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Ptolemaic police, or phylakitai, were responsible for law enforcement throughout Ptolemaic Egypt. The existence of a professional police force made Egypt different from ancient societies like the Roman Empire, which had no police. In addition...

The Petticoat affair, also called the Eaton affair, was a political scandal that rocked Washington, D.C., from 1829 to 1831, during the early years of Andrew Jackson's presidency. Revolving around the rumored sexual promiscuity of Peggy Eaton...

In any society, members of the community recognize they are required to restrain certain impulses in order to participate in the community. Every civilization has had some form of law which makes clear that the benefits of peaceful coexistence...

Martin Van Buren around the time he was serving as Andrew Jackson's secretary of state. Oil on panel portrait by Francis Alexander, 1830. White House Collection, Washington, D.C.

A diorama of "the three sisters" (corn, beans, and squash) on display in A Mohawk Iroquois Village, an exhibit at the New York State Museum, Albany, NY, USA.

A history documentary on the the police of Ancient Egypt, from Medjay to Centurion! In this episode, we explore how the ancient civilization of Egypt kept the peace. This involves millennia spent developing one of the most sophisticated police...

A painting of the Trung Sisters (c. 12 - 43 CE), Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, during their revolt against Chinese Han Dynasty in 40 CE. The Trung Sisters are frequently depicted atop war elephants in battle, as in this painting.

A c. 1601 oil-on-canvas painting of the three English Egerton sisters by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (1562-1635). The painting illustrates the tendency to dress children as small adults in the Elizabethan era when posing for portraits...

A c. 1885 oil on canvas, The Sisters, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Glasgow Art Gallery, Scotland)

A close-up of the Nile Mosaic (c. 2nd century BCE), depicting a police boat in Ptolemaic Egypt. National Archeological Museum of Palestrina.