The world map we know today owes its shape to the daring exploits of explorers who ventured into uncharted territories, ...

In the 7th century Christianity retreated under the advance of Islam. But it remained the chosen religion of the Ethiopian Empire and persisted in pockets in North Africa. In the 15th century ...

African slavery was more akin to European serfdom --the condition of most Europeans in the 15th century. In the Ashanti Kingdom of West Africa, for example, slaves could marry, own property and ...

But this interest in the sagas only took off during the 16th and 17th centuries—long after the purported mid-15th-century ... while the Bianco Map helped fill in Asia and Africa.

That would place the map, at latest, in the 15th century and not the 16th ... a compass to the nearby Atlas Mountains in North Africa. A Latin inscription next to him reads "In this mountain ...

Colonial landmarks are also shown in West Africa ... by AKG/Album The journeys of 15th- and 16th-century European explorers are depicted on Cantino’s map including Vasco da Gama’s first ...

Located in the Old Town Square, the Prague Astronomical Clock has been around since the 15th century, though it has required repairs many times over its history. This clock doesn't display the ...

You can visit this historic castle dating back to the 15th century with ... Tom began to sketch a map of the gardens, which would “pay tribute” to the 19th century plant hunters who explored ...

The German Historical Museum has announced it will return a 15th ... arms - on Africa's southwest coast during one of his expeditions. It became so well known it featured on old maps of the ...

Watch the reveal trailer for Homini et Armi: The End of Knights to learn about this upcoming turn-based tactical game from the creators of Kien and Etrom, inspired by 15th-century economic ...