May 25, 2012

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Where is the Tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony?

The Death of Cleopatra by Valentine Cameron Prinsep

The story of Mark Antony and Cleopatra is among the most famous love stories of all time. Like Romeo and Juliet, their story is one of Shakespeare’s revered tragedies.

The Mysteries of Silbury Hill

Silbury Hill by Greg O'Beirne

Silbury Hill is a man-made hill in legendary Wiltshire County, England. It is part of a landscape that boasts the Roman Road, Stonehenge and numerous other feats of long ago man.

The Underground City of Derinkuyu

One of the Security Doors in Derinkuyu

The age of Derinkuyu is hard to determine, though the most popular estimates put the date of construction between 1,000 and 800 B.C.E.

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Where Were Sodom and Gomorrah?

Lot and his daughters with Sodom burning in the background by Cornelis Cort

Sodom and Gomorrah were two cities described in the Book of Genesis and mentioned in other texts, such as the New Testament.

Where are the Remains of the Garden of Eden?

Thomas Cole's "The Garden of Eden"

Amid the above story, Genesis contains a few small clues that potentially point in the direction of Eden, though they are hardly explicit.

Where did Columbus land?

Posthumous portrait of Christopher Columbus

Almost from Day One, however, there has been debate on where that first footprint was made. Nobody has been able to decisively say which island in the Bahamas was the site that ended Columbus’s failed quest for a route to Asia.