An interview with Professor Steven Lekson of the University of Colorado Boulder on the ancient cultures of...
Ancient
The failure of the conspiracy in Rome was a massive blow to Catiline‘s cause. Overview Lucius Sergius...
Training for the army began at the age of 15 (five for Persian nobility). Introduction The ancient...
Examining who they were and why they started settling in this (at first sight) illogical location. Introduction...
Sicily’s historical legacy today includes some of the most impressive and best-preserved ancient monuments in the Mediterranean....
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The ideal was formulated in the Archaic period and became a feature of Greek identity. Abstract This...
Social movements often arise in times of sudden changes and social unrest, becoming a source of spiritual...
By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction Asclepius was the ancient Greek god of medicine and he was also credited...
During the Roman Republic the citizens would elect almost all officeholders annually. Introduction Elections in the Roman...
These women were mythologized as the “mad women” who were nurses of Dionysus in Nysa. Introduction In...
Drinking was central to Greek culture, from the drinking party’s poetry to the festivals of Dionysus, the...
At the very least, in order for spoken language to be a possibility, a species has to...
Was there something about the Neanderthals’ cognitive capacity that didn’t measure up? By Dr. Anna GoldfieldArchaeologist One...
Tiwanaku was founded some time in the Early Intermediate Period (200 BCE – 600 CE). By Mark...
Lake Titicaca was long considered the origin and centre of the cosmos by the local populace and...
The city’s history continues to make it a central location in human affairs. Introduction Jerusalem is an...
Herod was a client king of Rome, but his route to the throne was not a straightforward...
Their shaky alliance would steadily deteriorate, each of them waging a war of pernicious propaganda. By Jesse...
The came about, at least in part, due to the dynamics in the relationship between three forceful...
Education has been around for several centuries. Since the dawn of mankind, education has evolved and developed...
Amazons of legend and very real Scythian tribes were mentioned in the same breath in ancient Greece....
In mythology, the Amazons were daughters of Ares, the god of war. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction In...
He looted the city and burned it to the ground. Introduction In the year 330 BCE Alexander...
It was the capital from the reign of Darius I (the Great, r. 522-486 BCE) until its...
The movement toward oligarchy was led by a number of prominent and wealthy Athenians. Introduction The Athenian...
Athenian democracy was indeed a direct democracy, but not for everybody. By Georgios Mavropalias A sequence of...
Examining the type of anesthesia and techniques employed to prepare patients for invasive surgery in ancient Rome....
Treatments became more well known, and surgery became more sophisticated. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction Roman medicine was...
Understanding history can deepen our sense of what it means to be human and how fragile our...
One of the reasons humans prefer an organized government is that we’ve had them for thousands of...