Warfare was interwoven into Celtic social structures, art, religion, and lifestyle. By Jeffrey KingHistorian Introduction The Celts were a...
Ancient
Britain’s prehistoric landscapes are depicted in prints and drawings across the British Library’s collections. The prehistoric monuments...
Monasticism developed in part because people were seeking the solace of quiet places But finding solitude was...
The Byzantine Empire, is one of the most tragically understudied topics in modern American historical curriculum. By...
Once adorned with gold and paint, this ornate limestone bust depicts a prosperous resident of the ancient...
The Roman Republic emerged out of what one historian called “the ashes of the monarchy.” Introduction Western...
Medieval feasts sometimes had a moral tossed in with the tale. In the Middle Ages, before forks...
The typically idealized picture of Socrates is not the whole story, and it gives us no indication...
Considering the spread of Judaism from the viewpoint of other cultures in the Ancient Near East. Introduction...
Examining the transitions from “selective polytheism” to henotheism and subsequently, from henotheism to global monotheism. Introduction In...
Pastoralism is a central part of many Africans’ identity. But how and when did this way of...
The viral genetics of Hepatitis B is helping to trace the history and movement of Australia’s first...
How Romans overcame their fear of witches by finding them funny. Introduction For centuries, when people thought...
Modern technology and research restores an ancient Egyptian woman, Meritamun, creating a unique teaching tool for medicine...
A small portion of a site can yield thousands of objects, adding up to millions of dollars....
Scholars across the globe have joined forces to preserve the beleaguered country’s cultural heritage for all our...
All kinds of fantasies could be found in this land at the edge of earth. Introduction Herodotus (484...
Sea routes got busy and the merchants began to travel with a variety of goods unknown to...
In a gradual process of Hellenization, the Samaritans developed their own variant of Hellenism. When Alexander the...
Exploring the settlement of the Thracian tribe of the Edones. Human occupation of the area of Amphipolis...
The Roman emperor Augustus is held up by some as a statesman who brought peace, and as...
Germana Inferior was a small province of the Roman empire, situated along the Lower Rhine. Its capital...
Researchers show that an Ancient Roman text has long been misinterpreted, shedding new light on how innovation...
What the Romans ate and how. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The ancient Mediterranean diet revolved around four...
Historical written records were almost exclusively written by men, but archaeology and the women scholars in the...
It can be difficult to imagine that the antiquities in museums were once a part of vibrant...
Alexander the Great pushed east into Mesopotamia with the intention of bringing Darius to battle. Introduction After...
Even if a treaty by this name was never drawn up, it is true that there was...
The battle was won through a very unusual strategy on Cambyses II’s part: the use of animals...
The attack had been six years in the making, and still, the Persians were not fully prepared....