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(#12) The Colossus Of Rhodes (c. 280 BC) Was Approximately As Tall As The Statue Of Liberty
From Redditor u/Texas_Rockets:
TIL that, despite being built in 280 BC, the Colossus of Rhodes was approximately as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
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(#6) Ancient Rome And China Were Aware Of Each Other
From Redditor u/Nerrolken:
Ancient Rome and Ancient China were aware of each other. Each had heard accounts of the other great empire at the far end of the Silk Road, and they even tried to make direct diplomatic contact several times.
The Romans believed the distant empire of "Serica" was populated by tiny people (like pygmies), who built an empire surrounded by huge walls around a great river (possibly the Yellow River).
The Chinese spoke of the empire of "Daqin" in the west, which was famous for its roads and postal network, and where "kings were not permanent" and would be chosen and replaced based on merit during times of crisis, a clear reference to the Roman Republic.
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(#4) Unknown Sea Raiders Nearly Conquered Ancient Egypt
From Redditor u/scrubs2009:
TIL of the Sea Peoples. A group of raiders that nearly toppled ancient Egypt. We know nothing about where they came from or who they were.
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(#16) Castles Walls Were Not Always Left Bare But Decorated With Colorful Tapestries
From Redditor u/starwars101:
My fav is that the drab, grey interiors you always see when medieval castles are depicted are not accurate. When first being depicted in media, scholars lacked any artifacts indicating whether medieval Europeans had any wall decorations, such as tapestries. Thus, the artists left the walls bare for fear of erroneously assuming how medieval Europeans would have decorated.
This led to the assumption that medieval castles were without furnishings. However, later discoveries and excavations of castles across Europe have unearthed draperies with many bright colors. It has been proven that, even as far north as Northumbria, castles were artfully decorated, with the tapestries used to brighten the place and keep rooms warm.
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(#11) Yogurt Was Invented In 5000 BC
From Redditor u/not_not_lying:
TIL yogurt was invented in 5000 BC and the combination of yogurt and honey was called "the food of the gods".
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(#10) Iron Weapons Didn't Replace Bronze Ones Because They Were Better; Iron Was More Abundant And Easier To Work With
From a former Redditor:
TIL that bronze is generally harder than iron. The Bronze Age didn't give way to the Iron Age because iron weaponry was superior; rather, iron was more plentiful and easier to work with.
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The rise of city-states, the emergence of iron tools, the rise of Greece, the attempts of the republican system, what did the civilization of the ancient world look like? Archaeologists and historians have been keen to explore the origin and development of ancient civilizations for centuries, their journeys from the early human civilization of Mesopotamia to the collapse of the Roman Empire. The ancient world is full of mysterious and amazing historical things.
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