Julius Caesar’s sword Crocea Mors, or “Yellow Death” (the origin of the name is explained below), appears to be closely connected with the legend of King Arthur’s sword Excalibur. The Romans first ...

A wheeled bull figurine from 3950–3650 BC was discovered in Europe, and it is the oldest identified object that has a wheel. The origin and invention of the wheel can be traced back to our natural ...

Learn about the invention and history of gears from ancient times to the present and how gears have developed through time. Gears are mechanical devices made up of disks with teeth (“cogwheels”) that ...

From the 16th century onward, the best cartographers of their time crafted some of the most detailed maps of Tartaria in history. In many derogatory titles that had little to do with the actual ...

In most popular science books and biology textbooks, you can find the claim that mammals—including us humans—descended from reptiles. This misconception has even taken root in the minds of the most ...

Learn about the fascinating history of geometry, from its first known application in ancient civilizations to its relevance in current science and technology. Ancient civilizations in places like the ...

The Roman pilum was a sort of heavy javelin used by the ancient Roman legions. The pilum probably has its origins in Celtic culture and was adopted by the Roman army somewhere between the fourth and ...

Although "oni" is frequently synonymous with "malevolent" or "frightening," instances arise where oni are venerated as guardians or divine beings. The conventional perception of oni often depicts them ...

Who were the medieval inquisitors? Whom did they hunt? Did witches really exist? Were they burned at the stake? How many people were killed in total? Judicial investigations were practiced by both the ...

The flamberge swords were incredibly lethal weapons, to the extent that in many armies it became customary to immediately retaliate against any prisoner found with a flamberge sword. The blade of the ...

The sica sword was an ancient Balkan weapon used by Thracians, Dacians, and Illyrians. It had a curved blade and was relatively short, falling between the categories of a long knife and a short sword.