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 Interesting facts about Spartans      Ancient Sparta was located in the region known as Lakonia in the southeast of Peloponnese. Even today, the magic of this city-state captures our imagination.    The simple way of life, their political stability, the strict education system and the "production" of the best Greek warriors are some of the reasons why Spartans admired other cities-states.                                             Gerard Butler as King Leonidas in movie 300   Courage and directness     Apart from the reputation of the homeland of brave warriors, Sparta was also known for nurturing scanty, but meaningful rhetoric. Something before Filip Makedonski attacked Lakonia, they wrote to them a letter to read: "If I attack Lakonia, I'll drive you out of there." The Spartans responded with a letter in which there was only one word: "If". Philip finally entered Lakonia and sent another letter

Seven interesting facts about Viking's    The seafaring Vikings were a group of people that came from the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. They made an enduring name for themselves in the 8th through the 11th centuries for being tactical warriors, smart traders, and daring explorers. In fact, they arrived in America 1,000 years before Columbus ever did, and archaeologists have found some of their remnants scattered as far east as Russia. 1) They Didn’t Wear those Cool Horned Helmets    Pretty much every single Viking costume you have seen in a movie or video game is a lie. These warriors usually went into battle bareheaded. The whole horned-helm idea came about in Victorian times when Vikings were romanticized. Painters began to depict them as glamorous savages with horned helmets; however, nothing found during the Viking Age shows this image to be in the least bit authentic. 2 ) They Buried their Dead in Boats    Vikings loved

  Facts about Ragnar Lothbrok Ragnar Lothbrok "Vikings"    The real Ragnar Lothbrok seems to be a composite of a number of warriors and is difficult to separate from the myth.    It is belived that the main inspiration behind the legend was a particularly vicious Viking King known as Reginheri, who hanged over one hundred Christians after he successfully laid siege to Paris in the year 845. Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lothbrok    Lothbrok is a nickname rather than a second name, which actually means hairy breeches. Ragnar got his nickname from his cowhide pants that he wore while fighting against a serpent that breathed poison.    Ragnar had three wives: Lagertha, Aslaug and Thora Town – Hart. His wives gave him many sons, the most famous ones being: Björn Ironside, Sigurd Snake in the eye, Ubbe and Ivar the Boneless. There are two versions of the story about Ragnar Lothbrok’s death.  Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lothbrok   

Interesting life of Marco Polo    Marco Polo ( 1254 - 1324 ) was one of the world's most famous explorers and adventurers, and one of the first Europeans who is traveled through''Silk Road''. During his travels, he wrote travel journals, by which he became famous.     It's believed that he was born on the Korcula island, Adriatic Sea , (Croatia). His father Niccolo and uncle Matteo, were merchants at that time . In search of new goods, they traveled to the east. They were traveling through ''Silk Road''  and they arrived at China 1265, joining delegates, which were sent by the Persian Khan Hulagu. Together they traveled to the Khanbaliq, China, where they met Kublai Khan.  Marco Polo meet Kublai Khan         They returned from China as an messenger of  big emperor Kublai Khan. They were carrying a letter for Pope, in which he request from Pope to send educated people to his country, so that they could teach his people

Khao Yai - National Park    Khao Yai national park is located in the south-western part of the Sankamphaeng mountain range, Thailand. This national park is the third largest in Thailand, with a total area of 2.168 square kilometre. It's only three hours away from the Bangkok. In 2005 it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the larger Dong Phaya Yen–Khao Yai Forest Complex.    Waterfall in Khao Yai National Park Tourism     Khao Yai National Park is a very popular destination for tourists. During the holiday and weekends, this park is visited by both foreign and domestic tourists. The main entrance is located in the north-west, near the city Pak Chong, and the second entrance is at south in Nakhon Nayok province. he entrance fee is 400 THB for adults and 200 THB for children (Thai Baht, 1$ - 33,40 THB). It is possible to explore the park by own car or motorcycle/scooter. Khao Yai is one of most popular destination for bikers in Thailand, frequen

The life of the Maasai tribe    Maasai are the people of eastern Africa, and populate the southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They belong to the people of the East-Sudanese group of people , the branch of  Nilotic ethnic group.    Masai are mostly semi-nomadic, shepherd people, who moves his cattle in search for new pastures, but in Tanzania, some groups began to work with agriculture. Maasai people Tribal structure     A fundamental social unit is called ''Kraal'', composed of polygamy families. 20-50 Kraals form a village, that is also called ''Kraal''. In Maasai tribe, men are classified into three basic groups: Young mans Warriors(Morans)  Old mans     When he receives the title of warrior, the young man leaving Kraal, and goes to a particular village called ''Manyatta''. In the Manyatta live warriors with their mothers, women and uninitiated ''Women lovers''. Contrary to Manyatta, Kraal, con