One culture’s trash is another one’s treasure. That’s the belief held by scientists who practice garbology, the study of trash. Garbage is…
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Crucifixion is arguably the cruelest form of execution. When we read ancient sources, it is hard to distinguish the practice of crucifixion…
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In ancient Rome, the general rule was that slaves could be freely tortured. In fact, it was highly recommended that any free…
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Medieval Europe was theoretically pretty conservative on sex. One 13th-century bishop even put out a list ranking the five known sexual positions…
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We look at skyscrapers and dams and see them as pinnacles of human engineering, content in the fact we can build whatever…
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The Rockefellers were so hated in the early 1900s that they had to hire multiple guards to protect them in their residences.…
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When people in the ancient world found gigantic ruins, they often described them as Cyclopean—as if only mythical Cyclops could have built…
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We don’t know entertainment. Sure, we have our TV shows and our movies, but we’re not living up to our potential because…
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Ancient warfare was dominated by men, who have natural advantages when it comes to wielding a sword, drawing a bow, or dying…
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Siberia is massive, stretching eastward from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific and Arctic Oceans. With roughly three inhabitants per square kilometer,…