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AI image of Slavic male warriors in chain mail. — 27 Nov 2024

The Wendish Crusade: Holy War or Political Ambition in the Baltic Frontier?

By Aleksa Vučković

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For centuries, the Polabian Slavs lived in their ancestral homeland around the Elbe River, in what is today Germany. Following their age-old traditional lifestyle, they excelled as largely peaceful herders, pastoralists and farmers whose lives...
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AI image of Slavic male warriors in chain mail. — 27 Nov 2024

The Wendish Crusade: Holy War or Political Ambition in the Baltic Frontier?

By Aleksa Vučković

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For centuries, the Polabian Slavs lived in their ancestral homeland around the Elbe River, in what is today Germany. Following their age-old traditional lifestyle, they excelled as largely peaceful herders, pastoralists and farmers whose lives...
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The Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu. — 25 Nov 2024

Murder in the Family: The Ptolemies

By Jessica Nadeau

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For 275 years, the Ptolemies ruled as Egypt’s last, enduring dynasty. Each king carried the name Ptolemy, and each queen carried the name Cleopatra, Berenice, or Arsinoe. They are remembered for their epic final moments - the Ptolemies knew how...
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The Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu. — 25 Nov 2024

Murder in the Family: The Ptolemies

By Jessica Nadeau

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For 275 years, the Ptolemies ruled as Egypt’s last, enduring dynasty. Each king carried the name Ptolemy, and each queen carried the name Cleopatra, Berenice, or Arsinoe. They are remembered for their epic final moments - the Ptolemies knew how...
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Podcast: History Fuzz: Episode 07: Professor Brian S. Bauer: Island of the Sun and the Inca ceque system

In this episode, Dr. Brian S. Bauer, a Full Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, takes us on a journey through his archaeological investigations of ancient South American landscapes. Specializing in...

Ancient Greek agora scene. — 20 Nov 2024

The Rise and Function of the Polis in Ancient Greece

By Aleksa Vučković

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In the society of Ancient Greece, the polis, or the city-state, was perhaps the most distinctive and important political innovation at the time. Emerging around the 8th century BC, this institution became the fundamental aspect of the ancient Greek...
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Ancient Greek agora scene. — 20 Nov 2024

The Rise and Function of the Polis in Ancient Greece

By Aleksa Vučković

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In the society of Ancient Greece, the polis, or the city-state, was perhaps the most distinctive and important political innovation at the time. Emerging around the 8th century BC, this institution became the fundamental aspect of the ancient Greek...
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AI image of mythological queen Hera. — 15 Nov 2024

“The First War Between Women”: Olympias and Adea Eurydice

By Mary Naples

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The earth turned on its axis the day Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) died. Notorious for his unrestrained aggressivity and hard drinking, it should have come as no surprise to the Greeks that Alexander the Great would not live to see old age. Yet...
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AI image of mythological queen Hera. — 15 Nov 2024

“The First War Between Women”: Olympias and Adea Eurydice

By Mary Naples

History & Tradition

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The earth turned on its axis the day Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) died. Notorious for his unrestrained aggressivity and hard drinking, it should have come as no surprise to the Greeks that Alexander the Great would not live to see old age. Yet...
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