The seven wonders of the ancient world: Did you mean...?

An illustration of seven noted physicians and botanists from ancient Greece in the Vienna Dioscurides(aka the Juliana Anicia Codex), a 6th Century CE Byzantine manuscript of De Materia Medica by Dioscurides (c. 40 - 90 CE). The illustration...

A 13th century CE illustration of a knight about to battle the Seven Deadly Sins. From the Summa Vitiorum or "Treatise on the Vices" by William Peraldus.

This infographic illustrates seven crucial vaccines, biological preparations that train the immune system to recognize and fight harmful pathogens, preventing disease without causing illness. Throughout history, they have saved millions of...

This infographic showcases the Electors of the Holy Roman Empire - a group of seven powerful princes and archbishops who held the exclusive right to elect the emperor. The Holy Roman Empire, a fragmented but enduring Central European realm...

These weights are in the range of 8.7 to 24.7 grams, roughly between 1 and 3 Babylonian shekels. Weights had been made in this characteristic duck-shape since around 2000 BCE. From Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Circa 700-500 BCE. (The British...

Let's retrace on an animated map a summary of the Seven Years' War, often called World War Zero.

Religion (from the Latin Religio, meaning 'restraint,' or Relegere, according to Cicero, meaning 'to repeat, to read again,' or, most likely, Religionem, 'to show respect for what is sacred') is an organized system of beliefs and practices...

Hello and welcome to Feature History, featuring the Seven Years' War, an overdue video, and the reason you don't record after just waking up. The credit for this video goes to Feature History's employee of the month, me, for the art...

The wearing of cosmetics and perfumes by both men and women goes back a very long way indeed as the ancients were just as keen as anyone to improve their appearance as quickly and as easily as possible using all manner of powders, creams...

Letters and their delivery via a state communication system was a feature of many ancient cultures. The writing medium may have differed but the Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Incas all had the means to send messengers and...