Nibbling At History
@nibblinghistory
History enthusiast. Likes to learn about everything and anything involved with the past.
The World’s Oldest Pants — A 3,000-Year-Old Engineering Marvel In the windswept sands of China’s Tarim Basin, archaeologists in 2014 uncovered an astonishing relic of human innovation — a pair of 3,300-year-old wool pants, the oldest known trousers in the world. Crafted by…
Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341–1408), was a powerful northern noble whose shifting loyalties shaped late medieval England. An early ally of Henry IV and father of Hotspur, he eventually rebelled against the king and died at Bramham Moor, ending his turbulent career
The Appian Way, built in 312 BC, is Rome's oldest road — and it's still in use today.
2,000-year-old frescoes in the Room of the Frescoes in the Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii.
The world"s oldest known spear, the Clacton Spear Point, is 400,000 years old and was probably made by neanderthals in Essex, England. It was discovered in Clacton-on-Sea in 1911. It is oldest known worked wooden implement. It is made of yew wood, shaped into a point, and when…
Hieroglyphs on the wall of the Temple of Hapu in Luxor, Egypt
⛩️ Micklegate Bar 📍 York, England Originally built by the Normans in the 12th c. & later strengthened in the 14th c. It served as the main southern gateway to York’s walled city Used for royal processions and as a grim display site for the heads of executed traitors
The Dura-Europos Shield - Rome’s Last Stand on the Eastern Frontier ... This extraordinary artifact, known as the Dura-Europos Shield, is the only surviving semi-cylindrical Roman scutum and its story is as tragic as it is remarkable. Discovered in Syria, at the far eastern…
🇪🇬 The 4,800-year-old staircase leading to the southern tomb of Pharaoh Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt.
Ada Blackjack, an Iñupiaq woman, who survived for two years as a castaway on Wrangel Island in the Arctic in the 1920s... Ada Blackjack (1898-1983), a young Inuit mother was hired as a seamstress for an Arctic expedition in 1921. The expedition aimed to claim Wrangel Island for…
A German-Jewish WWI veteran wears his Iron Cross while a Nazi soldier stands in front of his shop for intimidation, 1933... This photo was taken in April of 1933, during the Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses. It was the expression on the shopkeeper’s face that captivated…
Aztec Empire ran on Chocolate, but not the kind we know today. Their version was a frothy, bitter drink mixed with chili peppers, vanilla, and sometimes even human blood for religious ceremonies. One turkey hen cost 100 cacao beans, a small rabbit cost 30, and a slave could be…
Around 30 people perished from immediate blast trauma and acute radiation syndrome (ARS) in the seconds to months following the Chernobyl disaster in April 1986. Eight months after the nuclear accident, workers made a startling discovery. Upon entering a corridor beneath the…
The flowers of Remembrance. Hour after hour an unceasing pilgrimage of bereaved mothers, wives, daughters, and sweethearts lay floral offerings on the Cenotaph. Armistice Day, 1920.
Louvre Museum – Assyrian Collection (Mesopotamia) Located within the Department of Near Eastern Antiquities, the Assyrian section features artworks from the 9th to 7th centuries BCE, including sculptures, reliefs, and inscriptions from the ancient cities of Nineveh, Khorsabad,…
Trajan's Column, dedicated in 113 AD in Rome 🇮🇹, is far more than a monument; it is a meticulously carved, continuous visual chronicle of Emperor Trajan's two successful Dacian Wars (101–102 and 105–106 AD). Designed likely by Apollodorus of Damascus, the column stands…
Derinkuyu, in Turkey, is an ancient underground city dating back 2500 years and extending to a depth of about 60 metres and able to support 20,000 people, and their cattle. Subterranean cities were though to protect inhabitants from invasion, allowing thousands to live in secrecy
View from atop the shell keep of Arundel Castle, West Sussex 🏴
On this Remembrance Sunday, we remember the service and sacrifice of those who have served in conflict. The Cenotaph was unveiled by King George V in 1920, and has stood as a symbol of remembrance and gratitude for so many ever since. 📷 1945 at the Cenotaph in London. Getty
Inside Teatro La Fenice Built in 1792 and named The Phoenix, it burned down three times but always rose from the ashes. It hosted premieres by Rossini, Bellini, and Verdi in the 19th century, becoming an icon of Italian theatre and opera history.
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