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Shocking facts about ancient civilizations of the world

We will never find out what exactly life was like hundreds and thousands years ago. Still, there are some known facts about ancient civilizations – and most of them are absolutely mind-blowing.



Did these facts about ancient civilizations surprise you? Do you know any other interesting facts about the most ancient civilizations in history?


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26 Comments
Nick Hand
Want to query the one about the ball game the Mayans played. When I visited Chichen Itza a few years ago, I was taught it was a member of the winning team that was sacrificed, to provide nothing but the best for the Gods. Amazingly, the players actually aspired to this honour. Gives a whole new meaning to the term 'sudden death goal'....
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Jul 22, 2020 6:03AM
Allison Aspden
I think the quiz setters, should be more prudent in the use of their words. They name the quiz ”Shocking facts about ancient civilisations ……….”. Indeed this deceptive. A more acceptable description would be “ interesting and unusual facts ancient civilizations …..”.
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Apr 20, 2022 4:40AM
john duckett
aserrano, seriously!
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Mar 13, 2023 4:51PM
dmarkc
Steve Tingle, I'm pretty sure the Roman's had a good handle on how to control water systems.
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May 29, 2022 12:23PM
dmarkc
Nick Hand, I was thinking, we got a big game, today!
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May 29, 2022 12:19PM
tbear
I had read about most of these! Still interesting! 😊👍
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Jan 7, 2022 10:30AM
lmoores
Very interesting esoecially about the coliseum.
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Dec 30, 2021 11:38PM
garrett scott
Interesting but hardly shocking. This site, while I enjoy it, seems to abuse word meanings making one wonder about the education of the writers.
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Oct 19, 2021 5:01PM
Satish Chandran
Ancient civilization along the river Vaigai is being unearthed recently in Tamil Nadu, South India.
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Sep 22, 2021 10:02PM
Sally Onyett
Ilias , I knew this as have been lucky enough to visit the colosseum and have seen paintings of it. Hard to believe but true. 😜
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Jan 7, 2021 7:04PM
David Holmes
Part of my High School history course was a year of ancient history. I remembered all of this after all the years that have passed (I would have studied Ancient History in 1961!) Shows what a brilliant teacher we had for that part of the course. Thanks Mr Wright.
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Sep 27, 2020 1:28PM
Tom Thielemier
Nick Hand, we were told the same facts about the winning team was sacrificed.
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Sep 22, 2020 10:23PM
Frank Mallory
Ancient Egypt was conquered in the 300 BC/BCE by Alexander the Great and one of his generals founded the Ptolemaic dynasty of Greek/Macedonian rulers who were conquered by the Romans about 300 years later.
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Aug 9, 2020 12:10PM
Don Agey
#4 Ancient Greece didn't separate church, state and their everyday lives. This country would be better off if that were true here
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Jul 19, 2020 6:33PM
John New
They actually had a reservoir outside the colosseum for this very purpose.Ilias Tsiabardas,
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Jul 19, 2020 10:51AM

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