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The 8th November is celebrated as Archangels Day in Greece, but on that November day in 1977 CE something remarkable happened: an excavation team led by Professor Manolis Andronikos were roped down into the eerie gloom of an unlooted Macedonian-styled...

In the 17th century, many groups of British Christians rose and fought against religious intolerance and corruption. The Puritans sought a return to biblical religion and a purified form of Christianity in England. This resulted in the Puritan...

Psychological intimidation in military conflict has been an art of war since ancient times. Employing misinformation, feigned movements, subtle messaging, and overt display of aggression, its employ is meant to unnerve the enemy before engagement...

Genre: Turn-Based Strategy Audience: Hardcore Strategy Gamers Difficulty: Hard Aggressors: Ancient Rome is a turn-based 4X strategy game in which you control the fate of an ancient Mediterranean...

In this interview, World History Encyclopedia sits down with author and Assyriologist Amanda H. Podany to learn all about her new book Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East published by Oxford University Press...

A photograph of the leaders of Britian, USA, and USSR - Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Jospeph Stalin - at the Yalta Conference of February 1945 which discussed how to best end the Second World War (1939-45) and what the post-war...

A photograph of the announcement of the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, an international attempt to ensure future world peace. Speaking is Aristide Briand (1862-1932), the French statesman, while immediately on the right is Frank B. Kellogg...

A photograph of the 'Big Four' leaders at the Paris Peace Conference at Versailles which decided peace terms after the First World War (1914-18). Left to Right: Prime Minister of Italy Vittorio Orlando (1860-1952), Prime Minister of the United...

A photograph of UK Prime Minister Clement Attlee, US President Harry S. Truman, and the Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference in Germany, July-August 1945. The conference discussed issues concerning the conclusion of the...

A photograph of the leaders of Britain and USA, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, in discussion during the Yalta Conference of February 1945 which discussed how to best end the Second World War (1939-45) and what the post-war world...