Photo via AAIHS Examining the significant contributions of women and the dynamics of gender at the 1956 Congress of Black Writers and Artists in Paris. By Merve Fejzulah PhD Candidate in Historical Studies University of Cambridge The First International Congress of Black Writers and Artists, held from September 19-22, 1956 at the Sorbonne in Paris, was[…]
Centerpiece for a Table, 1754, François-Thomas Germain. Silver, 8 1/4 × 14 1/2 × 9 1/8 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2005.43. Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program Germain’s artistic achievements are more amazing than his radical schemes in a video game. By Charissa Bremer-David / 07.23.2018 Associate Curator, Department of Sculpture[…]
Professor David Carpenter and Professor Nicholas Vincent discuss the reign of King John, the grievances of the barons and the circumstances in which Magna Carta was created in 1215. Exploring the medieval context in which the historic agreement at Runnymede was created, examining King John’s Plantagenet heritage, his loss of French territory and his relationship[…]
Narrated by Monty Python’s Terry Jones, this animation takes you back in time to medieval England in 1215 under the reign of Bad King John. Why was the charter originally created? And what does it actually say? What is Magna Carta. Why was it created? What does it say, and why has it become one[…]
Aeon-Uranus, Gaea, Carpi, Horae and Prometheus / Greco-Roman mosaic, Damascus Museum The ancient Greeks had several different theories with regard to the origin of the world. By E.M. Berens / 05.21.2014 The ancient Greeks had several different theories with regard to the origin of the world, but the generally accepted notion was that before this[…]
The air god Shu, assisted by other gods, holds up Nut, the sky, as Geb, the earth, lies beneath (950 BCE) The Egyptian religion and belief were spread beyond the domain of Ancient Egypt. By Stephan Weaver / 07.10.2015 Introduction Egyptian Mythology is the accumulation of myths derived from ancient Egypt from at least c.[…]