Pathological conditions, tentatively identified as cancer, were known both to the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks. Edited by...
History
History connects people and societies across time, revealing how past choices continue to shape the present. Read accounts and interpretations drawn from cultures around the world.
Evidence that Europeans suffered from syphilis long before they reached the Americas. Introduction That the arrival of...
Reviewing current knowledge of the history of rabies in the Western Hemisphere. By Dr. Andres Velasco-VillaMicrobiologistCenters for...
The cave architecture of India transcends religious boundaries because these monuments belong to several faiths. Introduction In...
Ancient ancestors who populated the Pacific region before being absorbed into mythological tales. Introduction Menehune is the term...
Populism is as an integral part of authoritarian regimes, as well as of radical, direct democracies. By...
The term “leveller” had been used in 17th-century England as a term of abuse for rural rebels....
The Völkischen was a German national conservative movement that rose in prominence during the Weimar Republic. Introduction...
Why the name Artemis is indicative of a more diverse era of space exploration. Artemis I will...
Many believed that celestial bodies exert a strong influence on elements and bodies in the sub-lunar world....
It was thanks to her engineering and programming expertise that Apollo 11 was able to land on...
Classical Antiquity saw the terms gynecology and obstetrics come into use. Introduction Childbirth and obstetrics in Classical...
How the visual representations of maternal Mary serve as a powerful guide to understanding her central role...
Pregnancy and understanding of what it meant to be healthy in early modern England. Abstract For a...
The end of the 20th century brought light to one of the greatest developments in media streaming....
The Laurion mines supplied silver for Athens’s coins and helped finance its naval power. Enslaved labor and...
Materials and techniques of the rare and intricate embroidered binding on a medieval almanac. I have been...
The guild existed to serve a singular purpose: to train Apprentices. By Kristine Wilson-SlackWriter I became fascinated...
Stories about American outlaws are some of the most captivating and beloved in American culture. It’s almost...
Pollution by the Romans in Lake Murten continued right up to the collapse of the Roman Empire....
Our perception of stench and filth in medieval cities is an exaggeration. But the cities certainly had...
Anti-pollution activism spans hundreds of years, back to and before the Industrial Revolution. Some observers of polluted...
The field of ‘monster studies’ looks at how texts reflect ideas about what’s evil, weird, or scary....
Enormous, scaly, fire-breathing dragons have fascinated civilizations for centuries. Introduction The premiere of HBO’s prequel to “Game...
There has been a long tradition of approaching the problem of monsters from the viewpoint of “philosophical...
In 1796, seven of the fifteen states levied uniform capitation taxes. Introduction Taxes based on ownership of...
The Long Depression was the Depression of 1873–1879, kicked off by the Panic of 1873, and followed...
One of the first clear signs of trouble came twelve days before the inauguration of President Grover...
Thanatos was the son of Nyx (Night) and Erebus (Darkness) and the twin brother of Hypnos (Sleep)....
The state-sponsored, Orwellian purging of knowledge hurtles on. Citing the need to “reflect on the terrible toll of...