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Druids oversaw such rituals. Existence of such groves have been found in Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Hungary in Central Europe, in many sites of ancient Gaul in France, as well as England and Northern Ireland. Sacred groves had been plentiful up until the 1st century BC, when the Romans attacked and conquered Gaul.
Templar establishments in Europe. Templar fortress of Paris, now destroyed. Commandry of Coulommiers, France [6] Commandry of Avalleur, in Bar-sur-Seine [7] Commandry of Saint-Blaise, Hyères [8] La Rochelle, Charente Maritime, France [1] Chapelle des Templiers de Metz - 12th-century Gothic chapel with octagonal plan and various paintings. [9]
Google Maps Street View Trekker backpack being implemented on the sidewalk of the Hudson River Greenway in New York City. In late 2014, Google launched Google Underwater Street View, including 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) of the Australian Great Barrier Reef in 3D. The images are taken by special cameras which turn 360 degrees and take shots ...
Athens Riverfront Park, September 2007. Athens is located along the eastern edge of Greene County, in the eastern part of the town of Athens, at (42.267151, −73.812487 The village is situated on the west bank of the Hudson River, and the village limits extend to the center of the river, which in this location is the eastern of two channels.
Athens – The village of Athens is on the eastern edge of the town. Athens Station – A location south of West Athens. Hollister Lake – A lake in the northwestern part of the town. Lime Street – A hamlet in the northwestern part of the town. Middle Ground Flats – An island in the Athens River. Sleepy Hollow Lake – A lake at the ...
Illustration of human sacrifices in Gaul from Myths and legends; the Celtic race (1910) by T. W. Rolleston. While other Roman writers of the time described human and animal sacrifice among the Celts, only the Roman general Julius Caesar and the Greek geographer Strabo mention the wicker man as one of many ways the druids of Gaul performed sacrifices.
Athens Lower Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Athens in Greene County, New York. The district contains 267 contributing buildings, including the Jan Van Loon House built in 1706. It includes residential, commercial, and ecclesiastical structures built primarily during the 19th century in a variety of popular ...
Historical marker on NY 394 east of Westfield commemorating the Old Portage Road. Hand drawn illustration of the French Portage Road, c. 1912. Old Portage Road, also known as Old French Road and as French Portage Trail, was a Native American trail and later a road in present-day Chautauqua County, New York, that connected Lake Erie and Chautauqua Lake, and thereby the Great Lakes and the ...