The Third Crusade failed to put Jerusalem back in Christian hands. Introduction In 1187 Outremer (the collective...
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Persian gained prominence as a literary language and a lingua franca—a common cultural language—about a thousand years...
Part essay collection, part shadow-play, part macabre ballet, Satan the Waster: A Philosophic War Trilogy (1920) is...
The message in medieval manuscripts is clear: The rich are good, the poor are trouble. Gluttony—overindulging in...
Early spiritual and religious concepts developed to deal with an occasionally but worldwide seen natural phenomenon which...
Since its beginnings in the Arabia of the 7th century CE, the religion of Muhammad the prophet...
The medieval period saw Jews experience intense antisemitism. Introduction The roots of antisemitism can be found in...
The architecture of ancient Sri Lanka displays a rich diversity. Introduction The architecture of ancient Sri Lanka displays a rich diversity,...
Although given basic defensive features, forts were never designed to withstand a sustained enemy attack. By Mark...
New research has rubbished perceptions of Roman Britain as a region inhabited solely by white Europeans. Our...
A local legend in Yemen states that Aden may be as old as human history itself. Introduction...
Aristotle studied developing organisms, among other things, in ancient Greece, and his writings shaped Western philosophy and...
After capturing Constantinople in 1204, the Fourth Crusaders established several states in former Byzantine territory. Starting from...
Jews living in Europe were easy, early targets for Crusaders while life was comparatively tranquil in Islamic...
Cultural, economic, and knowledge transfer occurred in spite of a seemingly long series of hurdles that had...
The Notre Dame Cathedral wasn’t static. The design, as with most cathedrals, kept changing to keep up...
Colossal public monuments to Hinduism are going up across India, sending an ominous message to the country’s...
With the establishment of the medieval towns, Italian city-states and maritime republics, the patriciate was a formally...
According to Livy, the first 100 men appointed as senators by Romulus were referred to as “fathers”...
It was a frequently stated virtue of Roman emperors, and was personified as a deity—Virtus. Virtus was...
What is important is whether Iran, as a fundamentalist Islamic state or something else, is doomed to...
The Mongol invasion of Iran began in 1219, after two diplomatic missions to Khwarezm sent by Genghis...
The armies could have involved over 100,000 men on either side who came from all over Europe....
The Migration Period is typically regarded as beginning with the invasion of Europe by the Huns from...
President Wilson’s support for a new international system offered the first practical opportunity to create a universal...
Some early modern maps crowded the oceans with monsters and working ships, revealing how mariners’ knowledge and...
Viking warfare connected with the expansion of Scandinavian influence along the North Atlantic and into the Mediterranean....
Since the early days of monasticism, the presence of nuns led to restrictions that limited contact between...
Double page opening: Provinces Bringing Tribute (f.23v.) and Ruler Portrait of Otto III (f.24) Gospels of Otto III,...
Although a saint, a bishop, and an important figure in a turbulent age, Sidonius is remembered particularly...