Writer
Sean Alison
A history lover. Period!
From the Dark Ages to Modern Warfare, I want to know it all!
Latest by Sean Alison
Ancient History
11 Things to Know About Cleopatra’s Children — and Their Fates
People
The Samurai Who Refused to Kill His Prisoner and Reshaped Japan
American History
Lincoln Sat for 130 Photographs — and the Camera Reshaped American Power
Ancient History
Byzantine Artists Could Paint Realistically — They Chose Not To, and Why
Health
WWI Commanders Blamed Soldiers for Trench Foot as Thousands Lost Their Feet
General
East Germans Were Still Being Shot at the Berlin Wall the Year Before It Fell
Ancient History
Ming Dynasty Emperors Made a Servant Eat First to Survive Every Meal
Ancient History
Vikings Wore Silk and Dyed Their Clothes — and Archaeology Proves It
Ancient History
Gilgamesh Sought Immortality and Found a Flood Story Older Than the Bible
Ancient History