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Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Romulus and Remus: The beginnings of Roman civilization

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Every civilization has its legends about its own foundation. To the extent that it is possible, these legends are based upon facts. Clearly, this was easier to accomplish for modern Americans than for ancient Romans. At the same time, fanciful elements always creep into the legend, even when the true events were comparativel... More..

Arts & Humanities > European History England's witch hunt (1645-1647)

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The widespread hunting of witches in Europe is often supposed to be a relic of the Middle Ages. In fact, medieval authorities were not terribly concerned with the prospect of witchcraft among the peasantry, being far more worried about heresy among the influential. Witches only became a preoccupation at the end of the fiftee... More..

Arts & Humanities > Ancient History The ingenuity of the Roman style of combat

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Ingenuity is not one of the first words that come to mind when considering the Romans. Stolid and practical, they were far more adept at applying and perfecting the lessons of their own experience and those taken from other civilizations. Their experience was extensive, however, and the civilizations from which they drew fur... More..

Arts & Humanities > Ancient History The role of women in ancient Egyptian society

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Ancient Egypt was a hierarchical society. Every person had a strictly defined place in the order of things, and only rarely did one transcend those boundaries. The women of ancient Egypt occupied a space that was clearly subordinate to that of men, as was generally typical in the cultures of the ancient Near East. What is re... More..

Sciences > Water & Oceanography The nautical mile: Its length and definition

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Today there is an international standard for the nautical mile: 1.1508 miles, or 1.852 kilometers. Strictly speaking, these figures are not derived from surface distances, but rather from the curvature of the earth at the Equator. Since the earth is basically a sphere, the Equator is basically a circle. Neither the sphere no... More..

Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Comparing Egyptian with pre-Columbian American pyramids

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The pyramids of Egypt and of pre-columbian Central America are not so much subjects for comparison as they are for contrast. While they have a superficial resemblance in that they have a four-sided base and four triangular faces, they developed in a very different manner and serve different purposes. The most fundamental dif... More..

Arts & Humanities > Ancient History The history of Egyptian obelisks

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The obelisk is popularly thought to represent a ray of light from the sun; while this interpretation is not accurate, it is safe to say that they have fired the imaginations of observers ever since. Most of the surviving obelisks were carried into exile in foreign capitals; twelve can be found in Rome alone. Modern architect... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Religious Concepts (Other) Is the eye of Horus the same thing as the eye of Ra?

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The Eye of Ra and the Eye of Horus are literally as different as the sun and moon. They pertain to deities with similarities in their iconography and a certain overlap in their roles and attributes, but the eyes in question have very clear and distinct meanings; when capitalized, it is in fact one eye only for each god that ... More..

Arts & Humanities > Ancient History A brief history of Ancient Egypt

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Egyptian civilization endured for more than three thousand years. The more that we learn about Predynastic Egypt, the more it seems that this figure should be extended. In a work of this scale, therefore, only a very basic outline of Egyptian history can be provided. Prior to the Neolithic, the Nile Valley was not suitable f... More..

Arts & Humanities > Ancient History How the physical geography of ancient Egypt shaped the development of its civilization

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Any assessment of the role of geography in the development of Egyptian civilization must necessarily begin with the Nile. This mighty river was truly the life's blood of Egyptian civilization. Its predictable, relatively reliable, and above all fertile annual flooding ensured a sustainable level of agricultural wealth all ou... More..

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