Thoreau’s attitude toward the railroad was foremost one of ambivalence. What’s The Railroad To Me? What’s the...
History
The designation, Ostrogoth, taken to mean ‘Eastern Goth’, actually means ‘Goths glorified by the rising sun’. Introduction...
What can old maps teach us about world history? What sorts of evidence do they offer? Originally...
The glory of the Umayyads was not to last. Introduction The Dome of the Rock. The Great...
When the collapse had run its course, the Mediterranean region entered a “dark age”. Introduction The Bronze...
Most of the royal actors in this story of expansion were contemporaries of the Buddha and had...
Analyzing how historical, legendary, and mythological elements are woven through the text of Beowulf? Originally published by...
Agamemnon received heroic worship from the establishment of the sanctuary at Amyklai along with his consort Kassandra,...
It was the turn of the twentieth century, a golden age for inventors and tinkerers. Introduction Amidst...
Headlines from that era that reveal a deeper history of popular interest in crime dramas, one that...
Incan mummies (mallki) which escaped looters have, in most cases, been excellently preserved. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction...
Both the Egyptian and Inca cultures treated their deceased differently based on social hierarchy within the culture....
Designed at human scale, Chinese gardens are meant to be comfortable, intriguing, and pleasing at every turn....
Looking at the sum of knowledge when Alexander began his conquests from Macedon, the tiny kingdom in...
Caria was ruled by satraps who were subject to Cyrus the Great. Introduction Located at the crossroads...
Piracy was engaged in by governments and was often considered a legitimate act of war. Introduction Piracy,...
Exploring visual elements that deepens our comprehension of another world across the footlights and under the proscenium....
In the nineteenth century, enterprising toy makers developed a novel way to bring theater into the home....
Seventy-seven years ago, a telegram bearing a horrifying and unforgettable message reached America’s foremost Jewish leader. It...
Looking at ancient Israeli construction and architecture, writing, industrial tools, and weapons of war. Introduction Technology enabled...
Wealthy patrons, like kings and emperors, often commissioned prominent artists and architects to design their gardens. Introduction...
This garden is so vast and rich as to enclose within it many forms of pleasure not...
Neither the course nor the conclusion of the Peloponnesian War was foreseeable at its outset. Of the...
Riis as a writer, photographer, lecturer, advocate, and ally for reform to address the poverty many ignored....
Social class was prevalent and largely property-based in the colonies. The Colonial Elite Overview In New England...
The tale begins after Ra had created the world and was king of the gods and humanity....
One lived on in the presence of the gods, doing as one had done on earth, with...
New York’s Union Square is an important site in American labor history. One scholar’s research illustrates the...
From public notes and broadsides to catchpennies and printed songs, examining the variety of street literature which...
The history of the Society of Jesus’ first missions is a story of great journeys. Abstract During...