Rome and Egypt

One of the most powerful of the ancient states, Rome emerged from a small, rural community in Italy to conquer most of the Mediterranean wor...

The Exodus

Was Ramses the Great pharaoh of the Exodus? The biblical Exodus of the Jews from Egypt is generally thought to date from the reign of Ramses...

Forbidden City

The Ming dynasty, who overthrew the Yuan, chose Nanjing as their first capital, and the controversial move to Beijing required a great deal ...

Aberdour Castle

Aberdour Castle is located in the village of Easter Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. Parts of the castle date from around 1200, making Aberdour o...

The Grail Diary of Dr. Jones part II

The Grail Diary of Dr. Jones Part I

Book Review: No Dig, No Fly, No Go: How Maps Restrict and Control.

Mark S. Monmonier. No Dig, No Fly, No Go: How Maps Restrict and Control. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010. xiii + 242 pp. ...

THE BLACK DRAGON AND THE RED DRAGON – Turkish Folktale

The following very elaborate narrative elaborates on the workings of supernatural beings ranging from dragons to jinn (called here peris, ...