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Two worlds colliding, the impact of transatlani...

Every day we go about our routine and probably don't think too much about the origins of what we eat and how it might be historically significant. Perhaps for breakfast...

Two worlds colliding, the impact of transatlani...

Every day we go about our routine and probably don't think too much about the origins of what we eat and how it might be historically significant. Perhaps for breakfast...

How the establishment of the Julio-Claudian dyn...

Livia Drusilla's marriage to Octavian, better known as Augustus, lasted for 52 years. However the first 30 years were relatively quiet and uneventful for her. She was barely mentioned in...

How the establishment of the Julio-Claudian dyn...

Livia Drusilla's marriage to Octavian, better known as Augustus, lasted for 52 years. However the first 30 years were relatively quiet and uneventful for her. She was barely mentioned in...

Therese von Bayern - she, who opened the univer...

In 1850, a remarkable princess was born. Therese of Bavaria - daughter to Princess Auguste of Austria and future Prince-Regnet Luitpold, she was affectionately known as „Thereschen“. It was she,...

Therese von Bayern - she, who opened the univer...

In 1850, a remarkable princess was born. Therese of Bavaria - daughter to Princess Auguste of Austria and future Prince-Regnet Luitpold, she was affectionately known as „Thereschen“. It was she,...

The Lovers That ‘Ended’ Tyranny by Caleb Henry

From 477 BCE until 404 BCE, the tyrannicides were the only statue dedicated to mortals present in the Athenian Agora. The statue was erected to commemorate the Athenian heroes, Harmodios...

The Lovers That ‘Ended’ Tyranny by Caleb Henry

From 477 BCE until 404 BCE, the tyrannicides were the only statue dedicated to mortals present in the Athenian Agora. The statue was erected to commemorate the Athenian heroes, Harmodios...

Portrait Power: Sixteenth Century Iconography b...

January 1536 - Henry VIII had an accident that changed his life forever. This unfortunate turn of events created an unlikely problem – how the monarch would subsequently be depicted...

Portrait Power: Sixteenth Century Iconography b...

January 1536 - Henry VIII had an accident that changed his life forever. This unfortunate turn of events created an unlikely problem – how the monarch would subsequently be depicted...

Carmen et Error: The Life of Ovid by Thomas Yates

In a twist of historical irony, it would be on the island of Ebla, the location of Napoleon’s first exile some two millennia later, Ovid would discover his fate. Born...

Carmen et Error: The Life of Ovid by Thomas Yates

In a twist of historical irony, it would be on the island of Ebla, the location of Napoleon’s first exile some two millennia later, Ovid would discover his fate. Born...