Thomas Jefferson was deeply distrustful of the potential abuses of monarchy. By Dr. M. Andrew Holowchak To Benjamin...
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Examining the ancient Greek interpretation of freedom and its collateral of responsibility. Scientific Deliberation and Practical Wisdom―Exclusive...
Athenians preferred to memorialize punishments for eternity. By Dr. Danielle S. AllenJames Conant Bryan University Professor of...
Examining political events and economic forces shaping contemporary migration within and into Europe. By Dr. Russell...
Examining the reception of Italian cuisine in Europe with the early modern and modern movement of migrants...
Positioning Problems Problems into its nineteenth-century psychological and philosophical tradition, as understood by Lewes. By Scott C....
The 1920s was a decade of increasing conveniences for the middle class. The 1920s was a decade...
Examining the expansion of the middle classes in the 19th century that led to a new emphasis...
Since the foundation of Versailles by King Louis XIV, the city often lacked water. In 1859 Versailles...
Up until this epoch, water resources consisted of an old and damaged medieval aqueduct. Operational since 1847,...
Analyzing Soviet agit-trains, initiated in the year 1918, as an important instrument for the dissemination of political...
John Medewall, bearing a very English-sounding name, describes himself as a foreigner, and as such at a...
The spread of yellow fever was a result of complex ecological and demographic changes produced by the...
Recent phylogenetic analyses suggest that the yellow fever virus is approximately 1,500 years old. In many environmental...
Many cultures around the world celebrate death as part of life, though we often contain death within...
The dead wait to be ferried across the River Styx. The Souls of Acheron (1898) by Adolf Hiremy...
Tablet with Instructions for the Deceased in the Underworld, 350–300 B.C., Greek. Gold, 7/8 × 1 7/16...
The maramataka is the traditional Māori calendar. Introduction The maramataka is the traditional Māori calendar. Each year...
The Makahiki season is the ancient Hawaiian New Year festival, in honor of the god Lono of...
Examining different historical calendars and the origin of the western calendar. Principles of Historical Calendars Overview Most...
Head of Janus, Vatican museum, Rome / Photo by Loudon dodd, Wikimedia Commons Sage advice from the ancients...
Detail from The Temple of Janus by Peter Paul Rubens. Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons On January 1, we...
Is or is not? Albert Einstein and Nils Bohr attend the Solway conference in 1920 in Brussels,...
Wellcome Collection, Creative Commons An exquisite treasury of illustrations and objects, the Ayurvedic Man picture book presents a visual history...
How a young Indian monk’s travels around the world inspired modern yoga. By Lalita Kaplish / 01.18.2018...
The weapon ceased to exist by the time the Ottoman Empire finally conquered Constantinople in 1453. September...
The napalm of ancient warfare. By Mark CartwrightHistor Introduction Greek Fire was an incendiary weapon first used in Byzantine...
A view on the Roman cavalry forces, especially the equites legionis. By Dr. Stefan Zehetner Institut für...
One area in which Archimedes excelled was in the design and construction of great war machines. By...
Combating malaria through travel, diet, natural remedies, and architecture in early modern England. From standing PoolesFrom boggs;...