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Please let me know if there are other SEs more appropriate for this question. At more or less the halfway point of de la Boétie's short essay 'Discourse on Voluntary Servitude' he mentions the ...

Rome Fell and Nobody Noticed A barbarian heretic kept the Roman state running for thirty-three years When I first began learning about the Roman Empire in middle school, I was most interested in what everyone else seems to be interested in — the time of Caesar and Augustus. Recently, however, I’ve become far more interested in the decline & fall of the Roman Empire. You always hear the date 476 a…

A routine river dredge pulled up a rusted weapon, then revealed a hidden Revolutionary War story buried underwater for centuries.

A 1,600-mile journey to the wild peaks of Scotland, via Llandudno’s Victorian promenade and the bright lights of Blackpool proved an eye-opener in more ways than one One of my favourite recent photographs is of me (unusually), perched on the bonnet of our car, about to set off on a solo, two-week road trip from our Sussex home to the wilds of Scotland, taking in Eryri (Snowdonia), Lancashire, the…

This is the second part (I, IIa) of our honestly-who-knows-how-many part series laying out some general guidelines for how pre-modern armies are recruited, raised, equipped and paid. While I hope this will be of great interest to the history nerds out there, I’ve opted to structure this specifically as a service for the worldbuilders out … Continue reading Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for World…

From the flag's symbolism to Indigenous democracy's roots, Syracuse University faculty can speak to the people, ideas and tensions shaping the nation's Semiquincentennial. The post America at 250: Scholars Offer Perspective on a Milestone Birthday appeared first on Syracuse University Today .

Ioannina is a beautiful Greek city located on the shores of Lake Pamvotis. The history of Ioannina begins in pre-historic times and continues to this day. Inside the lake is an island, the largest lake island in Greece and one of the few inhabited in Europe. The island has no-name, simply called the Island (=Nissaki in Greek). From the 13 th to the 15 th century, prominent Byzantine families foun…

Far from the colonists' front lines, Cubans, Mexicans and Spaniards aided the American Revolution.

Rising above the Southern Patagonian Ice Field on the border of Chile and Argentina is a narrow finger of rock 3128 metres in height that for over 50 years has been a source of controversy among the climbing community. Last month an incident occurred there which added another chapter to its controversial history, and has become the most talked about topic in the world of climbing. The mountain is…

The event recording is now available:   Why History Matters: “U.S. Immigration Policy: Where do we go from here? featuring Kelly Lytle-Hernández Professor, UCLA Departments of History, African American Studies […]

This bespoke study day invites A-level history students to explore the ideas, conflicts and contradictions that shaped the American Revolution. Through hands-on engagement with rare archival material from the Library’s rich collections, students will investigate the causes, events and consequences of the Revolution from a range of perspectives.From liberty and empire to protest, race and politica…

York, Pa. – The York County History Center will open “Revolutionary York,” a major new exhibit exploring York’s pivotal role in the American Revolution, on Friday, July 3. The opening Continue reading "History Center opens ‘Revolutionary York’ exhibit July 3" The post History Center opens ‘Revolutionary York’ exhibit July 3 appeared first on York County History Center .

In 1971, a self-taught treasure hunter broke into a sealed underground tunnel and discovered a fortune that Japanese forces had hidden at the end of World War II. Then a dictator came knocking.

In an often chilling new documentary, the chefs of brutal leaders from Idi Amin to Saddam Hussein, talk about their unusual lives behind the scenes Kim Jong-il loved pepperoni pizza. Saddam Hussein couldn’t resist a fish barbecue. Idi Amin reportedly had the capacity for an entire roasted goat. The menus may have differed, but the appetite was the same. For history’s most notorious strongmen, the…

A renowned academic, Wood was hit by a car as he was crossing a supermarket’s parking lot and later died of the injuries Gordon S Wood, a Pulitzer prize-winning author and historian, was killed on Sunday when he was struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot in Rhode Island. Wood, 92, won the Pulitzer in 1993 in the history category for The Radicalisation of the American Revolution, a landmark …

All the big hitters – on the leave side, anyway – are rolled out for Brexit: A Very British Civil War. Plus: the return of scouse comedy G’Wed. Here’s what to watch this evening 9pm, BBC Two What a decade it’s been. As the nation prepares to link hands and joyfully celebrate the 10th anniversary of the decision to leave the EU, this two-part documentary recaps the febrile weeks and months around …

At least 3,000 Herero and Nama people died in a German concentration camp at Shark Island, Namibia. A new forensic exhibition in Berlin is using digital technology to unearth how colonisers scarred a landscape, and a community Visiting the Namibian port town of Lüderitz in late 2024, I came across a small museum run by descendants of German settlers. Alongside imperial German flags and memorabili…

by Eric Moskowitz On June 1, 1909, thousands of people gathered in Manhattan to watch the kickoff of The International Automobile Endurance Contest, also known as the first Ocean-to-Ocean Race, as a handful of brave drivers sought to become the first person to successfully cross the United States in an automobile.  The Hardest, Longest Race […] The post Featured Excerpt: <i>The Hardest, Longest R…

One man more than any other is associated with Singapore’s remarkable 20th-century success. Who was Lee Kuan Yew, and how did he do it? On the north bank of the Singapore River is an eight-foot-tall statue of a man striking a stately pose, arms folded, gazing into the horizon. Stamford Raffles stands – according to the plaque attached to the plinth – on the ‘historic site’ where he first landed a…

George Washington stayed in many homes during the Revolution. One estate, the Dey mansion in New Jersey, still stands today. Take a look inside.