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Ancient History
Some objects were softer than others.
Ancient bones reveal that domesticated felines were at home in Pre-Neolithic Poland around 8,000 years ago.
Studying the display of personal wealth across time can help us better understand the history of socioeconomic inequality.
In many city-states, it was perfectly acceptable for older men to have sexual relationships with young boys.
An unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia.
Wealth concentration among elites was common in ancient nations, but the scale on which it took place in Egypt’s 18th Dynasty was unprecedented.
The Athenian rich paid their taxes because they craved the social success of being perceived as "useful."
The amazing life of “Gudrid the Far-Traveled” was unjustly overshadowed by her in-laws, Erik the Red and Leif Erikson.
To the Greek philosopher, all of our actions ultimately aim at our own pleasure.
Seneca thought the use of ice was a "true fever of the most malignant kind."
"The Da Vinci Code" popularized the idea that Christians stole much of their theology. It's wrong, especially regarding Christmas.
A Cambridge Ph.D. student has solved a grammatical problem that has befuddled Sanskrit scholars since the 5th century BC.
Some of the weirdest characters in Greek mythology were Athenian kings.
St Nick had a history of teleporting long before needing to reach all the world's children in one night.
The spikes in their mouths would have helped them catch squid or fish.
All roads may not lead to Rome, but many of them lead to wealth and prosperity — even 1,500 years after the fall of the Roman Empire.
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Bo Seo, Harvard’s former debate coach, explains a good argument.
You don't have to be an emperor to apply these rules to daily living.
As interest rates rise, the "dead pledge" may live up to its name.
The Knights Templar were not only skilled fighters, but also clever bankers who played a crucial role in the development of Europe’s financial systems.
Marcus Tullius Cicero is widely regarded as one of the most gifted orators in human history. His writings can teach us a lot about the lost art of public speaking.
Is history decided by discernible laws or does it unfold based on random, unpredictable occurrences?
With almost every shovel of sand shifted in Egypt, another artifact comes to light.
“Block. It puts some writers down for months. It puts some writers down for life.”
Who's for dinner?
Like his "Mona Lisa," Leonardo da Vinci's "Lady with an Ermine" depicts a woman in a way that flouted the conventions of its time.
Instead of worshipping Yahweh, the devotees were perhaps dedicated to Mars and Jupiter.