Exploring the experience of poor, small-scale agriculturalists in ancient Rome. By Dr. Kim BowesProfessor of Classical StudiesUniversity...
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The economic importance of medieval England’s small towns cannot be overestimated. By Dr. James DavisProfessor of AnthropologyQueen’s...
Parliament allowed the colonies to govern themselves only so long as they remained profitable. By Harrison W....
Humanity eradicated this infectious disease globally. By Dr. Sophie OchmannFormer Research AssociateChair of Development EconomicsGeorg-August-Universität Göttingen By...
Hesitancy is driven by misinformation and disinformation. By Dr. Steven WoolfSenior FellowThe Center for American Progress By...
The control of hookworm disease required direct medication of patients. Overview In an excerpt from Medicine and Nation...
The world has made rapid progress against the disease. By Dr. Saloni DattaniResearcher, Our World in DataProject...
The plotters succeeded in killing the pharaoh but failed to establish Pentawer on the throne. Introduction The Harem...
The British-backed plot began in August 1803. Introduction The Cadoudal Affair, or the Pichegru Conspiracy, was a failed...
The figure of the fool from the medieval era. By Julia BinswangerFreelance Journalist and Audio Producer While...
It was a conduit to Western markets. By Patrick Scott SmithResearch Analyst, Writer, Independent Scholar Introduction Caesarea...
Their fate in each particular country depended on the changing political conditions. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
The Jewish Lehi and Irgun movements initiated violent uprisings. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Mandatory...
The story of a comet hitting the earth and triggering an ice age some 13,000 years ago....
In 1769, Watt obtained a patent which demonstrated fundamental knowledge on thermodynamics. By Dr. Jovan MitrovicSenior EngineerAnalog...
When the Great Smog of 1952 finally lifted on December 9, 4,000 people were dead. By Eli WizevichHistory CorrespondentSmithsonian...
Learning from the fossil cranium that lived more than 13,000 years ago. Introduction The sabertooth cat is an...
“Responsible” dog ownership had to be enforced through a canine tax. By Dr. Iosif BotetzagiasHistorian of Environmental...
Newspapers across the U.S. covered the latest developments on a daily basis. By Greg DaughertyEditor, Writer, Editorial...
Athens installed a variety of regulations on the Delian League and on individual members. Introduction The Delian...
Roman accounts exhibited few illusions about the level of resistance to their rule. Introduction Robbers of the...
The British had long been imperialist aggressors. Originally published by Newberry Digital Collections for the Classroom, 10.29.2015,...
The state of nature features in the systems of many different early modern philosophers. Introduction The state...
The nineteenth century was the century of color. By Dr. Grace LindenArt Historian and Writer This article,...
The Cyclades’ natural resources enabled their inhabitants to make marble sculptures. Consequences of Collecting In the early...
An experiment led to a lifelong study of expressions — and to breakthroughs in psychology. By Dr....
The collection is an unintended testament. By Dr. Pamela L. GellerAssociate Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of Miami Introduction...
After World War II, Europe relied largely on goods and services produced and sold in the underground...
Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Journeying through this 18th-century engraver-architect’s paper worlds. This article, A Paper Archaeology: Piranesi’s Ruinous...
Ancient Christians wrote violent stories about martyrs because they functioned as morality plays. By Dr. Cavan W....