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Byzantine-Armenian Relations
The relationship between the Byzantine Empire and ancient Armenia was a constant and varied one with an equal mix of wars, occupations, treaties of friendship, mutual military aid, and cultural exchange. Regarded as a vital defence to the...
![The Destruction of Ancient Pompeii](/uploads/kraked/6/6-2663_ci_preview.jpg)
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The Destruction of Ancient Pompeii
Ancient Pompeii was a Roman city in the region of Campania. In 79 CE, the city and surrounding areas were completely covered in ash by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. This eruption and devastation of settlements would have been a tragedy...
![Interview with Jennifer Saint: Author of Debut Novel Ariadne](/uploads/kraked/6/6-2552_ci_preview.jpg)
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Interview with Jennifer Saint: Author of Debut Novel Ariadne
As Princesses of Crete and daughters of the fearsome King Minos, Ariadne and her sister Phaedra grow up hearing the hoofbeats and bellows of the Minotaur echo from the Labyrinth beneath the palace. The Minotaur - Minos's greatest shame and...
![Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17248.png?v=1714895163)
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Child Labour in the British Industrial Revolution
Children were widely used as labour in factories, mines, and agriculture during the British Industrial Revolution (1760-1840). Very often working the same 12-hour shifts that adults did, children as young as five years old were paid a pittance...
![William Harvey's Discovery of Blood Circulation](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17753.png?v=1692447009)
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William Harvey's Discovery of Blood Circulation
The human body's system of blood circulation was discovered by the English physician and anatomist William Harvey (1578-1657) in 1628. Harvey determined the relationship between the blood system of arteries and veins and the regular contractions...
![The Meaning of European Upper Paleolithic Rock Art](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4169.jpg?v=1717769866)
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The Meaning of European Upper Paleolithic Rock Art
Rock art (also known as parietal art) is an umbrella term which refers to several types of creations including finger markings left on soft surfaces, bas-relief sculptures, engraved figures and symbols, and paintings onto a rock surface...
![Making the Sacred Bundle](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17985.jpg?v=1697007363)
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Making the Sacred Bundle
Making the Sacred Bundle is an origin story of the medicine bag from the Pawnee nation. A medicine bag is a pouch or bundle containing items of resonant spiritual power for an individual or the tribal community that symbolize and maintain...
![Renaissance Altarpieces](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14915.png?v=1637850708)
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Renaissance Altarpieces
During the Renaissance (1400-1600) just about any artist of worth found themselves commissioned at some point in their careers to produce an altarpiece. Some of the greatest names in European art were so called upon, from Jan van Eyck to...
![Author Interview: Son of Ishtar by Gordon Doherty](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11227.jpg?v=1618596030)
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Author Interview: Son of Ishtar by Gordon Doherty
Today we sit down with Gordon Doherty to discuss his new book Empires of Bronze: Son of Ishtar. Based in the dark and cold north (i.e. Scotland), Gordon has written extensively on ancient Greece and Rome. His new novel, however, takes us...
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Why Rome Fell
Why Rome Fell: Decline and Fall or Drift and Change? by Dr. Michael Arnheim, Wiley Blackwell, 2022.