Shahana Archive
Zombies are the latest rage in Hollywood, and are everywhere…literally! From appearing in horror flicks on mainstream cinema, to featuring in television series, books and magazines; these reanimated or ghoulish beings seem to never stop amazing us. But, do you know that zombies were created much before Hollywood patronized them? So, for anyone who wants
When was the last time you read about ancient Greeks and the lives they led? Chances are that you may have come across various posts and blogs, each unraveling a different aspect of their lives and culture. Ancient Greece, being a popular topic with most writers, often surprises us with its interesting facts, some motivating,
Where did the Vikings come from? This one question haunts each one of us that has had an interest in Norse culture and has grown up with many a riveting stories about their gods like Odin and Thor. So…for the answer…Vikings were seafarers who came from Scandinavia between the late 8th century to early 11th
Ancient Greeks were experts in pottery making and used different types of potteries like krater, amphora, pilike, hydria, pyxis, dinos and pithos for storing wine as well as oil. Various archaeological digs conducted over the years have helped historians unearth and discover Greek vases dating back to 1st and 2nd century BC. And one common
The ancient Roman family life was complicated, much like modern day family structures that are built hierarchically. The father was considered to be the head of the household. If there weren’t a father, then it would be the eldest of all the living males in the family that would be given the respect like that
Norse mythology is rich, its vast, its intriguing and can take a considerable amount of time to study and understand it thoroughly. If you are a comics fan and are a die hard fanatic of Thor, the Lightening God, you would know something about the many riveting stories about Norse folklore. Norse was the culture
Victorians took pride in their culture and yes, they loved being ‘prudes’. They had many set of rules and regulations to lead a proper ‘Victorian’ way of life which was basically governed by stiffness and weirdness. The Victorian era was considered golden as it had a prim queen who set high standards of moralities for
Dear readers, today we are rounding up the top 15 facts from Leo Tolstoy biography that you do not know, and will be quite surprised as you get to unveil some secrets about this ‘greatest authors of all time”. Leo Tolstoy was born in a Russian aristocratic family as Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, and is best
Scary…spooky…blood chilling and hair raising – Well yeah…these 15 haunted places in the world have just the required amount of punch to give you the creepiest feeling of your life! Haunted places have always been a popular topic for children’s night stories and we have all grown up hearing scary tales of ghosts and spirits
Pompeii, aka The city of the Dead is one of the most visited archaeological sites, but do you know that it remained lost for centuries after it was buried by the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD? The city is perhaps the most well known places today, but there are many unknown facts
