When America chose to bomb Japan, the imperial capital city of Japan was not a practical choice for various reasons.

Red-figure drinking bowl depicting the Pythia giving a consultation at Delphi, 5th century BC, via Researchgate.net; with Apollo Crowning Himself, by Antonio Canova, 1781—1782, via J Paul Getty Museum ...

Food in ancient Egypt was an important part of culture and society, both in life and the hereafter. Temple walls were inscribed with the copious amounts of food offered to the gods. Tombs were ...

According to legend, the city was founded around 2750 BCE by the Phoenician deity Melqart as a favor to a mermaid named Tyros. Legends aside, archeological evidence corroborated this time period and ...

Orthodox Christianity and the art inextricably linked to it can be traced back to the early Christian belief systems, but most recognizably to the graphic, stylized art of Byzantium. With its roots in ...

Sun worship was particularly important to the early Romans, who were mostly an agrarian society. There is evidence of a cult of Sol among the Romans from the mid-Republican Period onward. However, it ...

The British Empire and the Russian Empire engaged in intense competition for control over Central Asia for most of the 19th century. The Great Game, a term for the British plan to safeguard its ...

Standing atop a great hill in Granada, the Alhambra Palace remains one of the most magnificent structures in Spain today. Built between 1238 and 1358, the Palace was begun by Muhammad I Ibn al-Ahmar, ...

Marcel Duchamp is one of the most iconic artists of the 20th century. He revolutionized painting and sculpture in multiple ways. Although his first readymade dates from 1913, only in 1915 did he ...

During the Golden Age of Piracy, from about 1650 to 1730, pirates roamed much of the world’s seas, stealing valuable cargo ...

Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, became king at the age of 20 and had conquered most of the known world by the time of his sudden death at 32. During his brief but ...

The Recovery of Helen of Troy, depicted on an Attic amphora by the Amasis Painter, c. 550 BCE, via The Shield of Achilles It is unclear whether Paris abducted Helen or whether she eloped with him ...