- April 1, 2025
Wool Aliens of the British Empire
In the early 1910s a young woman set out every day to walk the river banks near Galashiels in the
Shocking 2,000-Year-Old Fig Find Opens New Chapter in Ireland’s History
A recent discovery at the Drumanagh promontory fort in North Dublin is reshaping our understanding of Ireland’s Iron Age trade
James VI and I: Spinning the English Succession
In December 1593 Robert Persons, a leader of the English Jesuits on the Continent, was putting the finishing touches to
Church Built by Roman Emperor Justinian I Excavated in Aquileia, Italy
In the quiet and peaceful village of Aquileia, in northern Italy near the Adriatic Sea coast, archaeologists from the Austrian
Dedicated Roman Gladiator Superfans Were the Football Hooligans of Their Day
John Pearce/The Conversation In the amphitheatre of Gladiator II, Ridley Scott trains his lens on fighters and emperors – but
The Gruesome Goat’s Tongue: Greatest Torture of All Time?
History is full of inventive, albeit disturbing, methods of making people squirm, confess, or simply regret their life choices. Among
Oldest Statement of Christian Faith (Jesus is God) Found In Israeli Prison
“Jesus is God.” An inscription declaring this to be a reality, the earliest and oldest written expression of the Christian
Earliest Fishing Operation Found in Central America, Dating to 2,000 BC
Even before the rise of the great Maya civilization, the people who occupied Central America’s Yucatan Peninsula were applying their
Murder in the Family: The Ptolemies
For 275 years, the Ptolemies ruled as Egypt’s last, enduring dynasty. Each king carried the name Ptolemy, and each queen
The Ancient Hangover Cure Found in a 1,000-Year-Old Cookbook
Written nearly a thousand years ago, the Kitab al-tabikh (book of cookery) written by Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq, is the most