Federal courts, particularly the Supreme Court, are the final authority on interpreting federal law. Introduction The judicial...
History
History connects people and societies across time, revealing how past choices continue to shape the present. Read accounts and interpretations drawn from cultures around the world.
Aristotle’s timeless advice on how to nurture and keep friendships. Introduction While most love songs are inspired...
Melancholy was regarded as one of the four temperaments matching the four humours. Introduction Melancholia or melancholy (from Greek: melaina chole,[1] meaning black bile)[2] is...
Britain was indeed isolated, but far from being “splendid” this was a bad thing. Introduction Splendid isolation is...
The area on which Herod chose to build began as a locale of habitation by the Phoenician...
Abu Zayd is regarded today as perhaps the most famous potter of medieval Iran. Introduction In the...
It recounts the story of the Book of Esther to emphasize its Jewish owners’ identities as both...
Working in a museum can be a dream job for many, but it comes with its unique...
Byzantine civilization’s origins are to be found in Constantine’s decision to found a new Roman capital. Introduction...
Questions about the eternal allure of secrecy, and how secret knowledge is transmitted. The Secret History, by...
Eastern influences were visible in the dress of European elites going back to at least the 12th...
The emphasis was on the spiritual or supernatural means of self-protection. Introduction This book is not primarily...
The emphasis on founding explanations for different disasters was always laid on two major issues. Introduction When...
It had high fatalities among populations in Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. Introduction The third cholera pandemic (1846–1860)...
It specifically names the types of ghosts who might be causing the trouble, sending them back to...
Nineteenth-century urbanization unleashed the nation’s anarchic spirits. Imagine. Pre-electricity, no moon. It’s late October, and the people...
Halloween parties in the early 19th century were all the rage and closely relate to the ancient...
Political discourse essentially as part of a dialogue, in which rhetoric plays a crucial role. This is...
After Augustus generated renewed interest in religion, he sought to renew the practice of worship. By Steven...
By the time of Augustus there was a long tradition of measuring state power in terms of...
Cyrus’ empire included terrain of all types and climes. Introduction The estimated expanse of the Achaemenid Empire at its...
His treatment of the battle is evocative of the Iliad. It is late afternoon on the day...
The rhetoric of the Persian Wars was central to Alexander’s goal of forging panhellenic unity. Introduction In...
A fossil found in Spain could be from a lost lineage of our species, Homo sapiens. Introduction...
Ancient Persians, 10th-century Sumatrans, and pre-Columbian Indians all believed that crude oil had medicinal benefits. Petroleum literally...
New evidence pushes back the earliest organized use of this fossil fuel by 1000 years. Long before...
Inventing a machine was one thing, but having it run at a low cost was often quite...
Agents gathered information about other states in order to aid their political and martial decisions. By Dr....
Through the priests, God’s power to watch and judge had a human embodiment. Humanity, according to the...
Both Dickens and Conan Doyle were able to create characters that allowed them to speculate on future...