Ancient History
This is What it was like Growing up in Ancient China
To most of the western world, China has always been a mystery, a teeming mass of people in crowded cities,…
20 Downright Bizarre Details About the History of Chocolate that We Love to Sink Our Teeth Into
Every day, highways around the world are packed with trucks hauling literally tonnes of sweet, sugary packets of brown confectionary:…
18 Examples of Crime and Punishment in the Ancient Persian Empire
The Persian Empire was actually a series of empires, ruled by a string of imperial dynasties for nearly two and…
20 Wars in History that Left Behind Devastating Death Tolls
As Plato poignantly noted, "only the dead have seen the end of war.” Stretching across the vast history of the…
These ‘Cougars’ from History Shocked Society
While for millennia, men of power and great wealth have been taking female lovers many years their junior without a…
18 Reasons Why Commodus Was Rome’s Known Depraved Emperor
Any historian asked to name the most crazed of the Emperors of Rome has no shortage of candidates to choose…
These Time Periods in History Surprisingly Accepted and Celebrated Homosexuality
Homosexuals, queer, and transgender people have been widely persecuted throughout much of history, particularly after the founding of the Abrahamic…
16 Pagan Christmas Traditions that People Mistakenly Credit to Christianity
Christmas is a midwinter festival celebrated on December 25th that is dedicated to the birth of Jesus Christ. Those who mark…
All You Need to Know About the Mystery of the Visigoth King Who Inspired Hitler and Reversed the Flow of a River
The death and burial of Alaric 1, feared leader of the Visigoths, in 410 A.D., is surrounded by mystery and…
Countdown: Worst Years to Be Alive in History
Human history has had plenty of ups and downs. For every great triumph, there has been a great disaster. What’s…