Magistra Vitae, a Latin word meaning “life’s teacher,” was used by Cicero in his De Oratore as a representation of history. It expresses the idea that the study of history serves as a lesson for the ...

F or a long time, it had been broadly assumed that history was over — that, at least, the liberal international order embodied by Francis Fukuyama’s notion of the “end of history” had rendered ...

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Ever wonder what secrets lie beneath the stones of ancient ruins? There’s something almost magical about standing where empires rose and fell, where forgotten stories wait to be discovered. Heritage ...

There are days lately when it feels like we’ve had enough history, thanks very much. That it would be nice if history could slow down for just a moment to let us catch our breaths, that it’s hard ...

“It was at Rome, on the 15th of October 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the barefooted friars were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the ...

As much as reminiscing about memories of past events can bring us joy and contentment, thinking about our past can also bring up thoughts and emotions that can be difficult to handle. This is ...

For history nerds, the Open Durham database is invaluable. But as development continues aggressively apace, it is also evidence of, and argument for, a rapidly vanishing city. Melva George Rigel’s ...