Posts tagged "history"

Apr 23, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Manfred's Imperial Ambition

After Manfred of Sicily (née Lancia) was excommunicated by the pope in 1254, he handled it in two ways. The first was to talk to the pope and resolve whatever issue the pope had. This led to Manfre...

Apr 23, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

A Two-Meter-High White Marble Statue of Athena Found in the Western Theater of Laodicea

The Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, has announced the discovery of a sculpture of the goddess Athena approximately two meters in length, carved in white marble, during t...

Apr 23, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Structure of the First Roman Military Camp in Vindonissa Discovered Along with an Exceptional Charred Loaf of Bread

Since mid-August 2025, cantonal archaeology has been carrying out a rescue excavation in an area of approximately 4,000 square meters located between Zürcherstrasse and Scheuergasse in Windisch (in...

Apr 23, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

The Enigma of the Zatrikion: The Ancient Game Board Found in the Palace of Knossos That No One Knows How Was Played

In the spring of 1900, the British archaeologist Arthur Evans began the first systematic excavations in the palace of Knossos, the mythical labyrinth of King Minos on the island of Crete. Just a fe...

Apr 22, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Remembering My Clamshell Landline Phone

Dan Lewis’ April 21, 2026 “Now I Know” newsletter covered the subject of Garfield (the comic cat) phones washing up in France. It is a good (and well-sourced) story, but here I will focus on his op...

Apr 22, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 04-22-26

The drags on, but the Pook-Emu Bee links are strong. Or so I tell myself, at least. 1, Italy Summons Russian Ambassador After Propagandist Calls Giorgia Meloni ‘Whore’ (Christian K. Caruzo for Brei...

Apr 22, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

A Set of Gold Jewelry Linked to the Famous British Museum Treasure Discovered on the Island in the 19th Century Found in Aegina

The systematic excavation campaign carried out during 2025 on the hill of Kolona, located in the northwest of the island of Aegina, has brought to light an exceptional set of gold ornaments and sem...

Apr 22, 2026 from Palladium

The Lifecycle of an Apocalypse

Since World War I, our society has been convinced that civilization is on the brink of technological apocalypse. The specific technology changes, but the underlying belief has stayed the same. The ...

Apr 22, 2026 from The Public Domain Review

Magic by Return of Post: How Mail Order Delivered the Occult

What allowed occultism to blossom in the United States at the turn of the 20th century? Linotype machines, cheap pulp paper, and newly improved postal networks. Allan Johnson investigates the forgo...

Apr 22, 2026 from The Public Domain Review

Pulex irritans: The Attack of the Monster (1885)

Lantern slide of man battling bug.

Apr 22, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Manfred Lancia

We're going to look at the life of Manfred (1232 - 1266), who became King of Sicily. He was originally called Manfred Lancia, after his mother, Bianca Lancia. Bianca was an Italian noblewoman who w...

Apr 22, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

The Hidden Structure of the Universe, on Which Galaxies Are Arranged, Revealed in the Largest 3D Map of the Cosmos

The universe possesses a hidden structure that determines the arrangement of all visible matter, and a professor at the University of Virginia is currently immersed in the process of mapping it in ...

Apr 22, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Roman Pozzolana Quarry Discovered in the Euganean Hills That Supplied Hydraulic Mortars to Cities in Northern Italy

For centuries, Roman architectural treatises —especially those written by Vitruvius and Pliny the Elder— have cemented in the archaeological imagination two major types of volcanic pozzolans used i...

Apr 22, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Constantinos Phaulkon, the Greek Adventurer Who Became Prime Minister of Siam in the 17th Century

On June 18, 1686, an exotic entourage disembarked in Brest that caused a sensation among the local population, as would also happen later during the journey to Versailles, where it arrived six days...

Apr 22, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Framework Designs Wireless TouchPad Keyboard

I power my non-internet connected TV with a mini PC. To control the mini PC, I usually use a Logitech K400 keyboard. However, as Brad Linder if Liliputing aptly notes, the K400 “isn’t actually all ...

Apr 21, 2026 from The Emu Café Social

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 04-21-26

Let us see what is happening around the world wide web with today’s collection of Pook-Emu Bee links. 1. Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it. (Emile Ma...

Apr 21, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Hidden Urban System of Roads, Terraces, and Structures Discovered in Sacsayhuamán, Redefining the Origins of the Inca Empire’s Capital

An extensive remote sensing program carried out over the dense vegetation cover of the Sacsayhuamán Archaeological Park has brought to light a network of road layouts, terrace systems, and previous...

Apr 21, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Charles and Sicily, Part 4

Events were in place for a final showdown between Charles of Anjou, declared King of Sicily by Rome, and Conradin, teenage son of the last "official" King of Sicily, Conrad IV.Conradin, convinced b...

Apr 21, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Astronomical Observation Structure Found in Peru That Allowed Prediction of Tides and Climate Changes 5,000 Years Ago

After two decades of uninterrupted work at the fishing settlement of Áspero, located in Supe Puerto, Barranca Province (Peru), the team led by Dr. Ruth Shady Solís has identified a complex architec...

Apr 21, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

An Intriguing Shadow of Dark Ash Spreads Across Mars in Just Fifty Years Captured by Mars Express Probe Cameras

Perceptible geological changes on the surface of Mars are usually measured on timescales spanning millions of years, a pace dictated by the slowness of wind erosion in an extremely thin atmosphere ...