History

You will discover here stories curated from archaeological finds, historical events, war, conspiracy, dark history and ancient mysteries. Some parts are intriguing, some are creepy, while some tragic, but all that’s very interesting.


The Shroud of Turin: Some interesting things you should know 3

The Shroud of Turin: Some interesting things you should know

According to legend, the shroud was secretly carried from Judea in AD 30 or 33, and was housed in Edessa, Turkey, and Constantinople (the name for Istanbul before the Ottomans took over) for centuries. After crusaders sacked Constantinople in AD 1204, the cloth was smuggled to safety in Athens, Greece, where it stayed until AD 1225.