The name “Byzantine Empire” is a modern term and would have been alien to its contemporaries. Introduction...
History
Tutankhamun began his reign at age 9. Introduction Nebkheperure Tutankhamun (King Tut) was a Pharaoh of the...
For thousands of years, the civilization of Egypt was among the most significant in the ancient world....
Examining press reviews and accounts of the Japanese Village in London from newspapers and periodicals in 1885....
Examining the writings of The Mikado producers and opera reviewers in 1885, showing that the British were...
Habeas corpus can constitutionally be suspended – the question is by whom, Congress or the President? By...
Americans in the deepest sense went to war in 1861 to resolve the nature of the Union...
The fascinating history of Pompeii’s “little sister”, the town of Herculaneum. Introduction In the first part of...
Pausanius is best known for his ten-volume work, Description of Greece, detailing his travels through the country,...
In the dying days of empire, the British financed a global cinema service. Introduction It’s 1945. A...
Empire was a consistent theme in these hundreds of pamphlets. In the Great War, the British government...
Swift was a heavily politically involved and prolific writer. Introduction Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 – October...
Three types of historical writing flourished in the Middle Ages: chronicles, hagiography, and the rhetorical monograph. By...
While we don’t get to decide when we get shipwrecked, we do get to decide what we...
Understanding through reason, self-discipline in wisdom and virtue. Introduction Stoicism, one of the three major schools of...
Just leave it to a group of fiercely determined women to make a name for themselves behind...
Thousands of women took different paths and pursued multiple strategies to win the goal of securing the...
She overheard talk of freedom and was determined it should apply to her, too. Nearly 250 years...
America’s first literary star, Anne Bradstreet, who was a pioneer in more ways than one. Anne came...
Women who chose a life in the arena – and it does seem this was a choice...
Spartan women were free to pursue an education, own land, initiate divorce, and go where they pleased....
The vigorous temple building activity of the Hoysala Empire arose from the social, cultural and political events...
The Hoysala era emerged as an important period in the development of art, architecture, and religion in...
Evora’s history dates back over five millennia. By Kim MartinsHistorian Introduction The sunbaked plain of the Alentejoregion...
Art reveals many aspects of the ancient Kingdom of Israel. Introduction Ancient Israelite art traditions are evident...
The popular religion of that period, if not the official creed of Jerusalem, viewed God as containing...
As warlike nomadic herdsmen began to dominate in Mesopotamian culture, they imposed their mythologies on preexisting legends....
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini declared an axis between Berlin and Rome, coining a term that would be...
The Nazi invasion of Russia ended the Pact and shifted the Soviet Union from the Axis Powers...
A significant portion of the wall still exists, particularly the mid-section, and for much of its length...