The charge of the Light Brigade always elicited ambivalent responses from eyewitnesses. The charge of the Light...
Month: May 2019
Developments forced a dramatic transformation in the character of warfare from antiquity, changing tactics, weaponry, and fortifications....
Although given basic defensive features, forts were never designed to withstand a sustained enemy attack. By Mark...
The Battle of Zama not only ended the Second Punic War, it also established the Roman army...
Examining Iran’s economic history pre- and post-revolution. Introduction Prior to 1979, Iran’s economic development was rapid. Traditionally...
It was during the 19th century that refinement techniques were developed and oil began to boom. Introduction...
Throughout history, Iran was always a cradle of science, contributing to medicine, mathematics, astronomy and philosophy. Introduction...
Faith, science, and stargazing influenced everyday decisions in the Middle Ages. Introduction Humankind has always looked to...
Examining the branch of Santmat, prevalent in the rural areas of Bihar, India. Abstract This paper focuses...
The origin of Buddhism points to one man, Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, who was born in...
Examining major European twentieth-century narratives and interpretations that have seen it as an age of violence, terror,...
Feminist movements have generated, made possible, and nurtured feminist theories and feminist academic knowledge. Introduction “History is...
They saw the mind as an inherently jumpy thing. Medieval monks had a terrible time concentrating. And...
The mantle of patriarchal Englishness would have seemed distinctly odd to Chaucer himself. By Dr. Marion TurnerAssociate...
‘Look me in the Eye’ on SBS and programs like it blur the line between reality TV...
Evidence gathered in recent years shows that some ancient narratives contain remarkably reliable records of real events....
Being armed with facts isn’t always enough – bureaucracy and red tape often stand in the way....
Art historian Renée Ater reflects on how pain and reconciliation coexist at the Contraband and Freedmen Cemetery...
The shifting status of cultural symbols reveals a lot about who we are and what we value....
If ever a library had a single founder, Thomas Jefferson is the founder of the Library of...
Cicero’s life was marked by a tension between the life of a politician and that of a...
Why do these people like him? Why does he act so badly? There is nothing new in...
New research has rubbished perceptions of Roman Britain as a region inhabited solely by white Europeans. Our...
Political and moral views are framed in terms of a fight between patriot and traitor, law and...
Through a voluntary land tax and donations from land owners, this organization is working to create an...
A folklorist is working to preserve the history of a unique, urban community of the Lumbee. A...
While the social category of ‘persons’ is found in multiple cultural contexts, who or what is recognized...
The Roman historian Suetonius referred to Caligula as a “monster,” and the surviving sources are universal in...
Forty-five years of unopposed rule seems an unlikely feat for any ruler in Roman history. By Edelia...
A shrine to a “wise woman” fulfilling an oraculor role. By Philippe BohstromArchaeologist The town of Abel Beth...