Decoding Astronomy News Today

The ancient Nabataeans, modern-day Jordan, orientated their temples and shrines in Petra and Hegra according to a deliberate cosmologically-designed plan by their astronomer/priests.

Since humankind first looked up at the stars, they identified patterns in the stars, told stories about them and developed astronomy.

A polish slave girl’s beauty and intelligence captured the heart of Suleiman the Magnificent who married her and make her his Empress.

Defying the Popes, King Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor launched the Sixth Crusade, reclaimed Jerusalem and crowned himself King of Jerusalem.

Medieval Sicilian King and Holy Emperor Frederick II entertained Muslim, Jewish and Christian intellectuals and was entombed in Palermo with two women.

King Roger II developed Sicily into a cross-cultural global trade hub in the Medieval Mediterranean, commissioning the Tabula Rogeriana.