temples in Egypt as well as ancient megalithic sites around the world looking for clues to matriarchal consciousness, ancient knowledge and sophisticated technology in a Golden Age. The series is based on the extensive research done in 23 trips to Egypt and 50 other countries around the world by Dr. Carmen Boulter in the Graduate Division of Educational Research at the University of Calgary. The Pyramid Code features interviews with prominent scholars and authors in multidisciplinary fields: geology, physics, astrophysics, archeology, biological engineering, magnetic field theory, hieroglyphics, and Egyptology. The series explores penetrating questions: Who were the ancients and what did they know? Could the pyramids be much older than traditional Egyptology would have us believe? Are there still secrets hidden in plain sight? Episodes in the playlist: 1.
Early Byzantine Art Early Byzantine Art As you know, Rome was the capitol of the Roman Empire until the era of Constantine. In 324, Constantine moved the capital from Rome to the Greek City of Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople. Things were fine for awhile, but by the 5th century of the common era, things began to change.The West was under attack by the barbarians and ultimately fell apart. The cities that were part of the Roman empire declined in population or simply died. Many cities in France, Algeria, Syria, etc. simply disappeared. Around 527, Justinian came to the throne in the East — the part of the Roman empire that had its capitol at Byzantium. The center scene here is the Adventus — Justinian is on horseback, with a barbarian begging for mercy. This is standard Roman imperial imagery — but juxtaposed with Christian imagery. Justinian did not see himself as presiding over a period of decline. At the time of Justinian’s reign, Constantinople was a large city of about 1.5 million people.