Most Jews today are the descendants of the Israelites, as are the Samaritans, only a few of...
History
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...
The Constitutional Convention of 1789, following the Revolution, had failed to address slavery, and it took another...
The main legacy of the civilization was its power to inspire, including that of later resistance groups...
Introduction The Maya civilization is a Mesoamerican culture, noted for having the only known fully developed written...
The exams were in place for over a thousand years and are the principal reason why education...
Confucius looked to “the wisdom of the ancients” and a “return to li”. Introduction The teachings and...
Fascism in Italy was strongly identified with the cult of Mussolini and with the idea, even with...
Fascists promote a type of national unity that is usually based on (but not limited to) ethnic,...
The causes of the Industrial Revolution were complex and remain a topic for debate, with some historians...
The notion of social class is still questioned as it becomes even more difficult to define in...
Economic theory today still rests in many areas upon the foundations laid by classical economists. Introduction Classical...
The Tapestry is valued both as a work of art and as a source concerning the history...
Justifications for the propagandizing elements in these mosaics are not difficult. Power on earth was once –...
It all started with the realization that we can describe the dynamics of the universe within a...
The ancient Greek holiday of Anthesteria honored springtime and death. Introduction This ancient Greek holiday that you’ve...
The catastrophe led to in-depth government reviews. Despite a gale warning from the local meterological office on...
The archaic Greek poet is conceived of as the wellspring from which the later Western artistic tradition...
Enlightenment debates about colonialism had very little to do with what actually happened on the ground. While...
The Enlightenment advocated reason as a means to establishing an authoritative system of aesthetics, ethics, government, and...