Twenty-six-year old Pepys, a clerk in the office of the Exchequer, had begun the diary in 1660....
History
Coming from Babylon, the text follows the traits common to cuneiform herbals. Abstract This article offers, in...
Bronze Age and Iron Age religions are understood in part through archaeological records. Introduction Prehistoric religion is the religious practice...
Examining ecstatic elements of prophecy in the ancient Near East and Greek world. Prophecy and Possession It...
Various performances that took place in and around churches served the basic tenet of Christianity. Introduction In...
Washington had to maintain the army in the face of a bankrupt Congress and disgruntled troops. Introduction...
Americans rejected old practices such as divine right monarchy, Papism, religious persecution, theocracy in all forms. This...
Congress debated and revised the wording of the Declaration, removing Jefferson’s vigorous denunciation of King George III...
Nice, a shining gem on the French Riviera, has a history as intricate and fascinating just like...
Variations were immense over an entire continent and a time span of about 1,000 years. Introduction The medieval...
A subtle hybrid born of ancient Chinese manufacturing skills and a Western desire for the exotic. Introduction...
Did British people understand specific types of luxury goods as distinctly different from widely traded Asian commodities?...
Sometimes writers (perhaps unwittingly) make their works somewhat autobiographical. They cannot completely free themselves from their life...
The origin and evolution of the pezhetairoi are shrouded in mystery. Introduction The pezhetairoi (foot companions) were part of...
What it was like to be on a battlefield during the U.S. War of Independence. Introduction The...
A rift in thinking about who should control powerful new technologies sent the brothers on diverging paths....
Crowns have been used for millennia as a symbol of power, rank, and distinction. Introduction Crowns have...
Medieval Europe was far from democratic, but that didn’t mean tyrants got a free pass. By Dr....
Examining the origins of inequality from the Neolithic period through the Iron Age. By Dr. Ada PalmerAssociate...
He wished to throw the glory of the Marathon battle into the shade for his own rhetorical...
Thucydides used the landmark of Marathon to mark the beginning of the military and political rise of...
The range of contexts in which such name-dropping might occur. Introduction The great battles of the early...
There was a desire for the continuity of the Roman decorative tradition and of the prestige attached...
Analyzing six different waves of innovation, from water power in 1775 to robots and drones in 2020....
Just five days before the first pitch of the 1947 World Series, a deal was struck to...
From the Gold rush to the tech boom, people have gone to San Francisco from all directions...
How have maps been used by different empires and nations to secure control of the region? Originally...
Not everyone was happy about the construction of the bridge. Introduction On April 22, 1856, the citizens...
Questions and beliefs related to our origins extend back to the earliest members of our species. What...
A DNA match − or a lack of one − may not tell you what you imagine...