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The temple was located in Ephesus, located on Turkish territory near the famous resort of Kusadasi. This South-West of Izmir, South of Bursa, North of Marmaris and East of Pamukkale.

In the North-West part of Greece was located the city of Olympia, the fame of which had spread far outside the country. According to legend, it was here Zeus came into the fight with his father, murderous and treacherous Kron, who devoured his children, because the Oracle foretold his death at the hands of the son. Saved by the mother, matured Zeus won and made Krona regurgitating their brothers and sisters.

In 352 BC in the city of Halicarnassus (Asia Minor) died king Mavsol. According to the custom of the three times the corpse of the king was burned, and the ashes placed in a burial urn. In one of the surviving legends says that the widow of king Artemisia decided to build a magnificent tomb and thus to perpetuate the memory of her husband ( another historical version, the construction of the tomb began during the life of Mausolus, Artemisia only continued it). According to the Roman historian AVL Gallia, "the Empress was fond of her husband extraordinary love, indescribable".

Ancient Greece was composed of city - States, whose power did not extend beyond their borders. On the small island of Rhodes were three of them: Aloso, Kamiros and Lindos. In 408 BC, these policies were United in one - Rhodes. The city prospered commercially and had strong economic ties with their main ally, Ptolemy Setaram from Egypt.

The Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II (605 - 562 BC) to fight against the main enemy - Assyria, whose troops twice destroyed the capital of the state Babylon, signed a military Alliance with Caxaro, king Mussels. After that victory, they divided the territory of Assyria between them. The military Alliance was strengthened by the marriage of Nebuchadnezzar II, the daughter of the king of the Medes and Others.

Contrary to common belief, only the great Pyramid, not the three Great Pyramids, located in the "list" Wonders of the world. But the world famous and the rest of the pyramids of the pharaohs (Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinos). It is their Greek names, these same Egyptian respectively - Cheops, khafra and menkaura. The time of their construction refers to the beginning of the old Kingdom (2800-2250 years BC). Complex feelings cover the traveler at the sight of the Great pyramids. They seem giant crystals, grown from surrounding grayish-yellow sand, although initially they symbolized a dung beetle-skorobey. Clearly they appear on the background of the pale sky and lifeless, endless desert. And it seems that they have been here forever.

Only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient world had not only architectural elegance, but also practical function: the lighthouse of Alexandria. He guaranteed for seafarers safe return to Grand Harbour. In addition, it was the tallest building on Earth.

If you woke up in the morning and refrigerator no - this does not mean that you robbed. Perhaps in the house there was a poltergeist. And not from moisture it to -- started and from your regular quarrels, scandals and explanation of the relationship. Because, as found ufologists, "noisy guest prefers family with SITENAME internal conflicts.

Under such a title in one of the Moscow Newspapers published a report from the event... It happened in the late summer of 1989. In Moscow the flat where four, started to experience strange events that defy explanation: the burgers from the refrigerator flew into a great room, followed by cheese and packs of sweet mass, a rag from the toilet hit the adult son Sasha, and then the owner of the apartment Valentina Ivanovna... Then flew cigarettes, which then was never found, a bucket from the toilet was on the sofa, and cover the pan hit the wall behind it - the bubble from under varnish...

One of the most intriguing types of legend about the werewolves connected with children, was brought up in the midst of wolves, like wild beasts, and to such an extent over the habits and habits of animals that normal life among the people was impossible.

Spanish schooner with silver bullion crashed and sank off the coast of Colombia. Seven divers have already tried to reach the valuable cargo, but none of them came back to the surface. It seemed that fate hung over the ship, partially buried in the sand at a depth of 64 meters.

This extraordinary story would start with the events of the last years, but we will be back on a hundred years ago, by the time...

In world folklore, there are many stories about polozheniya-polurama, seductive inhabit the depths of the sea. The origins of these legends date back to Ancient Babylon. Why they have survived to this day? Maybe right modern psychologists, claiming that this image represents sexual desire, leading to self-destruction? In our days people tend to deny the existence of mermaids, as well as unicorns. These mythical creatures with the body of a horse or other animal, but always with a single horn, often mentioned in tales and legends. Only by human imagination they entered the folklore?

On our planet there are places where strong enough to stamp several times that of the earth reached "fiery monsters".

The werewolf is one of the Central figures of the ancient superstitions. Together with vampires, witches, mermaids, ghosts and witches he existed for thousands of years, citing fear for adults and children in large cities and remote villages. The word "lekantrop", from which it got its name, literally meaning "the wolf man" and comes from the Greek Likantropia. Some dictionaries define the word as "the transformation of witches in wolf".