There was a direct link between citizenship, property and the military. Introduction With the appearance of the...
History
Despite the ancients acknowledging Romulus’ many misdeeds, even long after his death, the Romans largely viewed him...
The religious leaders in Celtic communities were the druids. Introduction In the religion of the ancient Celts...
Besides gods, animals were also important to the Celts and were perhaps themselves regarded as sacred. Introduction...
In 90 CE, a bishop of Rome, Clement (d. 99 CE), claimed that Rome was the city...
The gospels were produced from c.70 CE to perhaps 100 CE. Introduction The New Testament contains four...
The technology of printing had advanced rapidly as it became available to commercial publishers in the seventeenth...
The Western fascination with Japanese art directly followed earlier European fashions for Chinese and Middle Eastern decorative...
The main literary source for Heimdall’s role in Norse mythology as a forefather would be the poem Rigsthula. By Irena...
They verbally duel in a so-called mannjafnaðr, a comparison of men, both trying their superiority. By Irina Manea...
Today we talk easily of viruses, but in Edward Jenner’s day they were completely unknown. The time...
Vaccination led ultimately to the eradication of smallpox, one of the great achievements of medicine. By Arthur...
Alexander’s connections with Asclepius and his use of these links to portray himself as a healer. Abstract...
A great deal of Europe’s knowledge of ancient Greek medicine and culture entered Europe through Italy in...
Nowadays, vintage cars are gaining more and more popularity. And therefore, the question of purchasing a retro auto has...
Although declaimed against at the time of the French Revolution, it was used both by the revolutionary...
Ancient Egypt had a thoroughly developed system for the acquisition of intelligence. Spies were also prevalent in...
The rang bells and shouted the words “Oyez, Oyez, Oyez!” before making their announcements. Duties and Functions...
By 3000 BCE, Egypt was using homing pigeons for pigeon post, taking advantage of a singular quality...
Determined to get around inaction on the issue, congressional allies included a provision for the 18-year-old vote...
Voting rights advocates sought to ensure and expand this most fundamental right of citizens. By Dr. Jennifer...
Smart people can have really bad ideas – like selectively breeding human beings to allegedly “improve” the...
The contents of this booklet, released in 1864, quickly became a focal point of campaign oratory. By...
Much of the iconography we associate with witches, from the pointy hat to the cauldron, originated from...
After the development of craft beer in the early 1980s, more women started to once again infiltrate...
Looking at how foreigners were treated under the Roman Empire during the time of Jesus. By Rodolfo...
Hyperborea was thought of as an earthly paradise of eternal youth and abundance. Introduction Hyperborea was, in Greek...
A glimpse of the everyday challenges and triumphs medieval women faced during the Middle Ages. By Erin...
Women as warriors—or certainly hunters and not simply gatherers—have a long history reaching back thousands of years...
The legacy of the idea of a universal church carries on, directly or indirectly, in today’s Catholic...