Safavid art and architecture reflected the adoption of a Shi’a identity. Introduction to the Safavid Dynasty: Rise...
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Briefly introducing the Sasanian Empire through a handful of key monuments. The Royal Hunter A rider pulls...
From their earliest days of the Achaemenid Empire, the Persians introduced a number of novel concepts in...
Many of the most common aspects of daily life, as well as theological paradigms and political systems,...
Inhabited by Algonquian Native Americans in the precolonial era, the city was named in honor of the...
The history of New York begins around 10,000 BCE when the first people arrived. Introduction The history...
Constantinople had withstood many sieges and attacks over the centuries. Introduction The city of Constantinople (modern Istanbul)...
“Hellenistic” Athens may not shine as brightly as Classical Athens, but it has lived unfairly in the...
As a student, you may often wonder why you need to study history. The most cliched answer...
The people of early modern Europe sought to use magic to manipulate the world around them. By...
The word “folklore” was coined in 1846 CE by the British writer William John Thoms to replace...
Characterizing the Middle Ages as a period of darkness is misleading. Introduction So much of what the...
During the Iron Age, Central, Western and most of Eastern Europe gradually entered the historical period. Introduction...
Some citizens were more equal than others. Introduction Throughout the 18th century, France faced a mounting economic...
The Normans originated as early settlers of northern France. The most valued skill was knowing one’s way...
Me’dicus (ἰατρός), the name given by the ancients to every professor of the healing art, whether physician...
The earliest remaining surgical writings are those of Hippocrates. The practice of surgery was, for a long...
Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas goes the saying. However this is not always the case...
Las Vegas Nevada really is the home to the casino world. If you have never visited but...
Over the past 120 years, there have been 32 concession speeches. By Joe Richman and Nellie Gilles...
Adams’s legacy is one of reason, virtuous leadership, compassion, and a cautious but vigorous foreign policy. Life...
Did people settle these islands by traveling north from South America, or in the other direction? Artifacts...
Scientists are starting to untangle how the region was populated. Introduction The very first human beings originally...
The United States solidified its place as an industrial and agricultural power in the late nineteenth century....
Alexander J. Davis was America’s greatest architect of the mid-nineteenth century. America’s greatest architect of the mid-nineteenth...
Æthelstan was the first ruler of the whole kingdom of England. Æthelstan was the grandson of King...
He is widely held as one of the greatest (and most controversial) late Roman/Byzantine emperors in history....
Humans have fought in sport hand-to-hand combat since the dawn of human history, the earliest evidence dating...
Jousting fell out of fashion by the end of the Middle Ages, but there were occasional revivals...
Many were declared enemies of the state, their property confiscated, and they were sent into exile (or...