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In the second year of the Peloponnesian War, 430 BCE, an outbreak of plague erupted in Athens. The illness would persist throughout scattered parts of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean until finally dying out...

Melito of Sardis (d. c. 180 CE) was a bishop in the city of Sardis (near modern-day Sart, Turkey) who was regarded as one of the greatest Christian thinkers, writers, and apologists of his time. In the...

The vacillating nature of Ancient Egypt's associations with the Kingdom of Kerma may be described as one of expansion and contraction; a virtual tug-of-war between rival cultures. Structural changes in Egypt's...

A great deal has been written about why the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge, in Wiltshire, southern England, was constructed. Perhaps it was designed as a temple to the ancestors, an astronomical calendar, a healing centre...

The AHE team live and breathe history, but we all have our favourite historical periods and authors. We thought it would be fun for each of us to nominate one or two books that we would recommend for the general...

Loch Ness is one of the most beautiful lakes in Scotland and no one needs the attraction of the mythical monster to enjoy a visit. The majestic ruins of Urquhart Castle and scenic landscape should...

Did you know that there is a legend that says as long as the ravens remain on the grounds of the Tower of London, the kingdom will endure? This video is all about the long history of the tower of London from its...

Artist's impression of the Laocoön group based on the reconstruction of the original composition suggested by Seymour Howard.

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=Vs2BfQ5_tjI Statue of Sleeping Eros, Hellenistic or Augustan, 3rd Century B.C.E.—Early 1st Century C.E.and Statue of an Old Market Woman...

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=JCTPh_QDlCY Kouros (youth), Archaic Greek, Attic, ca. 590—580 B.C.E. (Metropolitan Museum of Art) Speakers: Monica Hahn, Brian Seymour