Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...

Remains of an ancient Greek gymnasium. In 800BC, almost 300 years after the Dark Age began, Greek civilisation slowly emerged again. The Greeks started trading more with the outside world ...

Three different designs of ancient Greek columns. The Greeks believed that the secret to making a great building was maths. They carefully designed and measured their buildings, making sure they ...