While these contributions may be understood as commonplace in the present day, they were entirely novel in...
History
When a party member was asked about its activities, he was supposed to reply, “I know nothing.”...
A new exhibition at the Foundling Museum in London traces 500 years pregnancy portraiture. A new exhibition...
First encountered in the 17th century in the form of bhang, an intoxicating edible which had been...
Viticulture, that is, the cultivation of grapes and the preparation of wine, can actually be traced back...
Etruscan was a relatively isolated language not connected with the Indo-European languages of Italy. By Mark CartwrightHistorian...
Deciphering Linear B, the earliest form of Greek, was a history-changing achievement, but decoding the older Linear...
People were becoming more aware of their inter-dependence, of social obligations, and of loyalties beyond the immediate...
During this period major climatic and other changes occurred, affecting the evolution of humans. Introduction The Paleolithic...
Roughly 1 in 5 of all comic books were romance comics, as publishers scrambled to appease readers’...
Acclimatization societies believed that animals could fill the gaps of a deficient environment. Introduction In 1890, a...
The most powerful of the tribes of the Sahara, they had been converted to Islam in the...
Most of these expeditions began as military campaigns, while the last one may have been initiated in...
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE) was a series of dynastic conflicts between the monarchy and...
Meet one of the greatest of all the characters in ancient Greek drama. Elektra’s Story To understand...
Today, Benedict Arnold’s name is synonymous with treason, betrayal, and defection. Introduction Benedict Arnold (January 14, 1741...
Bancroft’s activity as a double agent was not revealed until 1891, when British diplomatic papers were released...
Jehoash strictly enforced the exclusive worship of the Hebrew God, Yahweh, and was on shaky ground politically....
Most Jews today are the descendants of the Israelites, as are the Samaritans, only a few of...
Ukraine has been occupied since the Chalcolithic (Copper Age) and the Sredny Stog culture from 4500 BCE....
In the Middle Ages, Constantinople was the richest European city and was known as the “Queen of...
Jewish Christians predominated in the movement of early Christianity. They bore the brunt of persecution from their...
Architecture is a privileged lens to study collaboration, and its institutional, technological, and personal continuities. Recent reports...
The lure of Aphrodite still resonates in Western popular culture today. Introduction Aphrodite is the ancient Greek...
Erotic spells were a popular form of magic in ancient Greece and Rome. Ancient spells were often...
Our own species — Homo sapiens — lived alongside other groups that split off from the same...
By Thom Hartmann Wealthy white men have had the right to vote in America since the beginning...
Many different groups of American Indians with distinct cultures inhabited the western region of North America. Geographic...
Some indigenous peoples of the Americas supported agriculturally advanced societies for thousands of years. Introduction The indigenous...
Caesar fought in a civil war that left him undisputed master of the Roman world. Introduction Gaius...