This is the second of a two-part series that will explore the legacy of Queen Nzinga, the iconic defender of Ndongo and Matamba and possibly the greatest figure in the history of Angola. In the year 1624, Mbandi Kiluanji, Ngola,...
This is the first of a two-part series that will explore the legacy of Queen Nzinga, the iconic defender of Ndongo and Matamba and possibly the greatest figure in the history of Angola. In 1583, eight years after the...
Although their lives are shrouded in mystery for 21st century observers, the Mesoamerican civilization was one of the most unique and fascinating cultures to develop on the Earth. Their cultures spanned across Mexico and Central America, and flourished for over...
In the 5th century BC, India was already an old and vast civilization, and one that had reached a point of maturity. Great cities once again sprung up across the subcontinent, and local kingdoms coalesced into empires or Mahajanapadas ("great states"). These...
In many ways, Ethiopia is an outlier in Africa, for it is practically the only Sub-Saharan civilization that has been known and well documented by the outside world for thousands of years. In fact, Egyptian records referencing Ethiopia and Sudan...
The proverb itself has been in constant use since the middle ages when the juggernaut that was the Roman Empire expanded in all directions from the Italian peninsula. At its greatest territorial extent during the reign of soldier-emperor Trajan, the...
This is part three of a series exploring the rise of Japanese art and society, from its early beginnings to the modern-day global powerhouse that it has become. Where we last left off, the forced opening of Japanese borders...
This is part two of a series exploring the rise of Japanese art and culture, from its early beginnings to the modern-day global powerhouse that it has become. Last week, we traced the development of Japanese art and culture from...
This is part one of a series exploring the rise of Japanese art and society, from its early beginnings to the modern-day global powerhouse that it has become. Japan, The Land of The Rising Sun, is one of the most successful...
{"one"=>"Select 2 or 3 items to compare", "other"=>"{{ count }} of 3 items selected"}
