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Showing posts with label Naples. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Naples. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Book Spotlight and Excerpt: The Alcoholic Mercenary by Phil Hughes

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  They said, “ See Naples and then die! ” Rachel had thought it was to do with the natural beauty of the place. A misconception she soon los...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Underwater Archaeologists Discover Submerged Ruins off the Coast of Naples

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Ancient Origins Back in September 2017, underwater archaeologists met a decade-long goal in discovering the submerged ruins of the por...
Sunday, October 16, 2016

Magnificent 3D Reconstruction of Pompeii Home Sheds Light on Life in the Ancient City Before its Destruction

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Ancient Origins Pompeii was an ancient Roman city near modern-day Naples in Italy, which was wiped out and buried under 6 meters of ...
Saturday, December 5, 2015

History Trivia - French Franc created

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December 5  63 BC Marcus Tullius Cicero, the consul of Rome, read the last of his Catiline Orations, exposing to the Roman Senate the ...
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

History Trivia - White ship sinks in English Channel

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November 25  955 King Eadred brought Northumbria permanently under English rule.   1120 The White Ship sank in the English Ch...
Thursday, July 30, 2015

History Trivia - Frederick I (Barbarossa) crowned King of Burgundy

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July 30 657 St Vitalian began his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Eugene I. He was successful in improving relations with England, ...
Sunday, February 22, 2015

History Trivia - Battle of Cassel - Arnulf III killed

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February 22  1071 Battle of Cassel:   Robert I the Frisian defeated Arnulf III who was killed in the battle.   Robert became count of ...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

History Trivia - Henry VIII of England secretly married his second wife Anne Boleyn.

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January 25  41 Tiberius Claudius Drusus was proclaimed as emperor by the Praetorian Guard.   After a night of negotiation, Claudius wa...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

History Trivia - The White Ship sinks in the English Channel

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November 25    955 King Eadred brought Northumbria permanently under English rule. 1034 Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots died....
Monday, November 25, 2013

History Trivia - The White Ship sinks in the English Channel, drowning the heir to the British Throne

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November 25 955 King Eadred brought Northumbria permanently under English rule. 1034 Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots died. Do...