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Leprechauns (also leprecauns or lepracauns) are figures in Irish folklore who guard hidden treasure. Regarded as small and incredibly agile male fairies or goblins, they most often guard a pot of gold. Leprechauns live solitary lives and...

Our CEO Jan van der Crabben writes about the organization's history for its 10th anniversary in 2019 (when it was still called Ancient History Encyclopedia). Ancient History Encyclopedia just turned ten! On 25 August 2009, we officially...

Ancient History Encyclopedia has now been around for almost twelve years. Since then, over 136 million people have used our website to learn about history, making it one of the most-read history publications in the world. Our project has...

The “Ancient Japan” initiative at Ancient History Encyclopedia arose as there is a dearth of open access and digitally curated information concerning early Japanese history available online and in English. East and Southeast Asia are arguably...

Last fall, Ancient History Encyclopedia (AHE) received a grant from the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) and the Knights of Vartan Fund for Armenian Studies to complete a grant project that would entail the writing...

A c. 1900 CE engraving of a leprechaun, the diminutive fairy-goblin of Irish folklore.

A modern figure of a leprechaun, the diminutive fairy-goblin of Irish folklore. The youthfulness, hat and red beard are not typical of the medieval character.

Ancient History Encyclopedia is changing its name to World History Encyclopedia on 25 February 2021.

We have some really exciting things happening, and the biggest one is our new name: World History Encyclopedia. We have covered much of the ancient world, and are now working on Medieval, Renaissance, Early Modern Europe and Colonial so it...

Celebrating ten years of Ancient History Encyclopedia! We launched on 25 August 2009.