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Iliad, Book 13 Book 13 of the Iliad describes a crucial battle for the ships. It starts with the following lines: But once Zeus had driven...

Herodotus & Anacharsis The famous Greek historian Herodotus is the earliest author who mentioned Anacharsis. Here is what the Father of History wrote around 450...

https://youtu.be/Q2IFGWQJrrs Achilleid of Statius Achilleid is an unfinished epic poem by Publius Papinius Statius that was intended to present the life of Achilles from his youth...

https://youtu.be/GgNPqrBVy8U Side Tomb In May of 1971, archaeologists began clearing the Side Tomb of the Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan, which reached a depth of 6.2 m. It...

“There is Shakespeare for literature, Karinska for costumes!” (George Balanchine) "When George Balanchine was asked by the Ford Foundation in 1963 what was the thing...

“The Rus, who belong to the Slavic race, go from the most remote regions of the country of the Slavs, on the coasts of...

Mazeppa is a narrative poem written by the English romantic poet Lord Byron in 1819. It is based on a popular legend about the early life of Ivan...

Vima Kadphises (c. AD 113–127) was an Indo-Scythian King who expanded the Kushan territory in Afghanistan and northwest India. David Jongeward in his book 'Kushan Mystique' described Vima's...

As quoted in the previous part, the woman buried in Great Ryzhanovka Kurgan "wore eight rings, two seal rings, two sets with gold staters of...

A true masterpiece of Scythian metalwork, an extraordinary Gold Comb crested with fighting Scythians was discovered in Solokha Royal Kurgan in Zaporizhzhia region of...

“Having transported his army across the Thracian Bosporus via a bridge built by Mandrocles, Darius easily conquered the Thracian tribes and port cities of...

John Paul Jones, a Revolutionary War hero known as the father of the U.S. Navy, left a trait in Ukraine's history. In his memoirs,...

"The general idea of a large flying ship with several motors, and comfortable closed cabins, had been an ideal for a long time, but none had been designed. It...

American Art Historian John M. Rosenfield wrote in his 'Dynastics Arts of the Kushans': "As carefully depicted by the sculptors, the clothing worn by...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) used themes from Ukraine for two of his Ten National Airs with Variations, Op. 107 for piano with...

"Contemporaries and scholars of Archipenko acknowledge the influence of his ideas on the development of twentieth-century sculpture. Gino Severini, who met him in Paris in...

“As important government systems have been targeted, then in case the operation is attributed to a state, this could count as a violation...