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If the funerary ritual was not observed correctly, or if the family of the deceased failed to remember them, the gods granted the spirit permission to return to the land of the living and haunt those who had forgotten their responsibilities.
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It was also understood that the body of the deceased required proper burial with all respect, including grave goods they would need in Irkalla.
👻 Ghosts in ancient Mesopotamia were understood as a reality of life, just as they were in other civilizations of antiquity.
📝 Article by Joshua J. Mark.
📷 Photos ©️ by Osama S.M. Amin and Trustees of the British Museum.
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Since the founding of the United States, the office of the presidency – and the men who have occupied it – have had a profound impact on the hearts, minds, and fortunes of American citizens. whe.to/ci/9-331-en/ #history worldhistory.org/collection/…
👑 On this day in 899: Alfred the Great dies.
Alfred the Great (r. 871-899) was the king of Wessex in Britain but came to be known as King of the Anglo-Saxons.
📝 Article by Joshua J. Mark.
📷 Photo by Odejea.
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📝 Did you know that the word naughty came from 'nothing'?
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Image 1: Richard II (r. 1377-1399 CE) meeting rebels of the 1381 CE Peasants' Revolt
Image 2: From 'Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry', c. 1412-1440 CE.
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🎃 Mask of Mictlantecuhtli, painted wood carving, c. 1450-1521.
Depicted here is a wooden mask of a skeletal face representing the Aztec deity Mictlantecuhtli, Lord of the Underworld.
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
#Mictlantecuhtli #Aztec #Underworld #History
⚔️ On this day in 1415: Hundred Years' War: Henry V of England, with his men-at-arms and archers, defeats the larger French army in the Battle of Agincourt.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
#BattleOfAgincourt #England #France #History #OnThisDay #HundredYearsWar #HenryVOfEngland
The English won thanks to the superior longbow, field position, and discipline.
The consequences of the battle included Henry V being able to more easily take control of Normandy and then march on Paris.
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The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) was a global conflict fought between the great powers of Europe in the mid-18th century. whe.to/ci/1-19622-en/ #history worldhistory.org/Seven_Years…
Roman Bulgaria occupied an important position in the heart of the Balkans, between the Black Sea, the Aegean, and Asia Minor. whe.to/ci/2-3005-en/ #history worldhistory.org/article/300…
⚔️ On this day in 42 BCE: Liberators' civil war: Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat an army under Brutus in the second part of the Battle of Philippi, with Brutus committing suicide and ending the civil war.
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Brutus is alternately remembered as a noble man who acted in opposition to tyranny or as one of the most notorious traitors in history.
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