Herodotus in the Long Nineteenth Century traces the impact of Herodotus' Histories during a momentous period in world history - an era of heightened social mobility, religious controversy, scientific ...

BCE Herodotus travelled his ancient world gathering stories. One of his many prescient observations was how given the right ...

Honoring the trailblazers whose courage, innovation, and resilience left an indelible mark on history and continue to inspire ...

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Throughout history language deprivation experiments have (rightfully) gotten the name “the forbidden experiment” because of the cruelty involved in testing their subjects. An article from Slate traces ...

"This is the first time in living history we've had a global lockdown that's gone on for such a long time," says epidemiologist Daisy Fancourt of University College London. "We simply don't know ...

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Aesop is believed to have been born around 620 B.C.E. and to have died around 560 B.C.E. This seems consistent with the first ...

Think Tank Transcripts:Who Owns History? MR. WATTENBERG: Hello. I'm Ben Wattenberg. It's often said thathistory is written by the victors, but today many so-called victimsare getting their chance ...

Jump to: Who Are the Orcs? // The Orcs’ Tolkien History // Adar as the First Orc Created by Morgoth // The Meaning of the Word Adar // Why Did Adar Turn on Sauron? // Adar and Sauron’s History ...

Those who’ve spent time researching ice cream history know that there are a lot of competing stories out there with conflicting information and little to no evidence to back up the claims.

Tennis has four Grand Slam tournaments: the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. The Australian Open takes place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne and began in 1905. The French Open ...