The sole surviving 14-meter-tall Ancient Roman Obelisk, one of originally two, which was part of a mausoleum-turned-shrine...
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A 10th century church with a necropolis has been discovered by the Ruse archaeologists during their participation...
The Antiquity Amphitheater might be the most famous of Plovdiv’s numerous impressive archaeological monuments. Photo: Old Plovdiv...
The local police and Prosecutor’s Office in the southern Bulgaria city of Haskovo are seen here at...
The restored 3rd century AD floor mosaics from the Antiquity Synagogue in ancient Philipopolis, Bulgaria’s Plovdiv, depict...
By Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.27.2016 An Overview I recently posted an article covering the why of...
“It’s a warm evening in ancient Greece” – Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper at “The Big Bang...
By Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.25.2016HistorianEditor-in-Chief, Brewminate Coin designs don’t change much in today’s world. But this...
In 1473, Alexander Hardynge, who had finished his bachelor’s degree at Oxford nearly two years previous, borrowed...
That urgent text message thumbed by their trench supervisor brought University of Cincinnati archaeologists Sharon Stocker and...
This reconstruction drawing by Pat Hughes shows the house of Robert Dene (who died in 1552) at...
BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH! Veni, vidi, vici! This was the simple message the Roman commander Julius Caesar...
Illustration from “Death’s Doings” by Richard Dagley (1827) (via British Library) From Allison Meier from Atlas Obscura:...
‘I have come to see my concentration as an investment in versatility and intellectualism’ My mom frequently...
Between 1617 and 1621 the English physician and polymath Robert Fludd published his masterwork Utriusque Cosmi, a...
Before and after pictures of Castle Matrera. (Photo by The Guardian) From Medievalists.net: “A botched restoration attempt...
Is a fact-bound science curriculum enough to become a good scientist? Illinois Springfield, CC BY-NC-ND At a...
“This incredibly expansive facade was carved into 150 marble slabs and then mounted across an entire wall...
“If you have a son or daughter attending university, most likely you will be getting a message...
Medievalists.net begins this article with, “It is not too difficult to come across teachers writing about how...