A brief tour of some of the astronomical ideas and models from ancient Greece. Introduction As the...
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This hoax has resulted in the arrest and killing of Jews throughout history. Introduction Blood libel or...
A would-be speaker at the RNC was yanked for encouraging people to read up on a hoax...
By the sixth century gossip and defamation were viable and even preferable weapons against one’s political adversaries....
Lynching gained momentum during Reconstruction to spread fear among African Americans demanding equal rights. Introduction For many...
It led to the rise of Crassus and the devastation of much of southern Italy. By Dr....
In medieval times natural phenomena, such as comets and eclipses, were regarded as portents of natural disasters,...
Not until the 1800s did such masks become valued for themselves. Introduction A death mask is a...
What is probably the first man-made armor for any animal appeared as early as 2600–2500 BCE. Introduction...
The printing press was arguably one of the most revolutionary inventions in the history of the early...
Macbeth appears to have cleverly positioned Scotland between her more powerful neighbors yet he did not isolate...
The relative inexpensiveness of the infantryman, combined with a shortage of manpower, provided incentives for expanding their...
Thomas Cromwell’s Machiavellian maneuvering influenced his own depiction on the front of The Great Bible. Introduction The...
Exploring a time when science emerged as a new way of gaining knowledge about the world. Introduction...
From ancient times different populations have adopted varying strategies to prevent and contain disease. By Dr. Gian...
The city’s monuments (and their ruins) are cues for memory, discourse, and discovery. Views of Rome The...
The Great Depression of the 1930s was not the only one in America’s history. Traditional Sources of...
Fears of great wealth and the need for economic equality go back to the country’s origins. Introduction...
Exploring how the Islamic faith quickly spread throughout Arabia and beyond. Introduction Muhammad was born around 570...
The earliest account of demon sex in Jewish and Christian traditions comes from the Book of Genesis....
An anthropologist on how COVID-19 signals the end of the American era. By Dr. Wade DavisProfessor of...
Exploring the science and stories behind the pigments, from the red ochre of Lascaux’s prehistoric cave to...
The Rajarajesvara temple was built by one of the most successful rulers of the medieval period, Rajaraja...
Seals numbering in the thousands have been discovered in excavations of Indus cities as well as in...
Odysseus’s natural leadership, smarts, and cool head are exceptional, and he is entertainingly deceptive and tricky. Introduction...
Infighting between Louis the Pious’s sons and external threats from different civilizations contributed to the collapse. Introduction...
The rise of Turkish power in Anatolia eventually gave rise to the Ottoman Empire which rapidly conquered...
At a time when Europe was swept up in the Renaissance and the Reformation, other major changes...
This great empire lay in two continents, Europe and Asia. It lasted from about 500 to 1453...
Rome’s influence lives on in many ways today – in art, architecture and engineering, language and writing,...