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Ancient Egypt’s Oldest Beer Factories Ancient History / October 3, 2024 / Ancient Egypt, archaeology, history of food, social history These pottery remains might not look like much to the untrained eye, but they are in fact recently discovered elements from what may be the…
Slavery and Helots in Ancient Sparta Ancient History / September 2, 2024 / ancient greece, military history, social history This Greek tablet from the seventh century BCE shows slaves in a mine, surely one of the worst expressions of forced labor in human history.…
Ancient Roman Slavery and Prostitution Ancient History / September 23, 2024 / art, history of race, history of sex, Rome, social history, women's history Slavery in the Ancient Roman Empire was an entrenched and ubiquitous part of life. Around one of every seven people in the second century was…
Demons in the Bible Ancient History / January 23, 2024 / Christian history, Jewish history, literature, religion Here’s the Devil from the movie _Spawn_ (1997), and he looks a lot like the demon Mavet (Canaanite Mot), who personified death in ancient Judaism.…
