Tag: history
In 3 days, Vikings star Travis Fimmel will finally return to Netflix with a new series based on true history
Seven years ago, Travis Fimmel played his star role Ragnar Lodbrok in Vikings Season 4 for the last time. Since then, fans have been waiting in vain for a new…
Marco Polo, a Venetian trader who became an official of the Great Khan in Beijing
If Marco Polo was not the first European to relate his journey to the Mongol Empire – Jean de Plan Carpin and Guillaume de Rubrouck preceded him – he is…
the palace of Philip II, where Alexander the Great was crowned, reopens to the public
In Greece, this Sunday January 7 marks the reopening to the public of the ancient palace of King Philip II, after sixteen years of work. Alexander the Great was crowned…
1983, the march for equality and against racism
Their names are Nsar and Baïda Doghmane, Hanifa Taguelmint, Farid Lahoua or Toumi Djaïda and they came out of the northern districts of Marseille or Minguettes in Lyon to march…
When evening falls, light artworks bring Utrecht history to life
The walk continues to the Pausdam. There is the Paushuize and a building of Utrecht University. “There is a lecture hall in that building, where classes are held during the…
They smashed, destroyed and even exploded! New images have emerged, this is how ISIS destroyed history
The damage caused by the terrorist organization DAESH to historical artifacts and ancient cities in the cities it entered had previously been on the agenda all over the world. Finally,…
Exhibition: 150 years of history of Asian migrations in France at the Palais de la Porte Dorée
The Immigration Museum in Paris is devoting an exhibition to the community from East and South-East Asia (Japan, China, Vietnam, Korea, Cambodia, Thailand and the Philippines). Although we often talk…
Clearing history becomes easier in the Android version of Chrome
With the update chrome of the browser Android In this version, clearing the history becomes much easier. Within the scope of the update, which is currently in beta testing but…
In Chad, Hissène Habré’s “swimming pool” finally razed
Chad’s most famous political prison, a hotbed of torture during the Hissène Habré regime, has just been demolished, as has the headquarters of the Documentation and Security Directorate. The place…
Valérie Zenatti, life and history in motion
Valérie Zenatti is a writer, screenwriter and translator of Aharon Appelfeld. She has written for young people, notably “A bottle in the sea of Gaza” (L’École des Loisirs, 2005) translated…