Sarafan (Russian: сарафан, sarafan, Persian: سراپا‎, sarâpâ) is a traditional Russian women’s sleeveless outer garment. It is a flared pinafore dress, the pattern, usage, and user base of which have ...

A cold weapon is a type of hand weapon that doesn’t rely on fire, explosions, compressed gas, or electricity to operate. Instead, it works through direct muscular strength to produce its impact. Some ...

Because of Napoleon Bonaparte‘s widespread fame, many people still know that one of his favorite horses was called Marengo. This gray and white Arabian stallion would have been named after the June ...

Julius Caesar’s sword Crocea Mors, or “Yellow Death” (the origin of the name is explained below), appears to be closely connected with the legend of King Arthur’s sword Excalibur. The Romans first ...

Bojutsu is a traditional Japanese martial art that focuses on the use of a long staff as its central weapon. Bojutsu is a martial arts discipline that often assumes the presence of an imagined ...

Carthaginian theology revolved around the god Baal Hammon (also spelled Ba’al Hammon, Baal Hamon, Ba’al Khamon, and Baal-Hammon). Phoenicians spelled his name 𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤇𐤌𐤍 in Punic and it is believed ...

The flamberge sword was advantageous because its blade significantly reduced the striking surface upon contact with the target. The concentrated force of the wavy blade’s impact made the curved edge ...

The Camenae (in Latin, Camenae or Camoenae) are nymphs of springs and woods in ancient Roman religion. They are later assimilated into the Greek Muses. Egeria, Carmenta, Antevorta (or Anteverta, or ...

The term “Man in the Moon” is a common reference to a pareidolic figure resembling a human face, which is easily visible on the surface of the Moon from Earth, especially during the full moon, ...

The Scissor gladiator holds a dagger in his right hand and, in his left, the weapon of arbelas with a semicircular blade. White marble. 2nd—3rd centuries CE. Paris, Louvre Museum. Photo, M.E.

X-Seed 4000 is a 13,100-foot (4,000-meter) tall megastructure with 800 floors. It has a capacity for 1 million people living inside at the same time. The X-Seed 4000 is a floating “ocean city” off the ...

The Alseids (Ancient Greek: Άλσηΐδες) are nymphs in Greek mythology associated with valleys and groves. According to ancient Greek beliefs, Alseids guarded and protected groves. Their name comes from ...