- November 29, 2024
Books of the Year 2024: Part 1
‘Courageous, morally complex history – and superb scholarship’ Nile Green is Ibn Khaldun Endowed Chair in World History at UCLA and author of Empire’s Son,
Focaccia Didn’t Originate in Rome, but in Mesopotamia 9,000 years ago!
By Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona A study led by researchers from the UAB and the University La Sapienza in Rome indicates that during the Late
Shocking 2,000-Year-Old Fig Find Opens New Chapter in Ireland’s History
A recent discovery at the Drumanagh promontory fort in North Dublin is reshaping our understanding of Ireland’s Iron Age trade networks. The find—a 2,000-year-old charred
Gladiator II: Historians on the Fate of the Real Roman Royalty Featured in the Film
Stephan Blum & Michael La Corte/The Conversation Twenty-four years after Gladiator, Ridley Scott has returned with a sweeping sequel to his epic tale. Thanks
As the Taurid Meteor Shower Passes by Earth, Pseudoscience Rains Down – and Obscures a Potential Real Threat from Space
Mark Boslough/The Conversation With the Taurid meteor shower now hitting the night skies worldwide, look for what could be a celestial treat – you might
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
At 8.23am on the morning of 14 November 1994, crowds cheered as the first Eurostar train carrying fare-paying passengers under the English Channel left London’s
The Death of Clive of India
In the days following the sudden death, aged 49, of Robert Clive – ‘Clive of India’ – on 22 November 1774, rumours as to how
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic? | History Today
Thanks to Joseph Goebbels, the film director Georg Wilhelm Pabst luxuriated in a massive budget for the dramatised documentary he shot in occupied Prague during
What Could Your Urine Tell a Medieval Doctor?
In modern medicine, urine samples are routinely examined in laboratories to obtain clinical information about a patient. This procedure, known as urinalysis, developed from an
Mesopotamians Made Predictions with Sheep’s Livers
Selena Wisnom/The Conversation I’m standing in a basement kitchen prodding at a sheep’s liver, looking for marks on its smooth surface. People crowd around to
