The story of two Renaissance mathematicians whose jealousies, intrigues, and contentious debates led to a discovery. By...
Year: 2020
What two pioneers of color movies saw in a 16th-century Renaissance painting. Rosso Fiorentino has no star...
Looking at a selection of films that present a global Middle Ages, a chronologically flexible period from...
In medieval England, churches had a moral duty – and even a legal obligation – to protect...
The Praetorian Guard became notable for its intrigue and interference in Roman politics. Introduction The Praetorian Guard...
The global pandemic has harmed the jobs market. However, this does not mean that there are no...
Philadelphia experienced a tumult of both anti-French and anti-Federalist sentiment. Philadelphia, as capital of the United States...
When Mary, Queen of Scots was executed in 1578, Philip had one more reason to attack England....
Roman law came to have an immense effect on law as actually practiced in the medieval world....
The difference between prehistoric and ancient warfare is more organization oriented than technology oriented. Introduction Ancient warfare...
Thrasybulus was helping his ally Periander, the tyrant of Corinth. By Sergey M. ZhestokanovProfessor of ArchaeologySt. Petersburg...
The classics contain many references to tyranny and its causes, effects, methods, practitioners, alternatives. Introduction In the...
White citizens in the South organized a “Massive Resistance” campaign against integration. A Segregated Society An 1896...
De facto segregation continues today because of both contemporary behavior and the historical legacy of de jure...
How America’s housing system undermines wealth-building in communities of color. Originally published by Center for American Progress,...
Eliminating racial disparities in economic well-being requires long-term, targeted interventions. Originally published by Center for American Progress,...
Slavery was abolished over 150 years ago in the United States, but the hard work of achieving...
Introduction From the start of European expansion into the Atlantic world, Britain fought other powers for territory...
Entrenched structural racism continues to corrupt American democracy and preserve racial inequality. Originally published by Center for...
The worldwide movement against slavery (still not entirely eliminated) can be seen as a coming of age...
Almost all peoples have been both slaves and slaveholders at some point in their histories. Introduction Various...
Colonial powers through the ages have been masters of appropriating the native cultures of foreign lands, waiting...
The doctrine of “state action” is integral to American Constitutional law. Originally published by CALI eLangdell Press...
In some cases, the explicit goal of these technologies is to deny opportunities to those deemed unfit....
Why, at the present historical moment, are divisive nationalist narratives more powerful than inclusive ones? Originally published...
While the creature’s name remained simple, its reputation soon grew extremely complex. This article, The Beast of...
Elizabeth I engage in a memorable invention of herself as a legend in her own lifetime. Introduction...
Examining overlapping cognitive phases that occur within this journey: normalization, acclimation, and dehumanization. Abstract The rise of...
It is evidenced by extreme emotions, social antagonisms, and international tensions. Originally published by the European Journal...
In Cicero’s Rome, the government eventually came under the control of a well-trained ruling class. Introduction As...