Women enjoyed high status and rights in pre-Islamic Persia that would be lost following Muslim invasions in...
History
Dioramas have a powerful explanatory power as tangible reconstructions. Introduction His eyes were vacant—glassy, even. Blood flowed...
Perhaps the hybrid origins of the Burmese piano and sandaya might point a way forward for Myanmar....
Looking at of the Gentleman’s Magazine, printers of county histories, collectors of manuscripts, and founder members of...
The impact of the early railway was registered as both exciting and horrifyingly destructive by Victorian writers....
Throughout his life, Hephaestion remained close to Alexander, serving both as a valuable advisor and friend. Introduction...
The general consensus is that it is genuine, dates from the Achaemenid Period, and is representative of...
Persian art and architecture was influenced early on by the older civilizations of Elam and Susiana. Introduction...
As people lost hope of reuniting as a society with common interests and goals, many focused on...
In Namibia, San people are finding ways to adapt to modern life whilst keeping their culture and...
At the time Europeans first began exploring the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River region, three Native confederacies...
Looking at quarantine use — and abuse — over the ages. China is building a quarantine center...
Up to 500,000 Roma and Sinti were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. Introduction The murder...
Chamberlain tried appeasement by endorsing a diplomatic initiative floated by fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini to resolve...
It was not new ideas but old ones that led the colonists to revolt and form a...
Rousseau is both one of the greatest advocates and most profound critics of the social contract tradition....
Introduction Depending on the time of history that you are referring to, research shows that America’s educational...
The maps of the Moon that were created at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory have long since...
Guilds started as small associations of skilled artisans, experienced and confirmed experts in their field of handicraft....
King John has gone down in history as one of the very worst kings ever to sit...
His reign is described as a tyranny that justified the abolition of the monarchy. Introduction Lucius Tarquinius...
Vital Hasson was born into the Jewish community of Salonica, Greece. After World War II, he was...
A history of wild, irrational, killing hate and violence against others simply because of their race, nationality,...
This Western-style organizational form gradually spread from the medieval Latin west across the globe. Introduction A medieval...
The library-era, as we may call it, began with the publication of the Rule of S. Benedict...
The Roman Catholic Church regarded the sect as heretical, and the Vatican launched the Albigensian Crusade to...
Hildegard of Bingen was called the “Sibyl of the Rhine” because of her apocalyptic visions. Introduction Hildegard...
The consequences of the revolt were limited. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The Peasants’ Revolt, also known as...
We have more neurons in our cortices than any other species, courtesy of an early technology –...
Researchers say it’s time to finally discard a decades-old theory about the origins of human language. Introduction...