The plutocracy of Carthage was only too willing to pick a quarrel with Rome. The Semitic colony...
History
When nobles and wealthy members of communities reigned supreme. Introduction Oligarchy is a form of government in...
Mary Edwards Walker defied convention in just about everything she did. Mary Edwards Walker was uncompromising in...
The ‘Hippocratic’ four humours, Roman hygiene, the first hospitals, and home remedies. The Greeks combined dietetics, medicines,...
George Washington was not born a leader, but he carefully made himself into one. On June 22,...
The Danse Macabre consists of the dead or a personification of death with dancing along to the...
People felt overwhelmed as it seems as though they believed that what had happened to others elsewhere...
The first definitive outbreak of plague was the Plague of Justinian as recorded by Procopius which killed...
For decades, women’s contributions to silent movies were mostly ignored. Motion pictures began in the East in...
The Guptas were ambitious rulers and by the end of the fourth century claimed dominance over a...
It is believed that King Janak, ruler of Mithila Kingdom in the 8th or 7th century BCE,...
Banquets were likely used as an opportunity for rulers to spread a little happiness amongst those they...
What did it mean to become a citizen of the new nation? Originally published by Newberry Digital...
When Carthage lost the Second Punic War, they found themselves again indebted to Rome and forced to...
Thirty of the Achaeans’ best warriors hid in the Trojan horse’s womb and two spies in its...
The most famous tale of Eris recounts her initiating the Trojan War by causing the Judgement of...
A vaccine tricks the body’s immune system into producing antibodies to fight a form of the virus...
The global spread of smallpox can be traced to the growth and spread of civilizations, exploration, and...
Examining modern remedies derived from medieval monastic knowledge. Most people think of herbal medicine as a distinctly...
The spirits and gods were believed to make their presence known through disease. Introduction When people fall...
The parasites found within the 2,000-year-old-feces smeared on bamboo suggest more than commodities made the trip. By...
Stomach ulcers, herpes, ringworm and other tropical diseases may have all contributed to the Neanderthal demise. By...
‘Walden,’ published in 1854, is a manual for solitude with a purpose. Introduction Seeking to bend the...
In the past, maintaining physical distance was an important aspect of public life – and clothes played...
Human communication was revolutionized with the origin of speech approximately 500,000 BCE. Introduction The history of communication...
His work led to systematically developing, testing, and popularizing inoculation that saved countless lives. Introduction Edward B....
An archaeological field school experience shines a light on the grave concerns people have about the treatment...
Fear of a disease that seemed to turn people into beasts might have inspired belief in supernatural...
The Northern Wei was the most enduring and powerful of the northern Chinese dynasties before reunification. Imperial...
The ‘Caves of the Thousand Buddhas’ are a magnificent treasure trove of Buddhist art. A Trove of...