It is likely that Cape Verde was known to ancient mariners such as the Phoenicians, and to...
History
Not all the islands were settled at once but, over a period of the next 60 years...
The Portuguese Crown partitioned the islands and gave out ‘captaincies’ (donatarias) as part of the system of...
Thousands of nomadic Native Americans travelled and lived along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers between 6000 and...
The practice continued up through 1900, dramatically impacting Native American cultures, languages, and development. Introduction Slavery was...
“As these people would view the heavens … there was an order of things up there.“ Curated/Reviewed...
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Native Americans lived as autonomous nations (also known as tribes)....
In the time span of human history, automobiles have not been around for a very long time....
The story of this “Liberty Bond Fish” and the wider use of animals in propaganda during Word...
The largest libraries in the world that store 15 million or more items. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A....
Conservative critics and writers were appalled and accused Géricault of creating a disgusting, repulsive mistake. By Dr....
The Council was a synod of the Catholic Church that started to meet in 1545 after repeated...
Since ancient times, gold has been appraised for its beauty, a metal with unique chemical and physical...
How Hollywood tells ancient stories. Introduction Stories from Greek mythology are always fascinating. These timeless epic tales...
Greek myth influenced medieval and Renaissance poets such as Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, Petrarch, Boccaccio and Dante. Curated/Reviewed...
Archaeological findings provide a principal source of detail about Greek mythology. Video Presentation Hosted by Joe Fielderman...
By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction Atalanta is a figure from Greek mythology famed as a huntress, wrestler, and runner. The...
Kagan’s best known work is his monumental four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A....
The Iliad and the Odyssey are two of the world’s most famous poems but very little is...
Inside the Sunset Boulevard building that busted racial barriers. As you listen to Ella Fitzgerald sing “Take...
“Happiness . . . will not tremble, however much it is tortured.” By Dr. Darrin M. McMahonMary...
Examining eudaimonia in ancient philosophical thought, conventionally translated as “happiness”. By Dr. Juha SihvolaLate Professor of Ancient...
Throughout the centuries, a number of coal miners have documented their lives with paintings. Some of their...
Exploring the civilization of Japan from about 500 to 1700 C.E. Introduction Together, the Japanese islands make...
The ‘horse-rider theory’ (kibaminzokusetsu) was proposed by the historian Egami Namio in 1948. Introduction The ‘horse-rider theory’...
The study of the Paleolithic period in Japan did not begin until quite recently: the first Paleolithic...
Philolaus is said to have claimed that mathematical reason has a certain affinity with the nature of...
How ancient humans by Lake Malawi in Africa were the first to substantially modify their environment. By...
Several countries in the Middle East have generally been considered fertile ground for coffee roasting and retail...
Turkish coffee is a style of coffee prepared using very finely ground coffee beans without filtering.[1][2] Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...