Lost Persian Army Found in Sahara »
Posted By BronxBomber 3 weeks, 2 days ago in Science & Technology
Sahara Desert - Herodotus wrote of a 50,000-man strong army that set out on foot into the Egyptian desert in 525 B.C. and was never heard from again … until today. A pair of Italian archaeologists have uncovered bronze weapons, a silver bracelet, an earring and hundreds of human bones in the vast desolate wilderness of the Sahara desert. Twin brothers Angelo and Alfredo Castiglioni are hopeful that they’ve finally found the lost army of Persian King Cambyses II. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, Cambyses II and his armied were buried by a cataclysmic sandstorm in 525 B.C.
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BronxBomber3 weeks, 2 days ago
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WoW!
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What a terrific find! It was originally thought of by historians as just a tall fairy tale. What scientists can find out about what truly happened in that part of the region in the ancient world, and fill the long empty cracks in this period of history 2,500 years ago.-
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Dionys3 weeks, 2 days ago
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" What a terrific find! It was originally thought of by historians as just a tall fairy tale. "
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I don't know why. Herodotus's histories are fairly well respected. We read them in one of my Historigraphy classes, and they're a delightful read in the original Greek.
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