The very concept of “woman” changed in a number of ways during the Middle Ages. Introduction Women...
Bologna remained a preeminent center for legal study and training for many centuries. Introduction The origins of...
Eye-witness testimonies are an essential component of many trials. They are a fundamental piece of evidence that...
Trump offers a sentimental and self-satisfying rendering of our past – one historically false and rooted in...
Later, more nations recognized the value of Roman culture and came to adopt aspects of it in...
In 264 BCE, Volsinii became one of the last Etruscan cities to fall in the interminable wars...
As a national ritual of patriotism, even our pledge has been yanked to the right in the...
Trading stations played an important role as the furthest outposts of Ancient Greek culture. By Dr. Colette...
The presentation of people, events and ideas through history has always been contentious and tied to contemporary...
Attacks on a candidate’s religious beliefs and affiliations have a long history in America. Teddy Roosevelt knew...
American leaders have often yielded to despair and lamented “the end” – as far back as the...
Greek sanctuaries were perennially lively venues, each with their idiosyncratic myths and rites. Introduction For the ancient...
A brief tour of some of the astronomical ideas and models from ancient Greece. Introduction As the...
The federal government was able to spur innovation to meet the needs of the crisis. Introduction The...
An archaeologist’s hip surgery prompts him to think of the experience of a Puebloan woman who survived...
Mayors are facing a phenomenon – officers slowing their work in the wake of high-profile episodes of...
The dog was a companion, guardian, hunter, professional fighter, tracker, fellow warrior, and sometimes a sacrifice in...
The most basic dog collar no doubt developed on its own in Greece, but the later ones...
The victory provided a renewed strength of the U.S. government and allowed shifting resources to fight external...
The Lincoln administration understood that it would be unwise to risk a possible armed conflict while already...
In order to understand the Marian army, one must consider the military structure of pre-Marian times. By...
Because legions were not permanent units until the Marian reforms, hundreds were named and numbered throughout Roman...
Exploring the Aztecs, a Mesoamerican people who built a vast empire in what is today central Mexico...
Ultimately, it allowed Caesar to overthrow the Roman Republic and led to the establishment of the Imperial...
Dictators were only supposed to be appointed so long as the Romans had to carry on wars...
Non-Chinese workers in the United States came to resent the Chinese laborers, who they feared would squeeze...
There was a general effort to convince the Chinese to adopt a more Western approach to diplomacy...
All Imperial Estates enjoyed immediacy and, therefore, they had no authority above them besides the Holy Roman...
During the sede vacante in 1241, Frederick II blocked the arrival of some cardinal electors known to...
Hitler took advantage of severe conditions at the time that were extremely favorable for the fast growth...