Alex A
Traveller, writer and history buff. You can usually find me in coffee shop somewhere in Europe.
Articles by Alex A:
These heart-rending photos show child workers in sardine factories in 1911 …
The Ancient Greek torture device “Brazen Bull” is considered to be one of the most gruesome creations of all time
Young Picasso had to burn his own paintings for warmth in his freezing Paris apartment
Cleopatra, Queen of Ancient Egypt, took baths in donkey milk to preserve her beauty and youth
Silbo Gomero – An ancient and fascinating ‘whistle language’ still survives on one of the Canary Islands, it’s used to talk across the island’s steep ravines
“Jackie” trailer offers the first glimpse in the upcoming biopic about the iconic first lady
In 1803, two British sailors climbed the ancient Roman column ‘Pompey’s Pillar’, affixed a weather vane to the top, ate steaks and toasted to King George III
The Greek navy maintains a reconstruction of an ancient Athenian trireme, the HS Olympias, it is the only ship of its kind in the world
Filming Schindler’s List was so personal and difficult for Steven Spielberg he almost quit directing
Take-out restaurants existed in ancient Rome and were called “thermopolia”
