Roman Britain Shoes / Ancient History These are shoes from Roman Britain. Not a lot of support in the soles, eh? (Even considering the decay over centuries.) TagsAncient Egypt (30) ancient greece (74) animals (101) anthropology (87) archaeology (122) architecture (79) art (407) Central/late Middle Ages (84) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (174) disease (121) Early Middle Ages (55) economic history (49) environmental history (155) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (201) evolution (64) fashion history (43) folklore (35) folklore/mythology (102) history of education (54) history of food (41) History of Magic (44) history of race (42) history of sex (59) Islamic history (25) Jewish history (46) literature (242) math (47) medicine (166) medieval (83) military history (104) mythology (29) political history (143) pre-history (57) religion (330) Rome (151) science (63) social history (265) technology (99) U.S. history (105) U.S. natural parks (55) warfare (90) weapons (55) women (26) women's history (213) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (133) Ancient History (383) Big History (55) Byzantine History (37) Early Americas (42) Early Modern (213) Fabulous Females (129) History of Science (253) Live Reporting (181) Long 19th- 20th centuries (405) Medieval History (393)
Giants and Nephalim in the Bible Ancient History / January 23, 2024 / Christian history, Jewish history, literature, religion Giants appear in many ancient mythologies, and the Bible is no different in this way. One specific origin story for Biblical giants comes from the…
Chinese New Year Africa, Asia and South Asia, Ancient History, Live Reporting / October 9, 2023 Today (January 22, 2023) marks the lunar New Year in Chinese culture, marked by many festivities and foods as the celebrants hope to usher in…
Ancient Nebra Sky Disk Ancient History, History of Science / September 25, 2024 / archaeology, art, Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, pre-history This is the super cool Nebra Sky Disk, which most archaeologists think is the oldest picture of an actual astronomical scene. Looking at the bronze…
Mosaic of Roman Britain Ancient History / August 4, 2024 / ancient greece, archaeology, architecture, art, literature, Rome Take a moment to ingest the various components of this Late Roman artistic scene, because they’re really weird. This is just one small part of…
