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Important Events

Here we feature some of the most seminal, historical, and influential events throughout history – both celebrated and unheralded – from the emergence of powerful civilizations and empires, to famous battles, great achievements, and events that have helped shape the world we currently know.

How did the Greeks Measure the Earth’s Circumference?
8 June, 2021 - 18:48 Caleb Strom

How did the Greeks Measure the Earth’s Circumference?

It is considered obvious today that Earth is roughly a sphere and that it can be measured like any spherical object. Scientists technically call it an oblate spheroid, but it is still sphere-like in...
The Sacred Band of Thebes: Elite Fighters… and Lovers!
2 June, 2021 - 22:14 B. B. Wagner

The Sacred Band of Thebes: Elite Fighters… and Lovers!

The Sacred Band of Thebes was an elite fighting unit consisting of 300 Theban soldiers who were not only warriors but coupled lovers as well. According to the scholar Plutarch, the creation of the...
The Hussites and the Hussite Wars were inspired by the desire for religious reformation and the ideas of Jan Hus.
7 May, 2021 - 02:00 dhwty

The Hussites and the Hussite Wars: Religion, Heresy and Reformation

The Hussites were members of a pre-Reformation Christian movement that originated in Bohemia, in the modern-day Czech Republic. Named after Jan Hus, whose teachings were followed by the Hussite...
This painting depicts news of the Battle of Flodden when it reached Edinburgh.
25 April, 2021 - 18:58 Aleksa Vučković

Scotland’s Great Tragedy: The Bloody Battle of Flodden

Throughout history, grand battles were often deemed necessary when ambitious nations were forming. They served as a crucible on which an identity of a people was forged and preserved. The history of...
Bible narratives about Sodom and Gomorrah. Christian bible character. By artinspiring / Adobe Stock
25 April, 2021 - 14:35 Aleksa Vučković

The Sinful Sodom and Gomorrah: Real Historic Cities or Biblical Myth?

Sodom and Gomorrah are two famous cities mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian New Testament, and there are few who haven’t heard of them at one point in their life. Supposedly obliterated...
The Copper Age: When Metallurgy Came to Rule the World
3 April, 2021 - 14:42 Aleksa Vučković

The Copper Age: When Metallurgy Came to Rule the World

The so-called Chalcolithic - or the Copper Age - is one of the great eras of cultural development, fitting into the main framework of man’s crucial steps towards civilization. This period introduced...
What if Cleopatra and Octavian Had Been Friends?
17 February, 2021 - 23:40 Natalia Klimczak

What if Cleopatra and Octavian Had Been Friends?

While Caesar and Cleopatra have been remembered as the ultimate power couple, Cleopatra and Octavian are among the most famous enemies of ancient history. Both inextricably linked to Caesar,...
Eyam’s Ultimate Sacrifice: Medieval Village Locked Down to Stop the Plague
31 January, 2021 - 14:01 ashley cowie

Eyam’s Ultimate Sacrifice: Medieval Village Locked Down to Stop the Plague

‘Lockdown’ is a word we now see on a daily basis as the 2020 coronavirus pandemic requires limiting the movements and activities of communities during the mass quarantine of most of the world’s...
Details of an ancient Roman bronze statue. Credit: giorgio / Adobe Stock
15 January, 2021 - 19:16 Aleksa Vučković

The Bronze Age - A Spark That Changed the World

The development of civilization was a long and complex process, and it always rested on industry and technology. As our ancestors stepped from one millennium to another, and the Stone Age evolved...
‘The Battle of Culloden’ 1746 by David Morier. Source: Public Domain
12 January, 2021 - 22:57 Sarah P Young

9 Reasons for the Tragic Highlander Deaths in the Battle of Culloden

There have been countless significant battles throughout history. Some of them have become infamous – from the Battle of Passchendaele during WWI to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, but the majority...
The Fall of Constantinople
31 December, 2020 - 20:16 Mark Miller

The Fall of Constantinople: Relentless Ottoman Fire Power Finally Pulverizes the Last Vestiges of the Roman Empire

Constantinople stood against sieges and attacks for many centuries, until finally new technology—the big cannons of the Ottoman Empire —brought down the Byzantine Empire’s capital. The fall of...
The Empire of Trebizond: Byzantine Offshoot of Great Power and Wealth
30 December, 2020 - 18:00 dhwty

The Empire of Trebizond: Byzantine Offshoot of Great Power and Wealth

The fascinating and exotic history of the Empire of Trebizond, which existed between the 13th and 15th centuries AD, is a great story. This empire occupied the southern coast of the Black Sea, and...
Is There a Right Time to Take Down Your Christmas Decorations?
29 December, 2020 - 21:55 Nathan Falde

Is There a Right Time to Take Down Your Christmas Decorations?

In this day and age, Christmas has for many become a secular holiday, associated less with the birth of Jesus than with family get-togethers and the eager exchange of presents . Therefore, many...
Animals are commonly found in creche sets, but surprisingly not in the Bible.
24 December, 2020 - 00:50 ancient-origins

An Ox, an Ass … a Dragon? Sorry, there were no Animals in the Bible’s Nativity Scene

From nativity plays to crèche sets to Christmas cards, animals are ubiquitous in our vision of the birth of Christ – but according to the Bible, not a single animal was there. Where did all these...
Fall of Tenochtitlan - Spanish Conquest of Mexico
8 December, 2020 - 00:57 dhwty

The Fall of Tenochtitlan - Truly the End of the Aztec Empire?

The fall of Tenochtitlan is an important event in the history of the Americas as it marks the end of the Aztec Empire. This event took place on August 13, 1521 and was the result of a three-month...
Babylonian Talmud is More Detailed On The Birth Of Jesus Than The Bible
6 December, 2020 - 17:53 Robert W. Weber

Babylonian Talmud is More Detailed On The Birth Of Jesus Than The Bible

For historians, whether Christian, Jewish or Muslim, the Talmud is in many ways the perfect primary source, a first-hand account with a direct connection to Judaism. Through the Talmud, we can learn...
Mayflower II, a replica of the famous Mayflower ship
24 November, 2020 - 21:02 Natalia Klimczak

Trailing the Mayflower - The Iconic Ship of a Pilgrim Voyage to the New World

One of the most famous voyages from England to Virginia was on the Mayflower. This ship became the symbol of the search for a new life and pilgrimage to the New World in the 17th century. 2020 marks...
The Battle of Rocroi, by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau.
6 November, 2020 - 23:55 dhwty

Social Consequences of the Thirty Years' War: Was it Worth it?

The Thirty Years’ War was a major European war that occurred during the 17th century. While the conflict took place mainly in the area of modern day Germany, it involved many of the great European...
Neolithic Revolution Challenged! Are These The Real Roots of Civilization?
28 September, 2020 - 18:00 Andy Turnbull

Neolithic Revolution Challenged! Are These The Real Roots of Civilization?

Conventional wisdom tells us that civilization began with the so-called agricultural revolution - AKA the invention of farming , but I suggest a different story. From my perspective, the roots of...
Voyage Compass
27 September, 2020 - 10:09 Alicia McDermott

Who Reached America First? Hint: NOT Columbus!

Even today, many people still believe that Christopher Columbus was the person who “discovered” America when he landed there in 1492. That belief overlooks the fact that indigenous people had already...
The Little Ice Age and Its Giant Impact on Human History
25 September, 2020 - 18:05 B. B. Wagner

The Little Ice Age and Its Giant Impact on Human History

The Little Ice Age is a period tentatively defined as running from the 13 th /14 th to the 19 th century in which the northern hemisphere of Earth endured a limited but substantial cooling period...
The Birth of the Renaissance: Understanding the Genesis of a New Era
24 September, 2020 - 21:55 Jason Jarrell

The Birth of the Renaissance: Understanding the Genesis of a New Era

“I tell you: one must still have chaos within oneself, to give birth to a dancing star” (Nietzsche in Thus Spoke Zarathustra). By conservative estimates, the European Renaissance spans the historical...
Romulus and Remus placed in the river
16 September, 2020 - 02:06 ML Childs

Romulus and Remus, Osiris and Moses: Are the Storytelling Similarities a Mere Coincidence?

The stories of Romulus and Remus, Osiris, and Moses all share a common element. Why is it that the overarching theme surrounding ancient people and the start of their legacy is a male floating down...
A three-masted schooner similar to the Thomas Hume
13 September, 2020 - 17:59 dhwty

The Mysterious Disappearance of the Thomas Hume and its Dramatic Rediscovery

The Great Lakes has served as a means of connecting the middle of the North American continent to the Atlantic Ocean, and has been used as a major water transport corridor for centuries. The first...

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