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The Plebeian struggle to gain equal standing with the aristocratic Patrician ruling class. Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh...
Mosaic of the vault of the chapel of San Zeno (IX century) / Photo by Livioandronico2013, Wikimedia...
Santa Maria Novella facade / Wikimedia Commons Since the Renaissance, art has been an important tool for...
Adolf Hitler and his entourage take a stroll in Paris on June 23, 1940 / German Federal...
Decimation (William Hogarth) in Beaver’s Roman Military Punishments / Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wikimedia Commons The ancient Romans interpreted...
A portrait of Charlemagne wearing the crown of the Holy Roman Empire (fifteenth century painting by Albrecht Dürer)...
The Republic at the Zenith of Its Power. Golden Liberty. The Royal Election of 1573, by Jan Matejko / Royal Castle,...
Map of the Peterloo Massacre depicting the location and movements of protestors and soldiers at St Peter’s...
National Archives at College Park / Wikimedia Commons A tense situation due to a heavy British military...
The pope may have been successful in staving off a foreign takeover of his lands, but he...
Pottery ostraka identifying Themistocles, 482 BCE. These were used in Athens to vote a particular citizen to be ostracised from the polis....
The Homeric Multitext, Creative Commons Women’s discourse in Greek society has been traditionally controlled and restricted by...
Examining the important role of music in ancient Greek cult practices. By Dr. Jana Kubatzki Research Associate in...
Replica of the original Fat Man bomb. “Fat Man” was the codename for the atomic bomb that...
Lockheed U 2C Surveillance Aircraft / Photo by Greg Goebel, Wikimedia Commons Much of contemporary surveillance, with...
North Penn Tactical Response Team of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, practicing Cellular Team Tactics / Photo by Tim...
An unhealed gash on the forehead suggests that the man died a violent death, perhaps in battle....
Inside Rome’s Colosseum visitors can view the chambers that once held animals and contenders below the arena...
Madonna and Child Surrounded by Angels (detail), 1454–56, Jean Fouquet. Oil on panel, 36 1/4 x 32 7/8...
Antonio Pollaiuolo, Battle of Ten Nudes (or Battle of Nude Men), c. 1465, engraving, 15-1/8 x 23-3/16″ / 38.4 x...
Ladies of a Mandarin’s family at cards, by Thomas Allom (1843) / Wikimedia Commons The emergence of...
This article provides a clue on China’s criminal policy on lenient punishments in history, including the Confucianization...
Altarpiece at Tallinna Niguliste, Estonia The Reformation, imported from Germany, reached Livonia fairly quickly. The key themes in...
Miracle of the Cross at the Bridge of San Lorenzo, by Gentile Bellini (1500) / Gallerie dell’Accademia, Wikimedia Commons...
Blanche de Castille and King Louis IX / The Morgan Library and Museum, Wikimedia Commons Upon Louis...
Attack of the Crusaders on Constantinople, miniature in a manuscript of 9 La Conquête de Constantinople by Geoffreoy de Villehardouin, Venetian ms....
Kamares wares in the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion (photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0) Kamares ware helps us map...
Harvester Vase from Hagia Triada, c. 1550-1500 B.C.E., black steatite, diameter 4.5 inches (Archaeological Museum of Heraklion)...
Seal of Hezekiah, 8th century BCE / Creative Commons The tribute provides valuable information for the reconstruction of...