Search
Search Results
![Top 5 'Deep-Dive' Virtual Shipwrecks](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13827.jpg?v=1702904106)
Article
Top 5 'Deep-Dive' Virtual Shipwrecks
According to UNESCO, an estimated three million shipwrecks are scattered in the oceans’ deep canyons, trenches, and coral reefs and remain undiscovered. These shipwrecks preserve historical information and provide clues about how people lived...
![Tsar](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18194.jpg?v=1706594583)
Definition
Tsar
Tsar (also czar) is a Slavic term derived from the Latin caesar. Ivan III (Ivan the Great) (r. 1462-1505) was the first Russian ruler to begin using the title of tsar during his reign instead of the title Grand Prince of Moscow. His grandson...
![Young Tsar Alexis and Patriarch Nikon](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18195.jpg?v=1706594646)
Image
Young Tsar Alexis and Patriarch Nikon
Young Tsar Alexis (Alexei) Praying Before the Relics of Metropolitan Philip in the Presence of Patriarch Nikon, oil on canvas by Alexander Litovchenko, 1886.
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
![Peter the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17958.jpg?v=1715910603)
Definition
Peter the Great
Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great) was the Tsar of Russia from 1682-1721 and Emperor of Russia from 1721-1725. During his long reign, Peter had absolute power and brought real change to Russia, including building its first navy, introducing...
![Marcy Rockman and Playa Vista Archaeology](/uploads/kraked/6/6-481_ci_preview.jpg)
Video
Marcy Rockman and Playa Vista Archaeology
Marcy says, "I am a Ph.D. archaeologist concerned with the integration of archaeological findings into solutions for present-day environmental issues such as global warming. My research specialties include colonization and evolutionary theory...
![Total War at the Ashmolean Museum: Storms, Wars and Shipwrecks](/uploads/kraked/6/6-984_ci_preview.jpg)
Video
Total War at the Ashmolean Museum: Storms, Wars and Shipwrecks
This year, Creative Assembly were invited to contribute to the ‘Storms, Wars and Shipwrecks’ summer exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, UK. Telling the story of the pivotal Mediterranean island of Sicily over the last 2500 years...
![Prostitution in Ancient Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13328.jpg?v=1716784083)
Article
Prostitution in Ancient Athens
Prostitution in ancient Athens was legal and regulated by the state. During the Greek Archaic Period (c. 800-479 BCE) brothels were instituted and taxed by the lawgiver Solon (l. c. 630 - c. 560 BCE), and this policy continued into the Classical...
![Trade in the Roman World](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/5954.jpg?v=1715869742)
Article
Trade in the Roman World
Regional, inter-regional and international trade was a common feature of the Roman world. A mix of state control and a free market approach ensured goods produced in one location could be exported far and wide. Cereals, wine and olive oil...
![Trade in the Byzantine Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7956.jpg?v=1677719283)
Article
Trade in the Byzantine Empire
Trade and commerce were essential components of the success and expansion of the Byzantine Empire. Trade was carried out by ship over vast distances, although for safety, most sailing vessels were restricted to the better weather conditions...
![Apicius](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7518.png?v=1698083104)
Image
Apicius
Imaginary portrait of Apicius, famous for his Roman cookbook De Re Coquinaria, from Alexis Soyer's 'Pantropheon'.