Dublin’s Viking History
Dublin, the capital of Ireland, has a very murky ancient history. A while back a tidal basin was formed here by two converging rivers, the River Liffey and the now-underground River Poddle. This peaty basin was named “dubh linn” - which meant “black pool” - by the Celts who had lived here from about 500 BC.
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Rome – How eternal is the Eternal City?
Rome has been known as the Eternal City far longer than one might think. Of course we consider Rome to be rather 'eternal' nowadays, because the place has been around for some odd three thousand years, but you'd be interested to know that even ancient Romans would refer to Rome as the Eternal City.
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