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The Ark of the Covenant

admin — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:10:22 +0000

The Ark of the Covenant is one of the Bible's holiest objects, and also one of its most maddening archeological mysteries. Since its mysterious disappearance in 607 B.C speculation as to its whereabouts have been rampant - if it's ever unearthed it would be the greatest archeological find --- well, ever!

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Yamashita’s Gold

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:52:05 +0000

It is often said that behind every great fortune lies a great crime. The twisted tale of Yamashita's gold, allegedly buried in the Philippine islands, is a story of a great fortune and many crimes that became inseparably intertwined. The tale begins with Japan's plundering of its neighbors before and during World War II. As the Germans did in Europe, the Japanese squeezed vast fortunes from their Asian domain...

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Maximillion’s Millions

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:48:20 +0000

Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, standing before a firing squad, handed each of his executioners a gold coin and entreated them to shoot true... and preferably not in the head. The marksmen obliged, and on July 19, 1867, bullets ended Maximilian's three-year career as Napoleon's New World puppet.

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Montezuma’s Gold

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:37:32 +0000

In February 1519 a fleet of eleven Spanish ships landed on the coast of Mexico near the modern day port of Vera Cruz. Onboard was a force of nearly six hundred Conquistadors; led by the infamous Hernán Cortés, they had come to Mexico to conquer the land and convert its people to Christianity in the name of the Holy Roman Church... And if they all got filthy rich in the process -- that was okay too!

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The Lost Tomb of Genghis Khan

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:16:25 +0000

Between the years of 1217 and 1227 Genghis Khan's bloody conquests created the largest contiguous land empire the world has ever known, and for a time, the great Khan was the richest, most powerful man on earth. His treasury contained the pillaged wealth of China, India and Russia combined; jeweled Chinese weapons, gold coins from Samark and priceless religious artifacts from Russian Orthodox churches...

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