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Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Dunvegan Castle is the family seat of the Clan MacLeod on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. The castle is the oldest continually inhabited in northern Scotland. The present structure dates from the 18th century but the first castle on the site...
Armadale Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Armadale Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Armadale Castle was the family seat of the Clan MacDonald. The 19th-century manor house was destroyed by fire, and its ruins are located on the Sleat peninsula, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
Buddhism in Ancient Japan
Article by Mark Cartwright

Buddhism in Ancient Japan

Buddhism was introduced to ancient Japan via Korea in the 6th century CE with various sects following in subsequent centuries via China. It was readily accepted by both the elite and ordinary populace because it confirmed the political and...
The Vikings in Iceland
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Vikings in Iceland

The medieval sources on the discovery and settlement of Iceland frequently refer to the explorers as “Vikings” but, technically, they were not. The term “Viking” applies only to Scandinavian raiders, not to Scandinavians generally. Some of...
The Twelve Tribes of Israel
Article by Rebecca Denova

The Twelve Tribes of Israel

The Twelve Tribes of Israel refer to the sons of the Jewish Patriarch Jacob and are important for the tribal lineages of those who constituted the nation of Israel. In the ancient world, all ethnic groups developed stories of their ancestors...
The Family in Ancient Mesopotamia
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Family in Ancient Mesopotamia

Family in ancient Mesopotamia was considered the essential unit that provided social stability in the present, maintained traditions of the past, and ensured the continuance of those traditions, customs, and stability for the future. The...
The Stonehenge Burials
Article by Brian Haughton

The Stonehenge Burials

A great deal has been written about why the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, in Wiltshire, southern England, was constructed. Perhaps it was designed as a temple to the ancestors, an astronomical calendar, a healing centre or a giant computer...
Mausoleum of Augustus
Article by Mark Cartwright

Mausoleum of Augustus

The Mausoleum of Augustus was actually one of the first of many large building projects undertaken in the reign of Rome's first emperor. When the Mausoleum was completed in 28 BCE, it was easily the biggest tomb in the Roman world, a record...
Poor Man of Nippur
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Poor Man of Nippur

The Poor Man of Nippur (c. 701 BCE) is a Babylonian poem on the themes of the obligations of hospitality and revenge for an undeserved injury. A poor man of the city of Nippur feels mistreated when he visits the mayor and then goes to great...
The Extraordinary Journey of David Ingram
Article by Oxford University Press

The Extraordinary Journey of David Ingram

David Ingram was an Elizabethan explorer who famously walked over 3500 miles from Veracruz to New Brunswick in 1568-9. In 1567, Ingram had sailed down the Thames on the flagship Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) had loaned John...
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