Intellectual life was sustained by those with power—and shaped by their interests. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
History
Medieval universities were neither wholly autonomous nor fully enslaved. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The emergence...
Shifts in industrial organization and political economy. By Dr. Claudia GoldinLee and Ezpeleta Professor of Arts and...
Unlike the Greeks, Xerxes viewed war as more than a simple matter of strategy. History, like poetry,...
When dreams of democracy contended with the realities of empire and oil. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
Dead communicating with the living. By Dr. Mario ErasmoCultural HistorianProfessor and Head Undergraduate CoordinatorUniversity of Georgia Introduction...
The dead did not vanish but were transformed. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Across the high...
How we care for our dead, and what such care reveals about how we live. By Matthew...
Macedonian nobility tended to be selfish and jealous of power. Introduction The ancient Greek word for Greece...
The first of Gibbon’s multi-volume history was published in February 1776. Introduction The English historian Edward Gibbon...
Many of the cities the Aztecs had subjugated were only too willing to join forces with the...
History was not only written but argued, performed, and contested. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction From...
Historians, educators, students, and citizens must resist. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In George Orwell’s 1984,...
These historians built bridges across centuries, and across cultures. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The medieval...
Historical myths are not harmless. They shape how citizens vote, how they treat their neighbors, and what...
By the 19th century, American historiography began to professionalize and diversify. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Current proponents of the “anti-woke” agenda at both the federal and state level are focused on reshaping educational curricula and...
One legacy of perseverance and productivity, and another of profound injustice. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
The origins, rise, regulation, and persistence of monopolies in the United States. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
A history of the relationship between fascist regimes and corporations. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The...
Law enforcement in medieval England was a patchwork of local officials. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
In a nation historically suspicious of standing armies and centralized power. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
From ancient Greece to modern-day TikTok witchcraft, the world of witches has been a changing one. Introduction...
Porphyry distinguishes six categories of gods and the powers they bestow. In the De abstinentia (ii, 41, 5) Porphyry...
Theosophy and its founders had an outsize impact on Americans’ ideas about spirituality and Asian religions. Introduction...
A about love, art, gender, autonomy, and the human condition. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The...
It represents a fusion of art, science, and engineering. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Leonardo da...
It is a visionary and profound work that transcends its 19th-century origins. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
It was an elaborate and deeply embedded system that shaped the lives of millions for centuries. By...
Watteau’s patrons saw no condemnation of their lifestyle in his work. By Dr. Meredith MartinProfessor of Art...