Archaeology has become more interdisciplinary science so scholars specialised in environmental sciences became involved in research of archaeological sites.Earlier research paradigms that saw past ...
The Byzantine Empire was one of the first societies to offer its citizens some form of what we now call universal healthcare.
Digenes Akritas is an epic poem from the Byzantine Empire. It follows the exploits of the titular hero in the Byzantine ...
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the Romans and the Eastern Roman Empire continues with a video in which we ask if the Byzantine Empire was the heir to the ...
But the most significant discovery lies in the margins, where handwritten notes from the 14th century provide firsthand accounts of events during the Byzantine Empire. One note, written in the early ...
Archaeologists from the Museum of London have discovered a well-preserved part of the ancient city of London’s first Roman ...
Remains of a civic basilica give archaeologists clues to what the original layout of Roman London looked like.
In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...
One of the world's biggest and oldest video games tackles no less thorny a subject than all of recorded history. The designers of "Civilization 7," out Tuesday, discuss the dramatic changes they’ve ...
Greg Grandin is Pulitzer Prize–winning historian, author of many books including The End of the Myth, The Empire of Necessity, Fordlandia; and his forthcoming, América, América: A New History of the ...
What are the best political games? There’s an addictive quality to political simulation games that’s unlike the rush you get from shooters or RPGs, although the escapism is no less real.
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