Our posh word for werewolf, ‘lycanthrope,’ is derived from the ancient Greek lykanthrōpos. 1. Yes, the ancient...
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For pagan Northmen, elves, dwarves, and other mystical beings were very real. By Irene Manea Introduction Elves...
Investigating the complex of racial and cultural stereotypes that made the Circassian beauty such a sideshow spectacle....
The world’s obsession with Ancient Egypt and mummies goes back to Roman times. In November 1922, when...
We find a vast range of their artistic representations in frescos, vase paintings, and sculptures. Introduction Sacred...
Bored with banana bread? Whip up a classical feast with nine recipes from ancient Greece and Rome....
The Roman writer Pliny the Elder (23-79 CE) was the first to describe cloves in the West....
Mary Washington raised George and his four siblings mainly alone, imbuing in George many of his best...
They to retain their languages and cultures as the assimilationist experiment in education unfolded. Introduction As Indigenous...
Less-remembered than the screaming white students are those who said nothing and tacitly approved of their reaction....
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?...