The ethnographic study refers to a branch of anthropology that studies a group of people in-depth and...
History
After the revolution, one of the ways the French government seized assets, property, and art collections. Introduction...
Ancient Roman cuisine enthusiasts answer your burning questions. If you were to sit down for a meal...
The presence of wealthy Romans led to the expansion of the temple structure and its continuing decoration....
How early burial customs and practices could not only reflect someone’s ambition, but also elevate their status....
The queer legacy of 3909 Sunset Boulevard. “Crazy, noisy, freaked-out dance music for weirdos.” That’s how Carla...
These movements began as responses to centuries of persecution by church, state, and medical authorities. Social movements,...
The study of heresy requires an understanding of the development of orthodoxy and the role of creeds...
Kratos is characterized as brutal and merciless, advocating for the use of unnecessary violence. Introduction In Greek...
Examining early medieval approaches to various types of knowledge we might consider today to be ‘scientific’ and...
Roman and early medieval scientific texts were read and studied, contributing to the understanding of nature in...
There is a suggestion that the name is in fact a veiled pun on a Low German...
As a punishment for his trickery, Hades made King Sisyphus roll a huge boulder endlessly up a...
The timeline of discovering Antarctica and the ‘race’ to the South Pole, from first sighting to Scott,...
A close look at the flowers, fruits, seedpods, insects, and other small creatures in a 16th-century manuscript....
Apart from some futile attempts to recapture their freedom, for well over a century the Greeks remained...
These cultures are often examined separately, and thus the ample cross-cultural transmission between them is overlooked. By...
Washington had to deal with the personal nature of the differences between two of his cabinet members...
How George Washington shaped the group of advisors as an institution to meet his own needs. The...
The Parthians brought with them cultural influences from their Scythian cousins. By Patrick Scott Smith, M.A.Historian Introduction...
Exploring tales of military might, myth, and court life as told through stone sculptures. Interview of Dr....
Many people associate history with the most boring class (besides math) in their high school experience. Largely...
How mushrooms became established as a stock motif of Victorian fairyland. This article, Fungi, Folklore, and Fairyland,...
During the 17th century, as knowledge of the Universe and its contents increased, so did speculation about...
All Roman citizens were enrolled in one of these tribes, through which they were entitled to vote...
Intense tribalism in a pre-Hellenic world was deep and civilization itself would collapse in the region. Introduction...
In the 19th-century, society began to grapple with an emerging problem: How do you prove people are...
How early modern science’s fascination with unfamiliar objects helped a new chapter of Scottish folklore. This article,...
Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest extent, celebrating his victories with this monumental column. The...
Augustus invoked the power of imagery to communicate his ideology. Heading Today, politicians think very carefully about...