The Chronicle of Widukind, from around 970, relates how Harald ordered the rejection of the old gods....
History
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...
There was intricate, complex, and extensive accounting of Roman trade. Introduction Roman commerce was a major sector of...
Late-medieval and early modern northern European workshops operated on the principles of cooperative learning and collaboration. The...
How a story he told circulated, first through his own works, and then abroad, as a parable...
Languages, like genes, are also ‘documents of history’. Abstract Historical inference is at its most powerful when...
Ancient epic poetry and modern films share an affinity for dressing up brutal deaths with rhetorical flair....
After the Norman invasion of 1066, English went into decline as a written language. English is full...
This eerie chamber is one of several “megatombs” discovered last year at Saqqara. Twenty miles south of...
Restoration of the 2,500-year-old temple in 2008 yielded new insights into the engineering feats of the golden...
A German archaeologist deciphered the Roman amphitheater’s amazing underground labyrinth. By Dr. Tom MuellerHistorian and Author Note:...
The Periplus is an astonishing record of travel and trade in the ancient world. Introduction The Periplus of...