What started as a feeble group of followers soon turned into an empire. By Syed Muhammad KhanHistorian...
History
Mystery cults have some characteristics not usually found in more traditional Roman religions. By Stephen Matthiesen The...
That a republic may vanish is an elementary schoolbook fact. By Dr. Garet Garrett The Roman Republic...
Introduction A medieval university is a corporation organized during the Middle Ages for the purposes of higher...
Under Charlemagne’s rule, the work of educational reform began to have a measure of success. Introduction Carolingian...
Medieval society was compelled to adapt to the presence of the chronically ill. Conventional narratives tell us...
In this period, hospitals preserved both the symbolic and material link to the Church and religion, based...
The myth, in time, became the reality. Introduction Originality in literary compositions in the ancient world did...
Thousands of years after his rule, Nebuchadnezzar’s name lives on in his buildings and in ancient literature....
John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president on January 20, 1961. The road there...
The forces that have shaped the Rough Rider’s presidential legacy in the decades since his death nearly...
French revolutionaries aimed to jettison the old order and everything associated with it. During the Revolution, the...
Thomas Jefferson was aware of the pitfalls of democracy and never believed in the “pure democracy” scorned...
A highly important function of the Forum Romanum was as a center of administration and politics. The...
The patricians were distinct from the plebeians because they had wider political influence, at least in the...
In 1947–1948, a series of events caused the nations of Western Europe to become concerned about their...
Analyzing the evolution of the map of the world in the 20th century, from the Navy League...
Othello shows us the cosmopolitan nature of renaissance Venice. Of all Shakespeare’s plays, it is Othello which...
According to tradition, the original population consisted of refugees from nearby Roman cities. Introduction The Republic of...
The sculpture was recovered at the House of the Eagles, the meeting place of eagle and jaguar...
The Mexica were a migrant people from the desert north who arrived in Mesoamerica in the 1300s....
“You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war”. In this and like communities, public sentiment is...
George Washington tired of those he called “infamous scribblers”. By Harlow Giles Unger “American Nation Debauched by...
Exploring this literature looked like, its subject matter, and the ways in which it was produced. Introduction...
This kind of theater allowed for more lighting and special effects that could enhance the performances. By...
The U.S. National Park Service has overseen the site’s ruins since it was first registered in 1924...
An interview with Professor Steven Lekson of the University of Colorado Boulder on the ancient cultures of...
An idea conceived with good intentions went terribly wrong and ended in tragedy. Fifty years ago this...
Art nouveau was the modern art movement that America almost entirely missed. Art nouveau was the modern art...
Mongol religion included a strong element of shamanism mixed with ancestor worship and a belief in natural...