The true history of Rollo, the Viking from whom all current …
WEBSep 7, 2019 · The exact date of his death is not known, but most historians give the approximate year 928. His tomb can be visited in the cathedral of Rouen. Rollo would be the great-great-grandfather of William the Conqueror (William I of England), and through him, the direct ancestor of all current European monarchs. This article was first published on …
When Cicero found Archimedes’ tomb in Syracuse.
WEBMar 19, 2019 · During the works a tomb was found, which can still be seen in one of the courtyards of the hotel. Some experts believe that this is the tomb of Archimedes, while others are inclined to assign it to Agathocles, tyrant of Syracuse between 317 and 289 BC. There is no trace of the column, the sphere and the cylinder.
Gonzalo Guerrero, the Spanish castaway who became a Mayan …
WEBMay 29, 2020 · Gonzalo Guerrero, the Spanish castaway who became a Mayan and fought against the conquistadors. When we talk about miscegenation in reference to the ethnic and cultural fusion that the conquest of America by the Spanish meant, there is a character that embodies it almost emblematically. He is Gonzalo Guerrero, a …
The Origin and History of the Phrase ‘The Empire on which the …
WEBDec 11, 2023 · As is well known, the vast world territories reached by the Spanish Crown during the reign of the Habsburgs, and their maintenance under the Bourbons, are often summed up with the expression “the empire on which the sun never sets,” alluding to the fact that they spanned all five continents. However, this phrase did not originate in that ...
10 inventos y descubrimientos de la Antigua Grecia que han …
WEBOct 27, 2015 · Estos son 10 inventos y descubrimientos de la Antigua Grecia que han llegado a nuestros días. 10. Molino de agua. Aunque en un principio se adscribió a un origen árabe el descubrimiento del molino de agua, gracias a un estudio del investigador británico M.J.T. Lewis ha quedado demostrado que este invento tiene un origen griego.
Harpedonaptai, the Indispensable “Rope Stretchers” of Ancient …
WEBJul 16, 2024 · The harpedonaptai or rope stretchers were the surveyors responsible for measuring and delineating lands and constructions along the Nile. Whenever a construction project began, they were the ones who came with their tools to carry out the necessary measurements and lay the foundations of the work. The precision and technique in their ...
Rivers and seas made of mercury inside the tomb of China’s first ...
WEBJan 10, 2020 · Rivers and seas made of mercury inside the tomb of China’s first emperor, sealed 2,200 years ago. The famous terracotta warriors are only a part of the gigantic mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of unified China, who reigned between 221 and 210 BC. In fact, the complex, located 30 kilometers east of Xian in …
A Mountain That Sank Millions of Years Ago off the Coast of …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · A team of researchers, led by the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain (IGME-CSIC), has made a significant discovery in the waters of the North Atlantic, specifically in the region north of the Canary Islands. During a research campaign conducted aboard the oceanographic vessel Sarmiento de Gamb
Researchers Show for the First Time Gravity Can Exist without …
WEBJun 7, 2024 · His research demonstrates, for the first time, that gravity can exist without mass, potentially reducing the necessity for dark matter. My inspiration came from seeking another solution to the gravitational field equations of general relativity. The simplified version applicable to galaxies and galaxy clusters is known as Poisson’s equation ...
An Extinct Rhinoceros Bone Found in Mycenae Is the First …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · A team of researchers has revealed the existence of the first fossil of a large animal found in a secure archaeological context on the Greek mainland. This discovery, recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, not only confirms the antiquity of human fascination with fossil remains but also provides tangible evidence of the intentional collection of fossils in the region during the ...