Picture of a Cuneiform tablet from Sumer
Ancient History

Cuneiform: The Invention of Writing

December 14, 2016

By Kenneth W. Harl, Ph.D., Tulane University There’s a great deal of debate over the origins of writing but, with Cuneiform in Sumer, we have […]

European History

Martyrs and Monks

December 14, 2016

By Philip Daileader, PhD, The College of William and Mary In the early days of Christianity, Martyrdom was considered the ultimate way to follow in […]

Barbarossa and his German knights on the Third Crusade (Image: By Unknown author - Scan aus Buch: Johannes Laudage: Friedrich Barbarossa. Eine Biographie. Regensburg 2009, S. 208, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11605322/Public Domain)
European History

The Third Crusade: Three Great Kings

December 13, 2016

By Kenneth W. Harl, Ph.D., Tulane University The Third Crusade is perhaps the most memorable Crusade, even more so than the First Crusade, because it […]

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