William James and the philosophy of pragmatism. “Be not afraid of life, believe that life is worth...
This article, Loos, Lewdness, and Literature: Tales from the Boghouse, was originally published in The Public Domain Review...
Introduction In the center of this image we see a finely-dressed Christopher Columbus with two soldiers. Columbus...
Witch hunts in the New World began in Virginia, though Virginia’s alleged witches were imprisoned rather than...
How Romans overcame their fear of witches by finding them funny. Introduction For centuries, when people thought...
With focus on shipping, rail, road and manpower, this explores the logistics behind the management and supply...
An overview of the numbers and roles of colonial troops in World War One. Introduction Even by...
Exploring the role that the iconic visual record has played in keeping the legend alive. This article,...
An introduction to the development, sponsorship, and goals of European expeditions from the eighteenth to the nineteenth...
Modern technology and research restores an ancient Egyptian woman, Meritamun, creating a unique teaching tool for medicine...
The Abbott Papyrus from ancient Thebes / British Museum The Egyptians used a variety of terms to...
There has never been anything like it before or since. We are told that this year’s presidential...
He was, in his early twenties, a remarkably self-centered young man. By Peter StarkAuthor and Historian The...
A small portion of a site can yield thousands of objects, adding up to millions of dollars....
Scholars across the globe have joined forces to preserve the beleaguered country’s cultural heritage for all our...
All kinds of fantasies could be found in this land at the edge of earth. Introduction Herodotus (484...
Sea routes got busy and the merchants began to travel with a variety of goods unknown to...
Growing up in suburban Virginia, our Italian-American family relied on my grandmother to bring us the foods...
After an arduous journey emigrating from Vietnam in the 70s, the author benefited from both personal resilience...
The University of Melbourne’s anatomy museum features fossil models from an entirely fictional early human; a forgery...
How a New York farmer’s elaborate hoax “proved” giants roamed the Earth. One Sunday afternoon in October...
In a gradual process of Hellenization, the Samaritans developed their own variant of Hellenism. When Alexander the...
Exploring the settlement of the Thracian tribe of the Edones. Human occupation of the area of Amphipolis...
Even though so much has changed over the last 110 years, this is still the America of...
In June 1924, Mussolini instructed Cesare Mori to eradicate the Mafia from Sicily. The Sicilian Mafia was less active...
The ideological basis for fascism came from a number of sources. Formation of the National Fascist Party...
A fortuitous influx of cash launched the Smithsonian’s first art collection. In 1835, through an unlikely turn...
Throughout his life, Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) collected books across a vast spectrum of topics and languages. Introduction...
Unchecked presidential power has never seemed more of a threat. Nearly a half century ago, famed historian...
The Roman emperor Augustus is held up by some as a statesman who brought peace, and as...