The Crusades are often viewed in isolation - as a sudden rise of European armies to attack Muslim lands in the name of religion. They are...

Truly, all we do is trying to come to terms with the consequences of time. We live in a world of constant change, yet we desperately try...

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Thank you for the contribution by this Anonymous writer. It is very obvious that we humans need laws. When we are left to the...

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This article is based on a theme in the brand new book by Simon Vincent: KINGDOM OF VIKINGS - the Rise and Fall of Norway. Now available...

Knowing that the Exodus happened in 1446/5 B.C, under the reign of Pharaoh Thutmosis III, there is just one last riddle on the...

We have arrived at 1445/6 B.C as the date of the Exodus. This allows us to insert the event into Egyptian history. What we will now...

The Exodus is a famous Biblical event where the ancient Jewish people, after centuries of enslavement and oppression under ancient Egypt,...

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This article is based on a theme from the brand new book by Simon Vincent: KINGDOM OF VIKINGS - The Rise and Fall of Norway. It is now...

"It is not that I am mad, it is only that my mind is different from yours." - Diogenes of Sinope Diogenes of Sinope was one of the most...

So you think you are good at chess? Sure you are. You are one move away from checkmating your opponent. But what do you do when your...

This article is a brief summary of the rise of Islam in the 7th century. The author does not have extensive research on this topic, so...

The following can be considered a summary of the Bible and the Christian message, rooted in the Orthodox perspective. It is not...

The British Empire was the first true World Order. Over the span of almost 200 years, the empire integrated foreign and domestic markets...

Slavery has, unfortunately, been an ingrained part of human society throughout history. Virtually every civilization in the past has...

In 1803, an East Indiaman trade ship came sailing into the Chinese Canton port. Among its passengers were William Jardine, a surgeon...