#ancient-history

#ancient-history

To produce splendid 'Tyr ian purple' required the mucus of sea snails, and not just any sea snails: only three species, collectively referred to as murex, would do.

The British Museum exhibition 'Ancient India' showcases the living traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism, demonstrating their deep connection to nature through various artifacts.

The study revealed that while Phoenician civilization spread its culture across the Mediterranean, its inhabitants did not share a common Middle Eastern ancestry.

Penal­ties ranged from heavy fines and permanent exile to hard labor in the salt mines and, in the worst case, damnatio ad bestias, a public execution in which the condemned were devoured by wild animals.