Ancient

Polybius: A Greek Contributor to Roman Historio...

The Greeks of antiquity gave to the world important contributions ranging from philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy to literature and the arts. Yet it would be their development of the study...

Achilles and Patroclus – Homosexuality in Ancie...

The tale of Achilles and Patroclus is possibly the oldest, and most enduring, love story between two men The tale of Achilles and Patroclus is possibly the oldest, and most...

From League to Empire: The Revolts of Naxos and...

The birthplace of democracy The often forgotten part of Athens’, the birthplace of democracy, history is the time it had its own empire. The Revolts of Naxos, in 469BC, and...

Ancient Olympics by Emily Eachus

The first recorded Olympics was in 776 B.C Although the first recorded Olympics was recorded in 776 B.C., when a cook named Coroebus won the single event that was offered-...

Red Lipstick: An Ancient History

Red lipstick is one of the most popular symbols in the modern world but where did it begin?

Hatshepsut: Wicked Stepmother or Guiding Hand?

Hatshepsut was one of the most influential pharaohs of the New Kingdom...3500 years later, her impact on the Egyptian empire continues to be a point of discussion