- Messages
- 1,191
- Reactions
- Nation of residence
-
- Nation of origin
-
History and Culture
- Thread starter Nilgiri
- Start date
- Messages
- 1,191
- Reactions
- Nation of residence
-
- Nation of origin
-
The Roman empire under Hadrian (ruled 117–138) showing the location of roads, cities, provincial boundaries, naval bases, the Roman legions deployed in AD 125 and Germanic tribes from the time of Augustus.
X.com
- Messages
- 1,191
- Reactions
- Nation of residence
-
- Nation of origin
-
Why Were There Archery Contests in Medieval England?
The English leveraged the longbow to gain a military advantage in the Middle Ages. Archery contests were essential for training bowmen, and they shaped English society.
Why Were There Archery Contests in Medieval England? | TheCollector
The English leveraged the longbow to gain a military advantage in the Middle Ages. Archery contests were essential for training bowmen and shaped English society.
share.google
- Messages
- 1,191
- Reactions
- Nation of residence
-
- Nation of origin
-
Ottoman houses Istanbul
- Messages
- 1,191
- Reactions
- Nation of residence
-
- Nation of origin
-
Iron used for the first time
- Messages
- 1,191
- Reactions
- Nation of residence
-
- Nation of origin
-
The Mongols operated a vast relay network called the yam, consisting of more than 1,000 relay stations spread across the empire.
Stations were typically placed 20–40 miles (30–65 km) apart and stocked with fresh horses, food, fodder, and lodging.
Official couriers carried a paiza (an imperial passport), allowing them to change horses at each station and travel without delay. Most official messengers covered 150–250 km (90–155 miles) per day, while urgent dispatches could travel even faster under ideal conditions.
The system enabled the Mongol Empire to send military orders, intelligence, tax records, and diplomatic messages across thousands of miles in just weeks, making it the fastest overland communication network in the world before the telegraph.
#archaeohistories
X.com
- Messages
- 1,191
- Reactions
- Nation of residence
-
- Nation of origin
-
The only two known authentic pirate flags.
Only two authentic pirate flags from the Golden Age of Piracy are confirmed to survive today, providing a rare physical connection to historical buccaneers. The most famous example is preserved at the Åland Maritime Museum in Finland, featuring a classic skull and crossbones stitched onto a faded black fabric that likely belonged to an 18th century Barbary corsair.
The second genuine artifact is housed at the Pirate and Treasure Museum in St. Augustine, Florida, dating back to the late 19th century.
Because most pirate crews burned or discarded their illegal colors to avoid execution upon capture, these two delicate textiles represent the only verified exceptions to a historical record otherwise filled with myth and modern reproduction.
X.com
- Messages
- 1,191
- Reactions
- Nation of residence
-
- Nation of origin
-
This is one single tree!
In 1851, a Viennese workshop took a single oak tree and, without using a single nail or a central supporting column, carved a self-supporting spiral staircase through the precision of its joinery.
It stands in Lednice Castle in the present-day Czech Republic. Commissioned by Prince Alois II of Liechtenstein, an admirer of English Gothic, as part of the castle’s neo-Gothic renovation, it was executed by the Viennese workshop of Karl Leister with carved motifs of vine leaves, flowers, and heraldic elements inspired by Burgundian and English Gothic. It ascends to the castle’s library.
What makes this staircase special is not only that it came from a single trunk, but how it holds itself together: each step fits the next without nails or added reinforcements, relying solely on precise carving. No step is more important than any other. The one at the top exists only because all those below were well resolved.
X.com
