Introduced by Richard I in 1194, the taxable value of an estate was initially assessed from the...
History
Commodus was the first of what would be a century of inept emperors. Introduction Commodus was Roman...
The prison was constructed around 640–616 BCE, by Ancus Marcius. Introduction The Mamertine Prison (Italian: Carcere Mamertino), in antiquity the Tullianum,...
Just what was it that the crew of the HMS Daedalus saw? By Matthew Willis On 6...
The name Byzantine Empire is a modern term and would have been alien to its contemporaries, who...
In the shadow of the pyramids of Giza lie the tombs of the courtiers and officials who...
Recycling on a large scale is a Bronze Age invention. The circular economy is typically seen as the progressive...
A charming watercolor provides insight into the French artist’s private world. A tiny treasure by Édouard Manet...
Saint Trophime, Arles, 12th – 15th century (photo: Elliot Brown, CC BY 2.0) By Christine M. Bolli / 08.08.2015 PhD...
Church of Sainte‐Foy, Conques, France, c. 1050–1130 (photo: jean françois bonachera, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By Dr. Elisa Foster...
Examining evidence that enslaved persons were involved in the construction of the original Smithsonian Building in Washington,...
The U.S. Senate was designed to be a more deliberative body than the U.S. House. Introduction The...
The Constitution places few limits on who can serve in the House, but it requires that Members...
Most medical historians agree that one of the most important advances in medicine was the use of...
During the devil’s last apogee in early modern Europe, demonic afflictions were taken seriously by both priests...
New research demonstrates that a sculpture is associated with a harrowing episode of anti-Semitic violence in late-1400s...
By Dr. Christopher DugganHistorian The announcement on the radio later that evening that the ‘Duce’ had fallen...
Power has forever been entwined with a symbolic apparatus in charge of representing it. Power has forever...
Pillars of the Great Hypostyle Hall from the Precinct of Amun-Re / Photo by Kurohito, Wikimedia Commons The New Kingdom...
The Temple of Isis at Philae, with pylonsand an enclosed court on the left and the inner building at right /...
Many questions linger regarding the process and motivations of Lincoln’s burial in Springfield. By Dr. Jeremy PrichardHistorian,...
The Federalists won, but when the dust settled, Anti-Federalists could claim to have made their point. To...
It’s worth considering the astonishing contrast between 21st-century presidential elections and those contemplated by the 18th-century authors...
The Romans knew that a powerful naval fleet could supply troops and equipment where they were most...
The Wielbark culture was named after a village where a burial place with over 3,000 tombs. Introduction...
Even before the 1952 and 1953 outbreaks, labs had been worked diligently to find a cure for...
Jewish life did not solely consist of worrying about one’s day-to-day survival. Summary Jewish culture reflects the...
The story of King Solomon begins with his father, King David, and his mother, Bathsheba. Introduction According...
Allegedly around 1000 BCE, David was the eighth son (and youngest) of Jesse, from the tribe of...
Jewish would-be artists began arriving in Paris in the decade before the First World War. Jews were...