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Ibn Rusta on the Burtas (903-913 AD) / Primary Source
Ahmad ibn Rustah Isfahani, better known as Ibn Rusta was a 10th-century Persian explorer and geographer born in Rosta district, Isfahan, Persia. He w…
3 days, 9 hours ago
Herodotus on the Edge of the World // 440 BC // Ancient Greek Primary Source
Here we have some musings from the proto-historian Herodotus in his inimitable style.
Uploaded 11-06-19
Speaking to us from two and a half thousand yea…
3 days, 9 hours ago
Dead Sea Scrolls - The War Scroll (Abridged)
Part of the Dead Sea Scrolls. One of the most mysterious and captivating group of documents ever discovered.
Uploaded 14-09-19
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3 days, 10 hours ago
The Magna Carta (1215)
One of the most famous of all medieval texts.
Uploaded 24-05-19
Magna Carta Libertatum (Medieval Latin for "the Great Charter of the Liberties"), comm…
3 days, 10 hours ago
The Fall of Jericho // Old Testament Extract
How do we actually know about history? Voices of the Past is a channel dedicated to recreating the original accounts from the people who lived throug…
3 days, 11 hours ago
Frightened Genuine Reactions To Seeing Unprecedented Weapons For The First Time
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3 days, 11 hours ago
Captain Cook lands in New Zealand // 1769 Journal Entry // Primary Source
Here we have the words of Captain James Cook as he describes what happened when European culture met Maori for the first time - with deadly results.
U…
3 days, 12 hours ago
Extraordinary Narratives From History of UFO Sightings (74 BC - 1896) // Primary Sources
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3 days, 12 hours ago
Eye-Witness Account of The Viking Rus' // Ibn Fadlan 921 AD // Primary Source
Starting Vikings Month off with a bang.
Uploaded 01-12-19
Here we have Ibn Fadlan's detailed description of the "Rusiyyah", a group of Viking people he…
3 days, 13 hours ago
Words of Hanno The Navigator - Ancient Explorer // 5th century BC // Primary Source
Here we have the words of Hanno the Navigator, famed Carthaginian explorer and one of the earliest accounts of West Africa that has survived to the p…
3 days, 13 hours ago