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Interview: The Werewolf in the Ancient World by Daniel Ogden
In this interview, World History Encyclopedia is talking to author Daniel Ogden about his new book The Werewolf in the Ancient World. Daniel Ogden (Author): Thank you for inviting me! Kelly (WHE): Of course, we are very excited to have...
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Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan (l. c. 1735-1802) was an American frontiersman and soldier, most famous for leading a corps of riflemen during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). He rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Continental Army and...
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Nebuchadnezzar II
Nebuchadnezzar II (r. 605/604-562 BCE) was the greatest King of ancient Babylon during the period of the Neo-Babylonian Empire (626-539 BCE), succeeding its founder, his father, Nabopolassar (r. 626-605 BCE). He is best known from the biblical...
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Portrait of Daniel Morgan
Portrait of Daniel Morgan (1735/36-1802), oil on canvas by Charles Willson Peale, c. 1794.
Independence National Historical Park Collection, Philadelphia PA.
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Daniel Morgan
Portrait of Daniel Morgan by an unknown artist, from the George Washington Bicentennial Commission c. 1924.
US National Archives and Records Administration.
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Daniel and Ezekiel
Prophets Daniel and Ezekiel on the south side of the medieval rood screen.
St Firman's, North Crawley, Buckinghamshire.
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Daniel Villanueva and Stratigraphy
A graduate of San Francisco State University, Daniel's archaeological expertise is on the pre- and proto-historic periods of San Francisco. His Masters thesis was on the pre-histoy and history of Lake Merced, and the foundation of the Past...
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Reconstruction of the Roman Emperors: Interview with Daniel Voshart
Working with busts, written descriptions, coins and any other available resource, Daniel has reconstructed the heads of the first 54 Roman Emperors from the Roman Empire. From Augustus Caesar to Marcus Aurelius, Maximinus Thrax and Caligula...
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Ancient Persian Governors
The Achaemenid Persian Empire functioned as well as it did because of the efficient bureaucracy established by its founder Cyrus the Great (r. c. 550-530 BCE) which was administered through the satrapy system. A Persian governor of a province...
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Interview with Author Daniel Ogden: The History of the Werewolf in the Ancient World
Join World History Encyclopedia as they talk to Daniel Ogden, the author of 'The Werewolf in the Ancient World.' Where did the concept of the werewolf originate from? Why did they always turn in to wolves? Daniel will be answering these questions...