Though a coward, Nero thought a voluntary death better than the indignities which he knew awaited him....
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He could not keep his word as he kept changing sides and lived in exile. Alcibiades, the...
Cafe culture is such a big part of our lives. We need our daily shot of caffeine...
Since then, the square in front of the Old Royal Palace has been renamed Constitution Square, or...
On the morning of 18 Brumaire, Lucien Bonaparte falsely persuaded the Councils that a Jacobin coup was...
Indirect communication is a central feature of the lying tales Odysseus tells. In book 13 of the...
There are many interpretations of the story and what the horse actually was, if it even existed...
The ethnographic study refers to a branch of anthropology that studies a group of people in-depth and...
After the revolution, one of the ways the French government seized assets, property, and art collections. Introduction...
Ancient Roman cuisine enthusiasts answer your burning questions. If you were to sit down for a meal...
The presence of wealthy Romans led to the expansion of the temple structure and its continuing decoration....
How early burial customs and practices could not only reflect someone’s ambition, but also elevate their status....
The queer legacy of 3909 Sunset Boulevard. “Crazy, noisy, freaked-out dance music for weirdos.” That’s how Carla...
These movements began as responses to centuries of persecution by church, state, and medical authorities. Social movements,...
The study of heresy requires an understanding of the development of orthodoxy and the role of creeds...
Kratos is characterized as brutal and merciless, advocating for the use of unnecessary violence. Introduction In Greek...
Examining early medieval approaches to various types of knowledge we might consider today to be ‘scientific’ and...
Roman and early medieval scientific texts were read and studied, contributing to the understanding of nature in...
There is a suggestion that the name is in fact a veiled pun on a Low German...
As a punishment for his trickery, Hades made King Sisyphus roll a huge boulder endlessly up a...
For 200 years, some countries have exploited the marine wildlife of Antarctica, often with devastating impact on...
The timeline of discovering Antarctica and the ‘race’ to the South Pole, from first sighting to Scott,...
A close look at the flowers, fruits, seedpods, insects, and other small creatures in a 16th-century manuscript....
Apart from some futile attempts to recapture their freedom, for well over a century the Greeks remained...
These cultures are often examined separately, and thus the ample cross-cultural transmission between them is overlooked. By...
Washington had to deal with the personal nature of the differences between two of his cabinet members...
How George Washington shaped the group of advisors as an institution to meet his own needs. The...
The Parthians brought with them cultural influences from their Scythian cousins. By Patrick Scott Smith, M.A.Historian Introduction...
Exploring tales of military might, myth, and court life as told through stone sculptures. Interview of Dr....
Many people associate history with the most boring class (besides math) in their high school experience. Largely...