History

Constantine and the Early Church

Constantine and the Early Church

January 9, 2017

Constantine statue remains / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Paul Freedman / 09.07.2011 Chester D. Tripp Professor of...

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Lifestyles of the Roman Rich and Famous: Houses and Villas at Pompeii

Lifestyles of the Roman Rich and Famous: Houses and Villas at Pompeii

January 9, 2017

Via dell’ Abbondanza, Pompeii / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 01.27.2009 Dunham Professor,...

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The Art of the Shahnama

The Art of the Shahnama

January 9, 2017

Whole page left, and detail, right: Sultan Muhammad, The Court of Gayumars, c.1522, 47 x 32 cm,...

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Why Aren’t People Eating in Medieval Depictions of Feasts?

Why Aren’t People Eating in Medieval Depictions of Feasts?

January 9, 2017

By Christine Sciacca / 11.23.2015 Curator of Manuscripts J. Paul Getty Museum When most people think of...

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The Dark Ages of Ancient Greece

The Dark Ages of Ancient Greece

January 8, 2017

The Lion Gate was the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece. It...

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‘The Tree of Commonwealth’: The Social Order in Sixteenth-Century England

‘The Tree of Commonwealth’: The Social Order in Sixteenth-Century England

January 8, 2017

The Tudors / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Keith Wrightson / 09.08.2009 Randolph W. Townsend, Jr. Professor...

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The Holocaust: Its Precursors, Implementation of ‘The Final Solution’, and Legacy

The Holocaust: Its Precursors, Implementation of ‘The Final Solution’, and Legacy

January 8, 2017

Jewish people wait to board a train to a concentration camp / Public domain By Professor Clive...

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The Crisis of the Third Century and the Diocletianic Reforms

The Crisis of the Third Century and the Diocletianic Reforms

January 8, 2017

Bust of Diocletian, Roman Emperor 284-305 CE / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Paul Freedman / 09.05.2011...

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The Roman Baetica Route: Its Path and Mosaics

The Roman Baetica Route: Its Path and Mosaics

January 7, 2017

By Carole Raddato / 03.13.2016 Historian On a recent trip to Southern Spain, I travelled along the...

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Illustrating a Renaissance Cookbook: Bartolomeo Scappi, First Celebrity Chef

Illustrating a Renaissance Cookbook: Bartolomeo Scappi, First Celebrity Chef

January 7, 2017

By Dr. Deborah L. Krohn / 03.02.2016 Associate Professor of Art History Director of Masters Studies Coordinator...

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Number of History Majors Continues to Drop

Number of History Majors Continues to Drop

January 6, 2017

By Allen Mikaelian / 01.04.2017 Adjunct Professor of History American University The world has much bigger problems,...

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Utah’s New National Monument Marks Big Win for the Protection of Indigenous Cultural Sites

Utah’s New National Monument Marks Big Win for the Protection of Indigenous Cultural Sites

January 6, 2017

Road Canyon Citadel. Photo from Bureau of Land Management / Flickr. By permanently protecting an area rich in...

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Blackbeard!

Blackbeard!

January 6, 2017

Capture of the Pirate Blackbeard, 1718 by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, 1920, oil on canvas / Wikimedia...

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Nuragic Architecture at Su Nuraxi Barumini, Sardinia

Nuragic Architecture at Su Nuraxi Barumini, Sardinia

January 6, 2017

By Dr. Jeffrey A. Becker / 12.28.2016 Mediterranean Archaeologist Sardinia The island of Sardinia is the second...

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The Wright Brothers: The Invention of the Aerial Age

The Wright Brothers: The Invention of the Aerial Age

January 6, 2017

Wilbur (right) and Orville (left) Wright / Wikimedia Commons Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 01.06.2017 Brewminate...

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When is a Table Not a Table?

When is a Table Not a Table?

January 6, 2017

How could this unusual object be a table? By Tristan Bravinder / 08.29.2016 Social Media Producer Getty...

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Civic Life Interrupted: Nightmare and Destiny on August 24, 79 CE

Civic Life Interrupted: Nightmare and Destiny on August 24, 79 CE

January 6, 2017

House of Cuspius Pansa, Pompeii / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 01.22.2009 Dunham...

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The Obelisk of Antinous

The Obelisk of Antinous

January 5, 2017

The Obelisk of Antinous (aslo known as the Pincian Obelisk or Barberini Obelisk) in its current location...

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An Overview of the Timeline and History of the Ancient Levant – Israel and Judah

An Overview of the Timeline and History of the Ancient Levant – Israel and Judah

January 5, 2017

The History of Ancient Palestine from the early Bronze Age to the Roman empire, including the coming...

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Heinrich Geissler’s Groundbreaking Archive

Heinrich Geissler’s Groundbreaking Archive

January 5, 2017

By Isabella Zuralski / 12.02.2014 Senior Special Collections Cataloguer Getty Research Institute The difference between “German drawings”...

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Venezia: The Prosperity and Growth of the ‘City of Canals’ in the Middle Ages

Venezia: The Prosperity and Growth of the ‘City of Canals’ in the Middle Ages

January 5, 2017

Medieval map of Venice / Wikimedia Commons By Professor Heather Bennett / 11.14.2015 Professor of Western Civilization...

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Technology and Revolution in Roman Architecture

Technology and Revolution in Roman Architecture

January 4, 2017

Temple of Portunus (Temple of Fortuna Virilis), Rome, 3rd-4th century BCE / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr....

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Excavating the “City of the Monkey God” in Honduras

Excavating the “City of the Monkey God” in Honduras

January 4, 2017

The “kitchen” area of the expedition’s camp deep in the Mosquitia jungle, 2015. The area was so...

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The Eutresis and Korakou Cultures of Early Helladic I-II

The Eutresis and Korakou Cultures of Early Helladic I-II

January 4, 2017

Lerna III. EH II Pottery. Patterned Askos. / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Jeremy B. Rutter Professor Emeritus...

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New Part of 2nd Century BCE Roman Fortress Wall and Colored Plaster Discovered at Nebet Tepe

New Part of 2nd Century BCE Roman Fortress Wall and Colored Plaster Discovered at Nebet Tepe

January 4, 2017

The fall 2016 archaeological excavations on the Nebet Tepe Hill in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv consisted of probes at...

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Van Alen, The Chrysler Building

Van Alen, The Chrysler Building

January 4, 2017

Chrysler Building, photo: David Shankbone / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Paul A. Ranogajec / 01.02.2017 Professor of...

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Natural Law Roots of the Social Contract Tradition

Natural Law Roots of the Social Contract Tradition

January 4, 2017

The King’s Library, London / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Ian Shapiro / 01.15.2000 Sterling Professor of...

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Akbar’s “Jesus” and Marlowe’s “Tamburlaine”: Strange Parallels of Early Modern Sacredness

Akbar’s “Jesus” and Marlowe’s “Tamburlaine”: Strange Parallels of Early Modern Sacredness

January 4, 2017

Mughal Emperor Akbar / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. A. Azfar Moin Associate Professor of Religious Studies University...

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Sociology – Its History, Theoretical Perspectives, and Purpose

Sociology – Its History, Theoretical Perspectives, and Purpose

January 4, 2017

Sociologists study how society affects people and how people affect society. How does being in a crowd...

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The Bug That Had the World Seeing Red

The Bug That Had the World Seeing Red

January 4, 2017

Page from the Codex Zouche-Nuttall, 1200–1521 A.D., Mixtec. Painted deer skin, 19 x 23.5 cm. / The...

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