Celts of thousands of years ago celebrated the festivals the wheel highlights. Introduction The Wheel of the...
History
Getty curators answer your questions about ancient parties. If the ancient Greeks and Romans were still around...
Athenian calendars used lunar cycles and/or solar events to affix dates. Introduction The term “Athenian Calendar” (also...
Experts from science, history, and literature take us through some terrible times. Around the world, people can’t...
At the site of Pylos, archaeologists are still working at both the Palace of Nestor and its...
Archaeologists used to dig primarily at sites that were easy to find from obvious visual clues. Technology...
It’s clear that the congressional parties, after decades of relatively little polarization, began pulling apart in the...
Not until sixteen months after Appomattox, on August 20, 1866, did the President formally declare an end...
Because autocrats need a power structure to rule, it can be difficult to draw a clear line...
Examining and comparing some categories of tyrannies. In my book Tyrants: A History of Power, Injustice and...
Distinguishing between different origins of migrants as well as migration motives. Introduction This outlines the general developments...
Looking at the causes, effects, and impacts of different waves of migration. Introduction Immigration and refugees have long...
Christians initially disagreed over whether religious images were good or bad, resulting in the iconoclasm controversy. What...
Introducing the periods of Byzantine history, with attention to developments in art and architecture. From Rome to...
We can find important elements of Rousseau’s approach still alive and well in American politics and culture...
Neither nationalism nor the nation-state were fully developed concepts at the time Rousseau was writing. But what...
Although they were victims of religious persecution in Europe, the Puritans supported and pursued it in the...
Starting with the 1620 Plymouth covenant, religion colored Massachusetts law. One of the reasons New England towns...
Most couples are content to build their lives and their families as they try to maintain the...
The concept of banking has existed in some form or another since settled civilizations began. Once successful...
After Pearl Harbor, the British prime minister insisted on visiting President Roosevelt in Washington. On a cold...
The famous Knickerbocker was all about Saint Nick. Thanks to “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” his creepy...
Reflecting on their essential role in developing the novel’s meaning and structure. Introduction There had been ghosts...
Christmas Pudding as we know it is a Victorian innovation. Introduction Christmas Pudding is when the British...
Pepys was a rising star in the administration of the royal navy, and life for the sailors...
The ability to access new luxury goods was a sign of status. There are many indulgent foods...
It was less about their asceticism and more about rejecting the world they had fled. Introduction When...
The origin of the mince pies can be traced back to the thirteenth century during the Crusades....
It is clear that we thought not only of the less-fortunate at Christmas time, but throughout the...
How the Romans celebrated Saturnalia. Happy Saturnalia! This ancient Roman holiday honors Saturn, the god of seed-sowing,...