Some examples of pets in ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Persian, Greek, and Roman art. By Arienne King The...
History
He was one of the most celebrated athletes in ancient history. Early Life Gaius Appuleius Diocles was...
The Circus was Rome’s largest venue for ludi, public games connected to Roman religious festivals. Introduction The Circus...
Marriage traditions in ancient Greece differed depending on the city-state, and majority of the sources are about...
Mycenaean fashion was heavily influenced by its Minoan predecessor. By Georgia McDonnell Introduction Dress and appearance in Bronze...
How a 1970s feminist art group showed the value of hidden work. By Sarah WadeSpecial Collections ArchivistGetty...
Records of the Parisian gallery Tedesco frères tell a story of commercial success. By Dr. Isabella Zuralski-YeagerSpecial...
There has perhaps been no other philosophic writer whose thinking was as closely connected with the patterns...
For contemporaries, the sack was an “unbelievable spectacle and conflagration”. By Dr. John M. HuntAssistant Professor of...
The New England Colonies each insisted their interpretation of Christianity was correct and others were wrong. Introduction...
Interpretations of the Bible and practices differed between one settlement or colony and another. Introduction Religion in Colonial...
It was the purpose of the duel to determine which of the parties was telling the truth...
The “code of chivalry” is a product of the Late Middle Ages, evolving partly from an idealization...
Children’s clothing appeared only 200 years ago. Until now, children’s clothing and children’s fashion for girls and...
During the war some 16,112,566 Americans served in the United States Armed Forces, with 405,399 killed and...
During the interwar period, deep German anger arose in the Weimar Republic on the conditions of the...
The empire’s expansion brought them into contact with a population of different customs, languages, and religions. Introduction...
The scale and scope of warfare in Ancient Greece changed dramatically as a result of the Greco-Persian...
The earliest depictions of boxing as a formal sport can be traced back to Mesopotamia as early...
According to the Iliad, Mycenaean warriors included boxing among their competitions honoring the fallen. Introduction Ancient Greek...
Melissus echoes Parmenides by objecting to a pluralistic view of reality essentially based on perception. By Daniel...
Pleasure plays a central role in all forms of hedonism. It refers to experience that feels good,...
A Getty conservator discusses how she protects a rare and important photograph. In late August 1850, Cazenovia,...
A resulting myth has become a symbol of the traumatizing legacy of trans-Atlantic slavery and serves as...
Although the social hierarchy was more relaxed in the colonies, it still existed and descended from top...
Settlers left Norway and other regions to start fresh and arrange their world as nowhere else in...
Mikhail Gvozdev’s trip in 1732 marked the first Russian contact with the American mainland, and with Alaska’s...
On May 11, 1545, he left Spain with four ships, supplies to build 2 river boats, perhaps...
Bonobos may help explain how humans evolved the capacity to be nice – at least some of...
These widely marketed “cures” first came to prominence during the 17th and 18th centuries in Britain and...