Ancient History
Why Does the Calendar Begin on January 1?
Where did the modern calendar come from? Before Julius Caesar, the existing calendar year looked far different than it does today. The Romans revolutionized timekeeping. […]
Roman History
Ancient History
Travel Three Continents of the Roman Empire, in New Series
The Roman Empire spanned from Spain to Jordan—and your living room. Romans expanded so much that their 2,500-mile empire takes nearly 10 hours to traverse by modern air travel. View the whole expanse from home, with Wondrium. […]
Ancient History
One Empress Shaped Catholicism 1,600 Years Ago
Veneration of the Virgin Mary owes largely to Pulcheria. In the 5th century CE, she revolutionized the Catholic Church and its practices. How did this Roman empress forever alter Catholicism? […]
History
Lorenzo de’ Medici and the Florentine Renaissance
Lorenzo de’ Medici felt that more importance should be given to the vernacular. Florentine language, Lorenzo believed, help effectively communicate the Renaissance complex ideas to the current audiences. […]
Ancient History
Lorenzo de’ Medici: Balancing the ‘Otium’ and ‘Negotium’
Debauchery was common among men in power. Machiavelli quotes Lorenzo as an exception. He saw Lorenzo maintaining a balance between his active social life with his serious political life. […]
Ancient History
The Roman Conquest of Britain
Under Emperor Claudius’ rule, the Romans invaded Britain in 44 AD, and the Britons of the lowland south and east were quickly converted to a Roman way of life. […]
Ancient History
The Economic Collapse of Roman Britain
Based on evidence from Roman times, archaeologists have speculated that one of the reasons for the fall of Roman Britain was its economic collapse. […]
European History
Knowing Charlemagne through Historical Accounts
The accounts of Charlemagne’s life are at times biased as they give us Charlemagne’s side of the story. However, they do provide a lot of information about Charlemagne and his reign. […]
European History
Charlemagne: The Father of Europe
Charlemagne was much praised by his contemporaries. In fact, there is even a prize in his name for those who work toward the unification of the peoples of Europe. However, not everyone has shared the same opinion about the ‘father of Europe’.. […]
European History
Charlemagne’s Coronation: Possibilities and Problems
For more than 300 years, starting from 476, there had been a multitude of kings and kingdoms in Europe. All this changed when Charlemagne was crowned the emperor of western Europe in 800. […]