By Howard J. Erlichman / 09.26.2016 The civilized world has struggled to contain, let alone eliminate, the...
History
An ancient fortress in Syria / Creative Commons Introduction “The cradle of civilization.” Throughout the centuries, historians...
President George Washington’s decision to inoculate the Continental Army against smallpox very likely helped the American Colonies win...
The Ancient Greek shrine of Demeter and Persephone on Cape Stolets in Bulgaria’s Sozopol is located near...
Edgar Samuel Paxson’s depiction of the Battle of Little Bighorn By Jim Stempel / 09.25.2016 George Armstrong...
Club of patriotic women in a church during the Revolution / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Antony Lentin...
Aswan Monuments to the Pharaohs / Photo by: eviljohnius, Creative Commons Introduction The tomb of King Tutankhamun...
A medieval kitchen / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Alixe Bovey Head of Research The Courtald Institute of...
Untitled, 2005, José Benítez Sánchez. Acrylic yarn, beeswax, wood. Fowler Museum at UCLA, X2013.12.1. Gift of Ronald...
From the Lascaux Cave Introduction What did the earth look like four million years ago? Who lived...
Herodotus, the “Father of History” Introduction – How Do We Know? According to the Bible, God forewarned...
The Surrender of Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga By James Frassett The failure to capture Quebec...
A new volume of essays looks afresh at women’s lives during the 600 years of the Ottoman...
Execution of King Charles I By Don Jordan and Michael Walsh / 09.16.2016 There is a folktale,...
One of nine Silvered bronze phalerae depicting a mythological figure (Zeus Ammon) awarded to Titus Flavius Festus...
Gillion’s Ship Attacked by the Sultan’s Army (detail) from the Romance of Gillion de Trazegnies, 1464, Lieven...
HMS Terror. Engraving by George Back / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Keith Millar / 09.20.2016 Senior Research...
The field near the town of Dryanovets in Northeast Bulgaria where the Battle of Abritus between Rome...
Vénus aux forges de Vulcain, from Les Tentures de François Boucher Series, about 1775–1778; after painting by...
By Dr. Evangelos Konstantinou / 11.23.2012 Contributors: Konstadinos Maras and Klaus-Henning Suchland Athens University Abstract Precipitated primarily...
Attic amphora depicting Achilles and Ajax playing dice. 6th century BCE. / Creative Commons By Dr. Kevin...
Roman Opus Mixtum Wall By Victor Labate / 08.31.2016 Ancient Roman Historian Romae Vitam The many Roman...
Sabbatai Zevi By Ed Simon / 09.13.2016 PhD Candidate in English Lehigh University On September 16th 1666,...
Ancient Thracians would place grapes in the middle of the rock vessel known today as “sharapana”, and...
The Stone of Scone in the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey (Image in the public domain) By...
Grace Dalrymple Elliott by Thomas Gainsborough, 1778. © Metropolitan Museum of Art By Joanne Major and Sarah...
Haunted House Party: A Roman Comedy at the Getty Villa in full swing. Photo: Craig Schwartz As...
By Robin Lindley / 09.11.2016 Bush / Jean Edward Smith Unprepared for the complexities of governing, with...
Collective trauma: A boy walks among some of the 3,000 flags placed in memory of the lives...
Portrait of a Young Man in Red, about 1505, Circle of Raphael. Oil on panel, 26 1/2...