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Wheel of the Year
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Wheel of the Year

The Wheel of the Year is a symbol of the eight Sabbats (religious festivals) of Neo-Paganism and the Wicca movement which includes four solar festivals - Winter Solstice, Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Fall Equinox - and four seasonal festivals...
Pax Romana Emperors - Web Quest
Worksheet/Activity by Marion Wadowski

Pax Romana Emperors - Web Quest

This activity has been designed to fit a 20-30-minute slot for your class and is suitable for both online and classroom teaching. Students have to complete a web quest and record their answer in a table It is part of our Economy and Trade...
Interview: Her Lotus Year. Wallis Simpson in China
Article by James Blake Wiener

Interview: Her Lotus Year. Wallis Simpson in China

Wallis Simpson (1896-1986) is often remembered as the wife of King Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor. British monarch for less than a year in 1936, Edward preferred to abdicate the throne to be free to marry Wallis, an American woman who was...
Ethnicity & Identity Within the Four-Room House
Article by Dana Murray

Ethnicity & Identity Within the Four-Room House

The process of determining ethnicity is a problematic venture, even more so when interpreted through the archaeological record. Despite this issue, evidence, such as the four-room house, has been preserved that can be interpreted to represent...
Faces of Roman Emperors: Nerva to the Severan Dynasty
Image Gallery by Arienne King

Faces of Roman Emperors: Nerva to the Severan Dynasty

A series of facial reconstructions of Roman emperors from the Nerva-Antonine Dynasty (96 CE-192 CE), the Year of the Five Emperors (193 CE) and the Severan Dynasty (193-235 CE). These photorealistic representations are only best guesses at...
Why Kokopelli is Not Kokopelli: Paiyatamu & The Four Flutes
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Why Kokopelli is Not Kokopelli: Paiyatamu & The Four Flutes

The iconic image of Kokopelli, the flute-playing kachina spirit of the Pueblo peoples, specifically the Hopi, is easily the most recognizable figure from Native American culture in the Southwest United States but, according to traditional...
Artistic Facial Reconstructions of Roman Emperors
Image by Daniel Voshart

Artistic Facial Reconstructions of Roman Emperors

A poster with facial reconstructions of Roman emperors who ruled during the Principate, from the reign of Augustus (r. 27 BCE-14 CE) to Carinus (r. 283-285 CE). These photorealistic representations are only best guesses at how their subjects...
The Emperors of Rome, 27 BCE - 285 CE
Image by Simeon Netchev

The Emperors of Rome, 27 BCE - 285 CE

An infographic depicting the timeline of the emperors of Rome from the ascension of Caesar Augustus (Octavian) in 27 BCE until the end of the Crisis of the Third Century and the onset of the Tetrarchy under Diocletian "Jovius" in 285 CE through...
The Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire (96 - 180 CE)
Image by Simeon Netchev

The Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire (96 - 180 CE)

An infographic illustrating the succession of Roman rulers between 96 and 180 CE, known as the Five Good Emperors (a term unknown to the ancient Romans, coined by Nicolo Machiavelli in his 1531 manuscript Discourses on Livy and made widely...
The Barracks Emperors of Rome, 235 - 284 CE
Image by Simeon Netchev

The Barracks Emperors of Rome, 235 - 284 CE

An infographic illustrating the chaos and volatility in the Roman Empire during the Crisis of the Third Century, known as the time of the Barracks Emperors. Also called “Soldier Emperors,” the term was introduced in the 19th century but made...
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