Cool History Stuff

[Rico]

Talk about succinct and to the point.

Imperial passport of Kublai Khan:
"I am the emissary of the Khan. If you defy me, you die."
(This is one of two known passports).

 

[Hedgehog]

As good as a Covid passport I am thinking

 

[Gunner]

There's quite a few snarky remarks could be made about shooting someone out of a bible......

As always, great pics Louis.

 

[Rico]

There's quite a few snarky remarks could be made about shooting someone out of a bible......

As always, great pics Louis.

It was probably installed in the Old Testament section

 

[Nort]

There's quite a few snarky remarks could be made about shooting someone out of a bible......

As always, great pics Louis.

And Ricos pictures arent bad either.

 

[Gunner]

Ha!
I'm so used to Louis's posting the pics.
Doh!

 

[Rico]

Ancient Egyptian boardgame, hounds and Jackals, discovered in the tomb of 12th dynasty pharaoh Amenemhat IV (d.1806 BC) by Howard Carter.

 

[mTk]

Do they have it for the pc?

 

[chiquichops]

How big is that?

 

[Nort]

Looks like it could be ivory.

 

[chiquichops]

Looks like it could be ivory.

It is, I was checking it out online. Not sure how big it is though.

 

[Rico]

An alpine shelter in the Italian Dolomites, built during WWI at a height of 2760 meters.

 

[Hedgehog]

An alpine shelter in the Italian Dolomites, built during WWI at a height of 2760 meters.

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That's some hide away .... Love it

 

[Nelson1812]

Yea... good planning ... build the houses high than the bombers can fly!

 

[Nort]

You should see the wine cellar and swimming pool.

 

[rocketman]

An alpine shelter in the Italian Dolomites, built during WWI at a height of 2760 meters.

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"Honey, I'm going out for miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiLK"
(*thud*)

 

[Rico]

The Queen consort of Mongolia, Genepil, in Mongolia. The last queen consort and married to the Bogd Khaganate, Bogd Khan, until his death on April 17th, 1924, when the monarchy was abolished. She was killed during the Stalinist purges in May 1938.
Photograph dated January 1st, 1923.

 

[Nort]

Sweet lid.

 

[Rico]

World War 1: Austro-Hungarian 'Sturmtruppen' practice hand-to-hand combat at a Sturmtruppen training course in Levico, 1917/18.

 

[Rico]

The Areni-1 shoe is a 5,500-year-old leather shoe that was found in 2008 in excellent condition in the Areni-1 cave located in the Vayots Dzor province of Armenia. It is a one-piece leather-hide shoe, the oldest piece of leather footwear in the world known to contemporary researchers.