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Winston Black's new book The Middle Ages: Facts and Fictions (ABC-CLIO, 2019) guides readers through 10 pervasive fictions about medieval hi…
There are few areas of modern life that are burdened by as much information and advice, often contradictory, as our diet and health: eat a lot of meat…
When the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan in 2016, a debate raged. Some celebrated, while many others questioned the choice. How co…
The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. Beginning as a small city-state in central Italy, Rome …
What is it about ancient monsters that popular culture still finds so enthralling? Why do the monsters of antiquity continue to stride across the mode…
The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power;…