Examining the characteristics of Victorian culture and the reasons for its decline. Perhaps the most characteristic and...
Search Results for: Medieval
Coined from Medieval Latin, the word petroleum initially denoted types of mineral oil derived from rocks and...
The advances in technology and the development of several engineering sciences in ancient times. Introduction During the...
The work pushes aside colonialist stories and reveals genetic connections from the past. Introduction The legacy of...
Neither of these regions allow for any simple categorization of Roman versus non-Roman. Introduction The organizers of...
Every element of ritual was directed to stress the importance of the individual and his worldly remembrance....
The rhetorical art of persuading listeners to change their minds became a dramatic art. In November 1597...
Looking at companions in medieval times. Pet lovers, gather round. Let’s talk all about pets in the...
Abu Zayd is regarded today as perhaps the most famous potter of medieval Iran. Introduction In the...
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...
Political discourse essentially as part of a dialogue, in which rhetoric plays a crucial role. This is...
The oldest fossils of anatomically modern humans found outside Africa are from northern Israel 120,000 years ago....
The spread of information amongst the public that microorganisms caused human diseases led to a growing sense...
Conventional production practices can result in soil erosion and degradation, water contamination, and other forms of pollution....
From Babylonian omens to Renaissance horoscopes, Western astrology linked celestial patterns to earthly lives, shaping medicine and...
Distinctive individuals used by scholastic thinkers as models for thinking about their own particular identities. Individual Thinkers...
Unpacking the role of lying and truth-telling in monastic culture. Abstract This paper investigates the links between...
All the archers in the Roman army, be they on foot or mounted, used the “Mediterranean” shooting...
The symbolic transformations of objects of stone and bone with probable ritual and religious significance. Introduction The...
The Roman Empire is a model for understanding the changing functions of rituals in changing environments. Ritual...
Courson’s life intersected with some of the major religious movements and contemporary concerns of his day. Introduction...
Renaissance art often depicted people of African descent in ways that reflected slavery, status, and identity, revealing...
What makes something news? Can we even say that it is something recent? Let us begin with...
The violent sacking and pillaging of Benin City by the British in 1897 was framed as a...
Close woman–woman friendships that supported and made the work of the visionary possible. The medieval women whose...
Those who build such devices do so in the hope that they will overcome natural limits. The...
Artists, like the majority of those born outside privileged circles, had to work for a living. Introduction...
The rise of Chinese organized crime in Europe highlights its ties to the Chinese state. Introduction On...
The earliest reference to the brain occurs in an ancient Egyptian papyrus. Introduction From the ancient Egyptian mummifications to 18th-century...