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Ancient History
Giambattista della Porta's contributions to codebreaking changed the course of communication.
These clocks burn powdered incense along a pre-measured paths, each representing a different amount of time.
Those white, marble statues you see in museums all over the world were originally painted with bright colors.
Mounted on horses and armed with unique, powerful bows, the archers of Genghis Khan inspired terror wherever they rode.
Stoicism is popular today but often misunderstood and misapplied. In fact, a naive interpretation of Stoicism is damaging to your well-being.
A classical equivalent to Chanel No. 5.
Hybrid animals emerge when two different species from the same family reproduce. For many years, the kunga’s lineage was just another genetic mystery.
In numerous cultures worldwide, women were just as involved in bringing home the prehistoric bacon as their male counterparts.
Perhaps there was something theatrically satisfying about a learned man waving around a flask of pee, looking at it from all angles, sniffing it, and making bold proclamations.
People discovered prehistoric fossils long before Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species." The remains of these unknown creatures often puzzled their discoverers.
It's like combining Google Translate with a time machine.
They had the technology. So why didn't they use it?
Due to export controls from China, the Europeans had to invent their own forms of porcelain. One type involves dead cows.
Is the vast "Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area" the final resting place of Genghis Khan?
Gods and angels have been replaced with hi-tech extraterrestrials.
John Templeton Foundation
On the menu: stews, cheese, and fermented drinks.
The documents that convicted the infamous traitor were all kept in this unassuming leather pouch.
We don't know what causes Miyake events, but these great surges of energy can help us understand the past — while posing a threat to our future.
Before Rome was an empire, it was a republic. And before it was a republic, it was a kingdom ruled by seven mythical kings — some better than others.
The meaning of the cryptic text has eluded scholars for centuries. Their latest efforts include computational analyses seeking new insights into the medieval enigma.
A new book by historian and author Paul Strathern argues that the Northern European Renaissance has long been overlooked.
Diogenes engaged in shocking behavior to demonstrate the contradictions, small-mindedness, and sheer absurdity of prevailing social conventions.
Before Constantine received his history-defining vision, a pagan Sun god paved the way for Jesus Christ’s triumphal entry into the Eternal City.
Mansa Musa, perhaps history's richest man, claims he ascended the throne of Mali after his predecessor sailed west and never came back. Could he have made it to the New World?
Man does not live by measurement alone.
John Templeton Foundation
His greatest speeches were loaded with empathy.
Glimpse into the ancient Maya empire through the writing of its own inhabitants.
Stone buildings in northern India reveal secrets of old structures that could save lives.