Were Ancient Civilisations Really Colour Blind?
ncient civilisations’ passion for colours is more than understandable, without it, life would be colourless, grey and an endless abyss. It was the Tyrian purple, the Egyptian blues, their precious golden shades and Persian turquoise that brought excitement into...
5 Badass Women From History You’ve Never Heard Of
we grow up, the history we learn about is largely determined by whatever our teachers happen to tell us at school. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but schools tend to focus on the big events and neglect the lives of some truly remarkable people. Indeed, history is...
The Funny And Uplifting Story Of The Railway Dog
ne hot day in August 1953, a white-and-brown stray dog calmly got off a cargo train at the Campiglia Marittima railway station in Italy, as if it were the most natural thing in the world. Elvio Barlettani, the stationmaster in the small Tuscan station, and his...
