Pausanius is best known for his ten-volume work, Description of Greece, detailing his travels through the country,...
History
In the dying days of empire, the British financed a global cinema service. Introduction It’s 1945. A...
Empire was a consistent theme in these hundreds of pamphlets. In the Great War, the British government...
Three types of historical writing flourished in the Middle Ages: chronicles, hagiography, and the rhetorical monograph. By...
While we don’t get to decide when we get shipwrecked, we do get to decide what we...
Thousands of women took different paths and pursued multiple strategies to win the goal of securing the...
“The whole idea to wipe us off the face of the Earth didn’t work.” One thousand years...
Women who chose a life in the arena – and it does seem this was a choice...
The Hoysala era emerged as an important period in the development of art, architecture, and religion in...
Evora’s history dates back over five millennia. By Kim MartinsHistorian Introduction The sunbaked plain of the Alentejoregion...
Art reveals many aspects of the ancient Kingdom of Israel. Introduction Ancient Israelite art traditions are evident...
Together, El (sometimes Yahweh) and Ashera were viewed as the father and mother of the gods. Introduction...
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini declared an axis between Berlin and Rome, coining a term that would be...
A significant portion of the wall still exists, particularly the mid-section, and for much of its length...
Many Ancient Greek fortifications connected a city to another site – a citadel or a port. The...
The Earth has been through many changes during its existence. Introduction Modern geologists and geophysicists consider the...
A history of cartographers toying with the relationship between touch and sight. Originally published by the Harvard...
Isaac Gilsemans, A view of the Murderers’ Bay, as you are at anchor here in 15 fathom (1642) The...
Cambridge University Digital History Seminar graphic A survey indicates the answer is yes. By Dr. Robert B. Townsend...
Groups planning a coup of some kind had existed in the German Army and the military intelligence...
Introduction The Haymarket affair (also known as the Haymarket riot or Haymarket massacre) on Tuesday May 4,...
The immediate effect on Ireland was devastating, and its long-term effects proved immense. Introduction The Great Famine...
The toll of history’s worst epidemic surpasses all the military deaths in World War I and World...
Urban centers especially had become centers of plague and disease outbreaks. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction People in...
The events in Bleeding Kansas directly foreshadowed the American Civil War. Introduction Bleeding Kansas, sometimes referred to...
Introduction The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles arguing for the ratification of the United...
From a semi-nomadic tribal society to an agrarian-based society with a vast network of trade and a...
The Empire, for much of its history, can be seen as the Christian equivalent of the Muslim...
The first time that Francia is named is in the Panegyrici Latini in the early third century....
Sacrifices of various types were central to the Temple’s function. Introduction Also known as Solomon’s Temple, the...