The Archaic Period in Greek history (c. 700–500 b.c.e.) laid the groundwork for the political, economic, artistic, and philosophical achievements of the Classical Period....
Building the City
Alexandria, also known by its Arabic name al-Iskandariyya, was named after Alexander the Great.
Alexandria was built on the Mediterranean Sea coast of...
The great-grandson of the legendary Marcus Porcius Cato (the Censor), the younger Cato, orphaned at an early age, received his education through his maternal...
10. The Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem
The Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem was a Catholic military order founded by crusaders around 1119 at a...
Spread of Buddhism
The practice of Buddhism spread in the centuries after the death of Gautama Buddha through the actions of pilgrims, wandering evangelists, and strong...
Who was Marcus Aurelius ?
Marcus Aurelius was the only Roman philosopher king, author of Meditations and last of the “good” emperors. The Pax Romana began...
Assyria
The country of Assyria encompasses the north of Mesopotamia, made up of city-states that were politically unified after the middle of the second millennium...
The city of Carthage in North Africa (modern-day Tunisia) was the capital of the Carthaginian empire that controlled parts of the Mediterranean from the...
Typography was invented twice: once in China and Korea and in medieval Europe. In China, printing was invented, according to some data (Julien, "Documents...
