A literary alternative to the murderous, supersessionist versions of the story that animates the site. Given the...
History
She used her skills as a teacher to become not only the first American female physician but...
The Migration Period is typically regarded as beginning with the invasion of Europe by the Huns from...
The empire of course had many great strengths, but one of the most important keys to its...
Astonishing new research shows that fossil teeth, like trees, contain detailed records of the environments in which...
What does the discovery of Homo luzonensis mean for our understanding of humanity’s history? This week, anthropologists...
Artists suddenly became soldiers on the front to win the hearts and minds of the American public....
President Wilson’s support for a new international system offered the first practical opportunity to create a universal...
Spanish Presidios and Mexican Leather-Jackets in 1772. Spaniards responded to the unfolding story of the American Revolution...
Eventually, the entire Western Hemisphere would come under the domination of European nations, leading to profound changes...
In the 16th century, most maps were published in Latin and cartographers were just starting to record...
Johannes Gutenberg printed his first Bible in 1455, and the first published sailing directions appeared thirty-five years...
Artillery machines were used to good effect throughout antiquity and the medieval era. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction...
Viking warfare connected with the expansion of Scandinavian influence along the North Atlantic and into the Mediterranean....
After their victory in the first Opium War, the British acquired Hong Kong under the 1842 Treaty...
The new vistas of China available after the development of the East India trade attracted many Chinese...
Scientific analysis of four rare sculptures of mourning women furthers understanding of South Italian funerary art. Introduction...
During the European Enlightenment, a number of authors presented Muhammad as an anticlerical hero. Publishing the Quran...
Since the early days of monasticism, the presence of nuns led to restrictions that limited contact between...
After looting its treasures, Alexander burned the great palace and surrounding city to the ground, as Xerxes...
The author would have constructed the narrative to place the events in the past in order to...
Before you attribute a trait to a famous ancestor like George Washington or Marie Antoinette, you might...
It was the biggest constitutional crisis since Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon. By Anna Pasternak It...
From its earliest years, the Senate has jealously guarded its power to review and approve or reject...
Teaching early American history needs to be expansive and accurate, not mythologized. American history courses usually begin...
This period of ancient Indian history is known as the Vedic age, as it was depicted in...
The earliest cave paintings here are about 30,000 years old. Introduction The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site...
Examining the associations known as ‘collegia’ mentioned in the letters (10.33-34) from the Roman pro-consul Pliny to...
Traditionally, Roman society was extremely rigid. Introduction The social structure of ancient Rome was based on heredity,...
Completed in 691 CE, the Dome of the Rock is the oldest extant Islamic building in the...