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Tulsa Ancient Greece
Exploring extraterrestrial contact in ancient Greece
Strange Facts
October 20, 2011
Erich von Daniken, best selling author of over thirty one books including Chariots of the Gods, changed the way generations have looked at...
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Olympia cult site buried by tsunami?
Pagan Beliefs
July 19, 2011
Olympia, site of the famous Temple of Zeus and original venue of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, was presumably destroyed by repeated tsunamis...
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The Antikythera Mechanism: Secrets of a 2,000-year-old computer
Antikythera Mechanism
July 7, 2011
Time and time again discoveries prove civilizations are more ancient and sophisticated than historians and religious leaders would have us believe....
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True Blood series: What the heck's a maenad?
Pagan Beliefs
June 25, 2011
The popular True Blood Home Box Office (HBO) series begins its fourth season June 26, and fans are impatiently waiting. Rumors are this season will...
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Pericles Funeral Oration
Pericles
June 24, 2011
The Peloponnesian War broke out in 431 B.C. between Athens and Sparta. Toward the end of the first year, Athenian politician Pericles delivered one...
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Was Alexander the Great Poisoned?
Alexander the Great
March 22, 2011
Alexander the Great died mysteriously at age 32. Alexander lived a hard life and fought many battles. Unlike modern commanders, Alexander fought...
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Alexander the Great invades India
Alexander the Great
March 20, 2011
Alexander the Great expanded his Macedonian Empire from Greece to Babylon. Following his conquest of the Persian Empire, many of his countrymen...
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Alexander and the Death of Persia
Alexander the Great
March 18, 2011
After securing power in Macedon and Greece, Alexander moved on the Persian Empire. The empire threatened Greece in the 5th century B.C. and...
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Alexander Consolidates Power
Alexander the Great
March 16, 2011
Alexander the Great wanted Persia. He planned to destroy the empire with the army his father created. First, he had to consolidate his power in...
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The Assassination of Philip of Macedon (336 B.C.)
Alexander the Great
March 13, 2011
As heir apparent to the Macedonian throne, Alexander the Great joined his father’s army as a general. He gained valuable experience that...
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