Christianity did not immediately win the hearts and minds of the people of Europe. Introduction Religion in...
History
Saint Gregory the Illuminator or Enlightener established Christianity as the official religion of ancient Armenia. By Mark...
A fundamental decision that led to the successful lunar landings came largely as a result of one...
A disheveled poet crafted verse of exquisite order. Thanks to the popular 1994 movie Four Weddings and a Funeral, thousands...
The plot reflected the growing discontent among the ruling class of the Roman state with Nero’s increasingly...
Roman law provisions on desertion had features that were totally different from the common Roman criminal law....
The first known woman to join a firefighting brigade may not have done so by choice. Introduction...
Fighting fires in early America was about community, property, and rivalry. By Jackson Landers In a scene...
This curious machine was meant to answer the problem of the moment: how to provide sufficient training...
His brother, Marcus (the famed orator), was running for consul, the loftiest office in the Roman Republic....
A new book argues that violent rhetoric and disregard for political norms was the beginning of Rome’s...
Much of modern American political strategy, whether Democratic or Republican, depends on a disinterested public. Thomas Paine’s Common...
Thoreau’s attitude toward the railroad was foremost one of ambivalence. What’s The Railroad To Me? What’s the...
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....