Author: Spencer Striker, PhD
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The Perils of Time Travel to Ancient Rome
Forget Hollywood glamor or whimsical time-travel adventures. Journeying to Ancient Rome as a modern person would be jarring, disorienting, and quite dangerous. Let’s ditch the rose-tinted glasses and take a hard look at the logistical nightmare you’d face: The Disease Dilemma Before setting foot outside your time machine, you’d better be immune to everything and…
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What Did Ancient Roman Emperors Do for Fun?
The emperors of ancient Rome are widely remembered for their scandalous politics and military conquests across their 1000-year reign. In addition, the Roman Empire has also made major contributions to the advancement of science, technology, and law. Naturally, all that physical and mental exertion required much-needed stress relief, and the Roman Emperors made sure they…
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“Plague of Athens VR” The Past Meets The Future in Our Latest Release!
Dear History Enthusiasts, It’s been a whirlwind journey for the entire History Adventures team, and today, we’re proud to share with you a project that has been two years in the making. Introducing “Plague of Athens VR” – an immersive experience now available on Meta Quest’s App Lab! A Haunting Chapter “Plague of Athens VR”…
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3 BEST HISTORICAL SERIES ON NETFLIX —Medieval Edition
It’s been more than 500 days since the quarantine started and you might be running out of series to watch. You have been searching all day-long looking for the best historical series on Netflix. Luckily, History Adventures just picked the best ones for you!
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3 Best Historical Historical Movies on Netflix: Southeast Asia Edition
No one can deny that Southeast Asian movies never fail to impress our typical Western taste on cinematography. You might be running out of best historical movies on Netflix to watch, but you may be missing some of the most plausible ones to view. Read through our list of 3 Best Historical Movies on Netflix:…
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BEST Historical Games to Play When You’re Quarantined
Searching for the best historical video games out there? Wait no more! Read through this blog and discover the most marvelous historical video games you might want to play. Here at History Adventures, we find gamers who love history and anything about it as the coolest people ever! With that, we have prepared a list…
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Historical Movies: Best Non-US Patriotic Movies
From Mel Gibson’s “Braveheart” to Cristopher Nolan’s iconic “Dunkirk”, enter the world of patriotism and amazing historical chronicles of five of the world’s most epic historical movies.
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5 Facts You Didn’t Know About William Shakespeare!
During his lifetime William Shakespeare is said to have written 37 plays and 150 poems; however, no one can tell the exact number still because a lot of his work has been lost over time. 2. Nobody knows what Shakespeare did from 1585 to 1592. Shakespeare disappeared from the records for 7 years and historians…
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Congratulations! It’s… Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a holiday celebrated worldwide to celebrate motherhood. In the modern form, it originated in the United States and is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. Many other countries also mark this day as the celebration of Mother’s Day while some countries mark its observance at other times of the year. The…
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The Real Story Behind Let Them Eat Cake!
The phrase “Let them eat cake!” evokes an immediate image: a coldly oblivious Marie Antoinette, luxuriating in Versailles while her starving subjects cry out for mere bread. This anecdote fueled French Revolutionary rage, leading to her tragic end. But did history’s most infamous Queen actually utter such a heartless phrase? The Power of Words (And…