While the Vesuvian eruption was devastating, and many lives were lost, it preserved a moment in Roman...
Year: 2020
Social mobility was not encouraged, nor was it observed for most of Egypt’s history. Introduction The society...
Modern emulators allow you to play old-school titles even if you don’t have an original console at...
The ideas of white racial superiority used to explain and justify modern imperialism were common currency during...
Robes, fiery crosses, and even the American flag were all material objects employed by the 1920s Klan...
Sumner added fire to an already explosive debate with his amendment to do away with the “whites...
It shouldn’t be surprising that the reality of masks and other pandemic control measures is the precise...
After enduring decades of exploitation at the hands of the French, Haiti was forced to pay a...
Spain’s huge empire in the Americas was a tempting source of wealth for rival European powers. Introduction...
Family arms and honor were put on the line, ladies were wooed, and even national pride was...
The designation Visigothi seems to have appealed to the Visigoths themselves, and in time they came to apply...
Marches, demonstrations, civic unrest, attacks by law enforcement and the military on protesting civilians – in 1932....
Doomed to failure, this early colonial project lacked adequate planning and logistical support. Introduction The Roanoke Colony...
Perhaps those fortune-telling games have been circulating for much longer than we think! How can you predict...
Heavenly bodies and human fate have long been perceived as intertwined. ‘The stars (…) disclose for men...
Giving police military gear doesn’t reduce crime or keep officers safer – but it does hurt citizens’...
Larger brains lead to a broader social network. Human society rewards individuals who can handle complex social...
Middlemen often photographed their wares after receiving them from the tombaroli (grave-robbers). Introduction Over 20,000 precious art...
Elements of racist ideology have long been present in and justified by white Christianity in the United...
Nationalism (or “100% Americanism”), Protestant Christianity, and white supremacy became inextricably linked. Randall J. Stephens responds to...
The ruling allows vital public education funding to be siphoned away to private religious schools. By Andrew...
The idea of organized satanic witchcraft was invented in Europe by church authorities, who at first were...
Some bestiary descriptions explained a creature’s Christian significance while others focused on physical characteristics. Introduction The bestiary...
Their mission was not only to convert people but especially kings and rulers, thereby making the people...
The Edict of Milan made the Roman Empire officially neutral with regard to religious worship – and...
Women were key to the Democratic Party’s transformation in the 1920s and 1930s away from its socially...
The Republican Party had established itself as the party of reform in the 19th century, not the...
The meaning of the Emancipation Proclamation, for those at the time and for us today. As he...
Robert Smalls commandeered a Confederate ship to escape from slavery in South Carolina. By Meredith Good Two...
As the South Carolina city prepared to break from the Union, its people swung between nostalgia and...