Magicians, sorcerers... In these days of Halloween, a legacy of ancient pagan festivals, what do we know about witches, these creatures that appeared in the Middle Ages and were persecuted for centuries? Meeting with Maxime Perbellini. Witches Flying to a Sabbath (19th century engraving). Before be
These secret - and coded - letters from Marie-Antoinette were addressed to the Count of Fersen, a Swedish officer. The coded letters of Marie-Antoinette. UPDATE. During the French Revolution, Marie-Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, maintained a secret correspondence with Count Axel de Fersen. An u
In January 2018, thousands of Mayan ruins were detected in the jungle of Guatemala, revealing the unsuspected extent of interconnections between cities. A new in-depth analysis of these results has just been published in the journal Science. Image of the monumental epicenter of the site of Naachtu
The ancient Romans had a special soft spot for Garo (Latin garum ), a sauce prepared with fermented fish viscera that was used to season or accompany a large number of meals, although it was also used in medicine and cosmetics. Some remains of factories of this preparation have been found throughou