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An Officer of the 4th Regiment of Foot, 1776-1780 by English portrait painter Thomas Gainsborough (l. c. 1727-1788), presently in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. Typical of portraits...

A sketch of an armed pirate from the Golden Age of Piracy by Howard Pyle (1853-1911). From Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates: Fiction, Fact & Fancy Concerning the Buccaneers & Marooners of the Spanish Main, New York...

Picture of a hutong in Beijing (2008). A hutong is a narrow street or alley, most commonly associated with Beijing.

This piece was found at the throne of Akurgal, King of Lagash. First dynasty of Lagash, early dynastic period, circa 2500 BCE. From Girsu (modern Tell Telloh), Sumer, southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. (Istanbul Archaeological...

An illustration by Maia Kobabe showing a typical scholar of the 17th to 18th centuries. From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.

Ancient China produced what has become the oldest extant culture in the world, and this video is just an introduction to the different dynasties and rulers of Ancient China all the way up until the Song...

This Introduction to the Ancient Egyptian Civilization is a compact guide to the main time periods, events and pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. Narrated by DW Draffin, learn all about the beginnings of the...

The Black Death of October 1347 CE to c. 1352 CE is one of the worst catastrophes in recorded history – a deadly plague that ravaged communities across Europe, changing forever their social and economic fabric...

What is archaeology? In the broadest definition possible, archaeology is the study of human history through the material culture left behind. The desire among human beings for knowledge...

From its infancy, Roman literature borrowed heavily from the Greeks. However, they were able to shake the shackles and create a vibrant literature of their own; poetry, prose, and history. The Roman authors...