The effects of marketing, consumerism, and social media on the holiday’s evolution and the fiction about love’s...
History
Valentine’s Day as a day for lovers can be traced back to two medieval poets who stood...
The story has been retold in poetry, drama, and opera, and depicted widely in painting, sculpture, and...
Cupid is a minor character who serves mostly to set the plot in motion. Introduction In classical...
Ancient Rome’s Venus had many abilities beyond the Greek Aphrodite. By Brittany Garcia Introduction In Roman mythology,...
Venus has been described as perhaps “the most original creation of the Roman pantheon”. Introduction Venus is...
Colonial powers at the time constantly fought with pirates and engaged in several notable battles and other...
They back to the 15th century and peaked in popularity at the end of the 19th century,...
Defining the concepts of globalization and religious actors and analyzing the history of the agent-opponent paradox. By...
Looking at globalization in three distinct phases – 1.0 (countries), 2.0 (companies), and 3.0 (individuals). Introduction The...
The music was a multicultural refuge for 1980s L.A. Music always has the potential to be a...
Lakeside left their mark on a Black music renaissance. In 1972, the ten members of the Dayton,...
Using Scythian military tactics, they eventually took over the Seleucid Empire. Introduction While little is written about...
The Indus Valley Civilization is now often compared with the far more famous cultures of Egypt and...
Coffee is one of Vienna’s legacies, but how will the city hold onto its past while adapting...
How the coffeehouse came to occupy a central place in 17th and 18th-century English culture and commerce....
Different regions favor different varieties of tea and drink it in different ways. Introduction Tea culture is...
Grant’s speedy acceptance of Belknap’s resignation undoubtedly saved him from conviction. Introduction William Worth Belknap (September 22,...
The house sat for 148 days over a period of seven years during the investigation after his...
Exploring the Parthenon and its sculptural program from the perspective of gender. Introduction Few monuments can claim...
Strong and brave, the Amazons were a force to be reckoned with in Greek mythology – but...
They were the first to be fully inoculated against polio. Today is a different picture. Introduction Sixty-four...
Many vaccines were developed and used during the 1918–1919 pandemic. Synopsis The influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 dramatically...
Lions, tigers, and dragons, oh my! By Erin Migdol, Elizabeth Morrison, and Larisa Grollemond During the Middle...
The basic design of the collar has not changed since the time of ancient Mesopotamia but variations...
The Macedonians were also noted horsemen, horse-breeders, and horse-worshipers up to the time of Philip II. Introduction...
The name of the Cabeiri recalls Mount Kabeiros, a mountain in the region of Berekyntia in Asia...
The destruction of the first temple in Jerusalem in 586 BCE challenged traditional notions about the inviolability...
Later, during the Iron Age, the Israelite religion became distinct from the Canaanite polytheism out of which...
President James Madison, military officials, and his government evacuated and were able to find refuge for the...