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ANCIENT HISTORY
View All PostsBull-leaping was common in the ancient Minoan culture. While it was a regular theme in Minoan art, there are many unanswered questions about the practice.
While the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are famous as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, we don’t know where they were or if they really existed.
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HISTORY
View All PostsFrom Founding Fathers dying on Independence Day to predicting the sinking of the Titanic, history is full of inexplicable coincidences.
Ukrainian anarchist Nestor Makhno was among the factions who took advantage of the power vacuum left by the collapse of the Russian Empire in 1917.
PHILOSOPHY
View All PostsThe Ship of Fools allegory illustrates the importance of political expertise and the limits of democracy within Plato's political theory.
The Trolley Problem is a moral dilemma that questions whether it’s ethical to sacrifice one life to save many others.
ART & ARTISTS
View All PostsA triptych is an artwork comprising three panels joined, traditionally, by hinges. In the medieval period, triptychs were religious objects.
Jean Baudrillard’s America went in search of “astral America,” its deserts, highways, empty spaces, and crowded, lonely streets. What did he find there?
TRAVEL & CULTURE
View All PostsFrom Samarkand's Registan Square to Bukhara's ancient market domes, Central Asia's most historic sites are some of the Silk Road's most extraordinary legacies.
Persepolis is one of ancient Persia’s most breathtaking treasures and a remnant of one of history’s most formidable empires.

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View All PostsChristian Science originated in the 19th-century American context. The denomination attributes its origin to a female founder and focuses on healing.
The Bible is full of strange stories, from talking donkeys to disappearing men. This article uncovers the truth about the character Enoch.
Stories
View All PostsWorld War II raged across much of the Northern Hemisphere between 1939 and 1945 in many epic battles. What historic battlefields can still be visited?
From Greek constellations to Gaelic spirits, these 15 English word origins reveal how a Germanic language evolved into a global vocabulary.




























