The discovery has served to enhance our understanding of this fleeting moment of ancient Mediterranean history. Introduction...
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While they weren’t living through a pandemic, citizens of ancient Pompeii weren’t strangers to societal stress. Introduction...
The First Emperor’s reforms and unification would forever change the meaning of rulership in East Asia. Introduction...
Without imported food, Athens would have starved. The 630,000 acres of land in Attica, the region in...
Afghanistan (meaning “land of the Afghans” or “Afghan land”) has been a strategically important location throughout history....
Greco-Bactrian cities, such as Ai-Khanoum in northeastern Afghanistan where Hellenistic remains have been found, demonstrate a sophisticated...
Thucydides’ History was by no means the first history, but it laid a groundwork in important ways....
Athletes and spectators were lured to Olympia by a longing for contact with their fellow Hellenes and...
A scholar of ancient Greek literature explains what the Olympics of modern day have in common with...
A site in Sicily provided a rare chance to fact-check stories told about two battles from more...
Wearable art in Byzantium communicated complex messages about social identity, religious beliefs, and concerns about physical and...
Like the roots of the concept of “citizen”, the origin of the legal construction of “privacy” lies...
Though parts of the mosaic have been damaged in the more than two millennia since its creation,...
The history of poisons and poisoning goes back about 5,000 years to the earliest written records of...
Some dinosaurs likely hunted at night and had senses as good as a modern barn owl. By...
The cult of Athena allowed women to fully participate in the life of the city from the...
She dressed as a man to coach her son. After she was caught, all trainers had to...
Hipparchia turned the ancient Greek paradigm of women being homebound and serving men upside down. Introduction Cynic...
Amazonomachy represents the Greek ideal of civilization. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In Greek mythology, Amazonomachy (English translation:...
The first instances of long-distance travel in the broader Mediterranean world occurred in what are today Egypt...
Some Jews accepted the claim that Jesus was their messiah, while the majority did not. By Dr....
She challenged Rome by defeating the Roman prefect Tenagino Probus and conquering Egypt. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A....
A common misconception today is that Atlas was forced to hold the Earth on his shoulders, but...
Although Constantine is acclaimed as the first emperor to embrace Christianity, he was not technically the first...
Silk became so popular that the Roman Senate periodically issued proclamations to prohibit the wearing it on...
The birth of agriculture was a pivotal moment in human history that allowed the earliest civilizations to...
Completely incorrect, intentionally deceptive, and outright fabricated. Video Presentation from Frederik Larsen In this three-hour presentation, Chris...
One of the major problems faced by the early pyramid builders was the need to move huge...
The Celts of Iron Age Europe, thanks to developments in agriculture and manufacturing, were able to prosper...
The Celts commonly decorated shields whether they were intended for battle, display, or as votive offerings. Introduction...