Thrasybulus was helping his ally Periander, the tyrant of Corinth. By Sergey M. ZhestokanovProfessor of ArchaeologySt. Petersburg...
History
The classics contain many references to tyranny and its causes, effects, methods, practitioners, alternatives. Introduction In the...
White citizens in the South organized a “Massive Resistance” campaign against integration. A Segregated Society An 1896...
De facto segregation continues today because of both contemporary behavior and the historical legacy of de jure...
Slavery was abolished over 150 years ago in the United States, but the hard work of achieving...
Introduction From the start of European expansion into the Atlantic world, Britain fought other powers for territory...
Almost all peoples have been both slaves and slaveholders at some point in their histories. Introduction Various...
While the creature’s name remained simple, its reputation soon grew extremely complex. This article, The Beast of...
Elizabeth I engage in a memorable invention of herself as a legend in her own lifetime. Introduction...
In Cicero’s Rome, the government eventually came under the control of a well-trained ruling class. Introduction As...
Dictators were frequently appointed from the earliest period of the Republic down to the Second Punic War....
Archibald Motley painted African Americans having a good time. Archibald Motley (1891–1981) was born in New Orleans...
There is something of Walter Isaacson in the people he writes about. If the great values of...
The Civil War divided Americans into two kinds of people. David W. Blight tells an amazing story...
Gilgamesh was a brutal tyrant who foolishly tried to defeat death. The Epic of Gilgamesh has been read in...
The United States Constitution has two important features that are vital in the consideration of its First...
Most political information still originates in the mainstream media, which are being transformed by new forms of...
From marriage and sexuality to education and rights, looking at attitudes towards gender in 19th-century Britain. Introduction...
During the nineteenth century, the dress of men differed markedly from that of the previous century. Introduction...
The affair is sometimes referred to as the Great Schism, but this term is typically reserved for...
The division between the Guelphs and Ghibellines in Italy, fueled by the imperial Great Interregnum, persisted until...
Empires in the Indian subcontinent shared intertwined histories with principalities to the west such as the Greeks...
Gardens were an important feature of ancient life and most houses had gardens filled with practical plantings....
Agricultural activities in rural Lebanon date back to Phoenician times. Introduction Traditional Lebanese handicrafts are considered to...
How different things may have been if Jefferson, Washington, and Madison had freed their slaves. When 75...
The statues of Benjamin Franklin perfectly exemplify the interrelation between history and memory. By Mert DenizPhD StudentAmerican...
The Portuguese colonization of Brazil was initially quite different from the Spanish conquest of the Americas. Introduction...
Historical aspects in the transformation of the windmill’s architectural forms, structures, and elements. Introduction The modern wind-power...
The owners of waterwheels and their mills were the first barons of industry after the so-called ‘Dark...
The nineteenth century is a decisive time in the development of medicine and the medical profession in...