Scientists are starting to untangle how the region was populated. Introduction The very first human beings originally...
History
The United States solidified its place as an industrial and agricultural power in the late nineteenth century....
Alexander J. Davis was America’s greatest architect of the mid-nineteenth century. America’s greatest architect of the mid-nineteenth...
Æthelstan was the first ruler of the whole kingdom of England. Æthelstan was the grandson of King...
He is widely held as one of the greatest (and most controversial) late Roman/Byzantine emperors in history....
Humans have fought in sport hand-to-hand combat since the dawn of human history, the earliest evidence dating...
Jousting fell out of fashion by the end of the Middle Ages, but there were occasional revivals...
Many were declared enemies of the state, their property confiscated, and they were sent into exile (or...
The men reached a consensus; they did not want to follow Alexander further into Indian territory. By...
With the advent of radio, the ability of politicians to engage and entertain became crucial components of...
Journalists have always wanted to be first to tell the public who won. Introduction As election night...
The elections of 1876, 1888, 1960 and 2000 were among the most contentious in American history. Introduction...
Three approaches were debated at the Constitutional Convention: election by Congress, by state legislatures, or a popular...
How artists and scientists around the world once made sense of the night sky. While we all...
He embodied the ideal of sprezzatura (the appearance of nonchalant effortlessness in his creative process). Introduction Raffaello...
He was mythologized by followers, emulated by artists, celebrated by humanists, and patronized by a total of...
We know a lot about the Mycenaeans because they left written records which can be read. Introduction...
The Bronze Age history of the island is one of development, increasing influence, and eventual destruction. Introduction...
Bronze Age Knossos is traditionally called a palace, a description used by its most famous excavator, Sir...
Relative to many ancient cultures, those of the Aegean were only recently discovered, at the end of...
It was perhaps inevitable that the distinction between original and copy became blurred in the Renaissance art...
These expensive commodities were one of the major assets of a workshop. Introduction There were three principal painting...
They were places where ideas were experimented with and where new trends could be studied, discussed, and...
Ideas were transmitted across Europe as scholars published their own works, commentaries on ancient texts, and criticism...
Not every artist in Renaissance and Baroque Rome had access to ancient Greek and Roman statues. Early...
It was a focus for tourists and artists and a watershed of inspiration throughout the Western world....
Texts and images produced throughout the medieval world reveal that harp music could elicit powerful responses. Infernal...
The culture of antiquity played an important role in the literary and artistic endeavors of the Middle...
The powers of saints were believed to extend to their images. By Dr. Wendy A. SteinResearch AssociateDepartment...
The Golden Legend often blends traditional stories about the saints with historical facts, as seen in the...