Women were treated as property and often forced into prostitution by a patriarchal hierachy. Introduction Prostitution in...
History
Christianity followed an old pattern when it developed its own rules of behavior for “the Christian life.”...
Ancient Greek houses frequently had a “complex pattern of spatial usage”, with rooms being used for multiple...
The Roman house was, as is true today, where the nuclear family lived. When one thinks of...
Alpine cottages arose, unexpectedly, amid the hillocks and modest streams of 19th-century England. This article, Little Switzerlands:...
The barracks emperors rose in response to a series of threats to the stability of the state....
Knights were the most-feared and best-protected warriors on the medieval battlefield. Introduction The knights of medieval Europe were meant...
The buccaneers were largely English, Dutch, and French united by a hatred of Spain and a desire...
Already in 1st-century CE Rome there was a Christian community. Introduction The central figure of the medieval...
The Carolingian kings and emperors dominated the politics but faced constant challenges to their rule. Introduction The Carolingian...
The Chronicle of Widukind, from around 970, relates how Harald ordered the rejection of the old gods....
New research suggests that fire from the sky in the form of a small asteroid annihilated a...
Anton Pannekoek was a Dutch astronomer whose politics informed his human approach to studying the cosmos. This...
Preparing tombs correctly was a common theme in ancient Egyptian texts. Why Prepare for Death? The ancient...
The Bardo Thodol was written to be read to the spirit of the deceased. Introduction The Tibetan Book of the...
In the 1700s, Day of the Dead generated the largest annual market in Mexico City. Introduction As...
Distinctions concerning sexual identity only began to appear after the rise of Christianity. Introduction In the cultures...
The military unit is first mentioned in 324 BCE in the speech ‘Against Demosthenes’. Introduction The Sacred Band...
Same-sex relationships were regarded as simply another expression of human sexuality in the cultures of ancient civilizations....
The force consisted of around 68,000 men at its peak in the early 1650s. Introduction The New Model...
Angry mobs torched buildings and Virginians drank a toast to George Washington’s speedy death. Introduction Americans have an anger problem....
From Adam Smith to John Stuart Mill, early theorists of the wealth of nations were pessimistic about...
The Holy Roman Empire only turned into an imperial juggernaut under the strongest of emperors. Introduction The Holy...
The Bohemian Church had been established by the Eastern Orthodox Church, not the Church of Rome. Introduction...
The Protestant Reformation completely changed the European cultural, religious, social, and political landscape. Introduction The Protestant Reformation (1517-1648) refers...
What comes to your mind when you think of Latvia women? For a lot of people, it’s...
Ballots that date more than two millennia old tell the story of ostracism. In the 1960s, archaeologists...
The fall of the Roman republic has prompted many historical reflections across the ages. Abstract This article...
The Weimar Republic suffered grave problems, such as hyperinflation and political extremism as well as discontent with...
Non-religious public gatherings have been occurring for millennia, but it’s only in the recent centuries that dedicated...