Less-remembered than the screaming white students are those who said nothing and tacitly approved of their reaction....
History
It often happens that museum spaces are a work of art in and of themselves. They look...
In approximately 630 BCE, someone in the Anatolian kingdom of Lydia stamped a piece of precious metal....
This agora was destroyed by invasions by the Germanic Heruli and Visigoths in 267 CE and 396...
The city has long been a diverse laboratory where retailers study consumer behavior. In 1926, Los Angeles...
Some consider superstition a useless turn away from logic, while others may be fine with the casual...
Though certainly interrelated, there is a difference between ‘western civilization’ and ‘western thinking’. Introduction [In October 2018],...
The Founders were clear that circumstances, like a pandemic, can arise that require public officials to take...
The years between 1820 and 1865 in the United States might be described as one long era...
Few people embody the contradictions of U.S. history like the author of the Star Spangled Banner. Introduction...
We understand these letters to be circumstantial. They were not written as systematic theology or as treatises...
Pliny’s letter to Trajan is significant as one of the earliest descriptions of the Christian movement from...
The works of Eusebius provide much of our information on early Christianity. Introduction Eusebius Pamphili (aka Eusebius...
Humans left Africa to settle all across the world, probably multiple times. Introduction Previous evidence suggested that...
As surface water diminishes in the Western U.S., people are drilling deeper wells – and tapping into...
From the mythical Sandman to an irritating grain lodged in the beachgoer’s eye, sand harbors unappreciated power....
The past century’s vampires have often been a bit dashing, even romantic. That’s not how the myth...
Understanding more fully how early modern people thought about cancer is significant for several reasons. Abstract This...
In the summer of 1776, Boston offered smallpox inoculation to everyone and required those who declined to...
The Boston Tea Party is well documented, but are there other instances of similar raids? Introduction The...
Why did it take the North so long to build an effective cavalry during the Civil War?...
Bribe-taking by the police remained rampant as prostitutes, gamblers, and saloonkeepers paid enforced tribute. Complaints about the...
The 5,300-year-old mummy of Ötzi the Iceman was found 30 years ago with 61 tattoos on it....
For thousands of years, Native Americans left their artistic mark deep within caves in the American Southeast....
Why understanding the tragic history of Indian boarding schools is important for healing to take place. Introduction...
Why tattoos are often seen to be ‘trashy,’ a view likely influenced by colonialism. But they go...
One citation at a time, a professor and her students are crafting a more complete picture of...
The power and influence Agrippina had reached were unprecedented for a woman in ancient Rome. By Giacomo...
Cleopatra Selene II and her twin brother, Alexander Helios, were the children of Cleopatra and the Roman...
Ancient writers from Aristophanes to Plato to Plutarch reference her eloquence and power in a world controlled...