Dive into our ‘By Era’ section to explore fascinating articles, grouped according to distinct historical periods, each detailing the events that shaped our world.
The Nuremberg Trial was the first time in the world that the community sought to prosecute mass atrocity on…
The Bronze Age collapse is one of history’s biggest “it looked stable—until it didn’t” moments. Between 1200 and 1100…
The Trojan War is the most famous war story- but was it myth, memory, or history? Homer’s epic poems…
Cleopatra VII was more than a romantic myth. She was also a ruler who made desperate efforts to save…
Hammurabi’s Code- inscribed on a stone monument that helped create a certain idea of law: not as a private…
Greek secret societies are a perennial source of fascination because they promise to show us a side of Greece…
Movies are full of them. Meme pages thrive on them. Myths about medieval life contain a lot of misinformation,…
Reconquista is the name often given to the long struggle that reshaped Spain and Portugal over roughly eight centuries….
War changes the lives of those who fight it. For many of the famous people who fought in World…
The Korean War transformed a line on a map into a killing ground. It was the 38th Parallel, which…
