People used to see hippos fight in the arenas(角斗场)of ancient Rome.After the fall of the Roman Empire,hippos weren't seen in Europe again until a few zoos began to exhibit them in the mid 1800s.All the various uses and abuses of hippos through the centuries have...
She returned from war exhausted and horrified by the things she had seen but with a huge set of historic and truly iconic photographs. They included the famous portrait of Lee herself sitting defiantly in Hitler’s bath taken by David Scherman after the pair had talked their way into the Fuh...
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Kipling was born in India during the time when India was a colonial part of the widespread British Empire. The stories are intended to be set in the... Learn more about this topic: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling | Summary & Characters ...
I, Claudius is a historical novel written by English writer Robert Graves. The novel is presented as an autobiography written by Roman Emperor Claudius, who ruled as the emperor of Rome from 41 - 54 AD. In the novel, Claudius tells the 85-year story of the rise of the Roman Empire ...
Mule Tales from the French Quarterpresents a concise history of the mule in the city of New Orleans, throughout the state of Louisiana and the United States. It is interspersed with stories told to Sally by the carriage drivers of New Orleans who spend their days, and nights, driving locals...
Dust off exclusive book deals and tales from the past when you joinThe Archive's newsletter. Subscribe Yes! I also want to get the Early Bird Books newsletter featuring great deals on ebooks. Land negotiations between the British Empire, the South African Republic, and the powerful Zulu Kingdo...
The Reek, from Episode II, has obvious inspiration from a bull and a rhino, but the overall body design is very reminiscent of a Placerias. Even down to the cute little stub tail. The Mesozoic’s second most famous group of reptiles, the pterosaurs, also supply ample inspiration for the...
The Demigod Clock So here’s the ERIC KIM gospel: time’s your empire—build it, don’t burn it. I’m lifting, stacking, living—not for some distant payout, but because every rep, every sat, every laugh with my kid is the win. The system wants you tired, broke, distracted. Time...
Forgive me if some of what I write has been created by cognitive closure, but I’m sure of what I am writing. Also, I deny that I confirm that any of this is true. Also, most of this story was reported to me by friends. I wasn’t there for most of it. To set up the scene...