Halloween – Black Cats and Other Superstitions: Myths and Beliefs About All Hallows Eve
Beginning with Celts' celebration of Samhain, and its transition to All Hallows' Eve, Halloween has been the source of superstitions about marriage, luck, and...
Claudius: From Court Fool to Emperor of Rome
Ridiculed and ignored by the imperial family because of poor health and deficiency of social skills, Claudius rose to be an exemplary ruler.
Under Tiberius...
How the Sarissa Helped Make Alexander the Great’s Empire
Alexander the Great is well known for leading his armies to many victories as he battled through Europe. His armies weaponry however, differed from...
The Creation Story in Ancient Egypt
Religion stayed remarkably constant throughout the 3,000 years from the Old kingdom through to the arrival of Christianity in the Roman period. The fervor...
Ancient Minoan Civilization – The Minoan Inhabitants of Crete
The ancient Minoan civilization of Crete bears the same paradisiacal mystique as Atlantis though the Minoans left an indelible but undecipherable mark.
The ancient Minoan...
The Ancient History of Sexism Begins with Hypatia’s Murder
Hypatia was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 355. She was murdered there by a Christian mob. Her story is eloquently told in the 2009...
Cleopatra’s Family: The Ptolemies
Afro-centrists illustrate that Cleopatra - who ruled as Cleopatra VII, was black - largely basing their opinion on the fact that she was African...
Ancient Greece, part 1 – The Origins of Athens
Up to the middle of the twentieth century, students of Ancient History had always been taught that the Greeks were actually ‘Aryan’ invaders from...
Why Did Christianity Succeed?
The success of Christianity was by no means inevitable. A combination of factors led to its advent. Chief among these were the spiritual and...
The Ancient Civilization of Kush – 2000 BC-350 AD
The Ancient Civilization of Kush existed 2,350 years. During that time they lost and regained power from Egypt and eventually established an extensive trading...