History

Hoplite

A hoplite (from ta hopla meaning tool or equipment) was the most common type of heavily armed foot-soldier in ancient Greece ...

Edward Winslow

Edward Winslow was born in Droitwich, England in 1595. He joined the Separatists, a Puritan religious group who were highly ...

Aspasia of Miletus

Aspasia was born in the Ionian colony of Miletus on the coast of Asia Minor and immigrated to Athens about 450 BC, where she ...

Karma

Derived from the Sanskrit word karman, meaning act, the term karma carried no ethical significance in its earliest specialized ...

The Wasps

The WASP formed in August 1943 when the WAFS and WFTD programs merged. The WASP logged more than 60 million miles and flew ...

Thessalonica

Thessalonica was made the capital of the new Roman provinceof Macedon in 148 BCE and benefitted from the construction of the ...

Artashat

Artashat (aka Artaxata) was the capital of Ancient Armenia from 176 BCE and remained so for over 300 years of the ...

Livy

Because he was writing under the reign of Augustus, Livy’s history emphasizes the great triumphs of Rome. He wrote his ...

Bede

The Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Latin: Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum), written by the Venerable ...

Thomas Cavendish

Thomas Cavendish (1560-1592 CE) was an Elizabethan mariner and privateer who famously circumnavigated the globe in 1586-88 CE, ...

Courtly Love

Courtly love was born in the lyric, first appearing with Provenal poets in the 11th century, including itinerant and courtly ...

Ghana Empire

Ancient Ghana ruled from around 300 to 1100 CE. The empire first formed when a number of tribes of the Soninke peoples were ...

Bayan I

Bayan I (reigned 562/565-602 CE) was a king of the Avars, a confederation of heterogeneous people who migrated from the region ...

Roman Science

Like the Greeks and other civilizations, the Romans dedicated many resources to the study of astronomy, astrology, geography, ...

Chinvat Bridge

Concept of the Chinvat Bridge develops with the religion of Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrian texts written during the ...

Diet of Worms

Diet of Worms, meeting of the Diet (assembly) of the Holy Roman Empire held at Worms, Germany, in 1521, made famous by Martin ...

Chagatai Khanate

The Chagatai Khanate (also Chaghatai, Jagatai, Chaghatay or Ca’adai, c. 1227-1363 CE) was that part of the Mongol Empire ...

Ancient Persian Mythology

Persian mythology developed in what is now Iran around 1500 bce. About a thousand years later, a religion known as ...

Swahili Coast

The Swahili Coast peaked during the medieval period. This happened from around the 11th century to the 15th century. During ...

Burial

Burial methods. In many cultures, human corpses were usually buried in soil. The roots of burial as a practice reach back into ...

Hellenic World

‘The Hellenic World’ is a term which refers to that period of ancient Greek history between 507 BCE (the date of ...

Archimedes

Archimedes was born about 287 BCE in Syracuse on the island of Sicily. He died in that same city when the Romans captured it ...

Pushyabhuti Dynasty

Epicurus

Epicurus, (born 341 bc, Samos, Greecedied 270, Athens), Greek philosopher, author of an ethical philosophy of simple pleasure, ...

Piraeus

Piraeus has a long recorded history, dating to ancient Greece. The city was largely developed in the early 5th century BC, ...

Midas

Midas, in Greek and Roman legend, a king of Phrygia, known for his foolishness and greed. The stories of Midas, part of the ...

Hanuman

Hanuman was the son of Vayu, the god of the wind, and Anjana, a celestial nymph. You’re probably wondering how the son ...

Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians

thelfld, Lady of the Mercians ( c. 870 12 June 918) ruled Mercia in the English Midlands from 911 until her death. She was ...

Eridu

Founded in circa 5400 BCE, Eridu was thought to have been created by the gods and was home to the great god Enki (also known ...

Mauryan Empire

The Maurya Empire was founded in 322 BCE by Chandragupta Maurya, who had overthrown the Nanda Dynasty and rapidly expanded his ...