Tag: travel
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A CITY BORN ON HILLS
Rome, the capital city of Italy today, has made its mark on history as the location where the great Roman Empire of Classical Antiquity emerged. This fascinating empire of the ancient world emerged there and expanded into different parts of Europe and other parts of the world from there. Thought to have been founded in…
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THE BATON for JUSTICE or AUTOCRACY?
Etruscans, the first ancient great civilization of what is now Italy, influenced Romans in countless ways and paved the way for them to have their name on a pedestal in the history of civilization, so to speak. In my point of view, only images like wine, endless entertainment, a comfortable life, a lethargically indifferent way…
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A RUBBER PEOPLE in DISTANT PAST
Rubber tree ( hevea brasiliensis and castilla elastica ) , a tree which has dispersed from the Amazon basin and Central America, secretes a white liquid called latex. This liquid is processed and converted into rubber ready for commercial use. Today artificial rubber, manufactured out of petroleum and natural gas, is utilized as well as…
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Endless Routes to the Ocean under the Beautiful Sun
Romans, one of the greatest civilizations of the classical era, built many roads connecting many provinces of the empire with one another. These roads used to extend from northern England in the north to southern Egypt in the south. The total length of these roads reached 74.564 miles ( 120.000 kilometers ) in the heyday…
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INGENIOUS AGRI-CULTURE
Mesoamerica, one of the oldest culture areas across the globe, realized some innovations in terms of urbanization and engineering. This area is one where some of the oldest domesticated plants of the world such as the corn, the squash and the bean emerged and the life there took form in relation with these; where some…
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HISTORY in DEEP WATERS
I came across a fascinating sight years ago while I was playing the computer game called Far Cry 3. Jason, the protagonist in the game, had to jump into a deep mass of water from a high cliff for the purpose of being able to complete a mission in the game. In fact, each of…
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An Incorporeal God and a Enigmatic Symbol
The Maya, one of the most important peoples of ancient Mesoamerica, had a pagan religion. Itzamna, regarded as the creator of the human race, was one of the greatest Mayan gods. He was thought to have invented writing and to be an authority in medical issues. Rumour has it that there was a deity called…