Dominating the steppe of Central Asia, the nomadic Scythians were indeed formidable. Introduction Scythian warfare used state-of-the-art recurve bows...
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Each tyrant used propaganda in the way that best enhanced his strength as a leader. The Deinomenid...
Written under the patronage of the first emperor of Rome, Virgil’s ‘Aenied’ can be understood as political...
The image of a ‘holy warrior’ became much more popular during the First Crusade. By Anakin CaryHistory...
The primary targets were government employees, those in the entertainment industry, academics, liberals, and labor union activists....
By January 1954, a Gallup poll found that only 50 percent of the American public supported McCarthy....
It was influential in the creation of state-level legislative investigations into communist or un-American activities. Late in...
Quakers led some of the early campaigns against sugar being produced by enslaved people. Introduction Buying items...
The amendment ended slavery but also enabled a prison system of free labor and involuntary servitude. Introduction...
Before the Civil War, U.S. activists sought to combat slavery through sugar boycotts. Instead, consumption grew. Introduction...
Sugar has deep links with slavery in the U.S. In post-Civil War Louisiana, Chinese workers also toiled...
Henry’s magnificent plans for his tomb were never followed. A black marble slab marks Henry VIII’s final...
The Crown Jewels in 1671 consisted of several pieces from the pre-Civil War collection. Introduction Colonel Thomas...
The ‘Golden Age of Piracy’ is rather an odd name to attach to a period when crime...
Geometry is a popular branch of mathematics that is often studied in college. This field of math...
Seeing the feathered members of a Getty art collection through an expert’s eyes. Introduction As artistic styles...
Multiple back-and-forth movements are not surprising, and multidirectional migrations make pinpointing origins difficult. Introduction With 7600 perimeter...
The Roman-Byzantine Empire participated in extensive trade and diplomatic contacts with a wide range of societies. The...
The Byzantines found themselves in contact with an ever-expanding range of cultural groups. The treasury of the...
History has many uses, and not all of them are noble. The public gets a crash course...
The letter also attempted to reunite the country after the controversial 1794 Jay Treaty and warned of...
He warned, “Among us today a concentration of private power without equal in history is growing.” By...
In places where local laws did not require segregation, Jim Crow harassment enforced it. Introduction The Citizens’ Councils (commonly...
Tea has been around for centuries in a variety of forms and brewing methods. Its rich history...
Presenting a general model for the relationship between the population size and functional diversity. By Dr. John...
One viable solution to increase one’s wealth was to simply steal someone else’s property. Introduction Early medieval...
FDR was enraged by a series of memos detailing the many ways the wealthy were avoiding taxes....
The first time the specter of interracial sex was used by Whites to foment hysteria occurred in...
A century ago, a debate was raging about American history textbooks used in the schools. Introduction Virginia...
The Immigration and Naturalization Service investigated him. It recommended against granting him citizenship. Three days after World War II...