History

In Shelley’s famous poem Ozymandias, a broken statue lies in the empty desert, its pedestal hollowly boasting, “My name is Ozymandias, king…

There’s a reason why prostitution is called the world’s oldest profession. It has been around for thousands of years in one form…

New discoveries are made all the time that change the way we regard events and cultures of our past. Just in the…

History is filled with rulers whose reigns lasted long after their welcome. However, some rulers were in charge for only brief periods…

Translation seems like an easy task these days, with the help of technology such as Google at our fingertips, but it isn’t…

Throughout time, religious ideology and belief in the supernatural have both helped and terrified human beings. As prehistoric cave paintings have demonstrated,…

The idea of an assassin often invokes the image of the lone gunman, working on his own to eliminate whoever he views…

History will never forget Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon or the Wright Brothers’ first moments of flying through the sky.…

In the past, the use of coins was much more varied. They were used for commerce, of course, but also for purposes…

Climate change is a contentious issue in the world today with many arguments about its cause and how we should deal with…