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Prehistory and Ancient History of Latvia

Mesolithic The territory of Latvia began to free itself from the glacier around 14000 B.C. however, only in about 9000 B.C. here the first settlers...

Early Middle Ages of Estonia & Early Christian Period

The name "Estonia" first mentioned by Cassiodorus in his Letters (Book. V, Letters 1-2). It is a controversial question about the territory inhabited by the...

Prehistoric and Ancient Estonia

Mesolithic Up to the end of the last glaciation, about 10 thousand years B.C., the territory of Estonia was not inhabited by people. The earliest traces...

Prehistoric North Africa – Neolithic Period

The rock carvings of the Sahara, of which the most famous are the drawings from Tassilin-Adjer in Algeria, reflect living scenes of everyday life...

Prehistoric North Africa – Paleolithic Period

Lower and Middle Paleolithic During the excavations on the territory of the Sahara in Ain al-Khaneh (Ain el Hanech) near the Algerian city ​​of Said,...

Prehistory and Ancient History of Morocco

People inhabited the territory of Morocco from the early Paleolithic (700-500 thousand years ago); In the Casablanca area (Thomas I, Homo rhodesiensis ) and...

Ancient and Early Medieval History of Portugal

Lusitania (Roman province) In Roman times, the history of modern Portugal is difficult to separate from the history of Spain. In 159 - 135 years B.C....

Prehistoric Iberia – Paleolithic Period

Geographical conditions When studying the history of the Iberian Peninsula, one should take into account the orographic and climatic features that influenced the historical development...

Early History of Italy – Apennine peninsula

Prehistoric Italy The territory of Italy began to be settled about 50,000 years ago, that is, at the end of the Lower Paleolithic. It was...

The Religion of Carthage

Carthage inherited the foundations of religion from Phoenicia. The supreme pair of gods were Tanit and Baal Hammon, they are considered the most typical figures...

The Life of Hamilcar Barca

Hamilcar belonged to the highest Carthaginian aristocracy and built his ancestry to Elissa, the legendary founder of Carthage. Nothing is known about his parents;...

Early History of Carthage

Carthage was founded by immigrants from the Phoenician city of Tire in the late IX century B.C. According to legend, the city was founded...

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