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RIP Ihor Sevcenko
Discipulus Simplex | December 30th 2009 by Dragos Mirsanu
Marele istoric al Bizanţului mediu şi târziu şi al slavilor (n. 1922) a adormit pe 26 decembrie a.c. Ihor Sevcenko was educated in Classics and Byzantine Studies in Warsaw, Prague, Louvain and Brussels, and specializes in Byzantine cultural histo read more
History vs. Historical Fiction
A Guy's Moleskine Notebook | December 24th 2009 by Matthew Yau
Today’s question: Given the choice, which do you prefer? Real history? Or historical fiction? (Assume, for the purposes of this discussion that they are equally well-written and engaging.) I tend to read more historical fiction than history be read more
New inscriptions at Chichen Itza
Archaeological Haecceities | November 8th 2009 by Johan Normark
Earlier this week INAH announced that excavations at the Casa Colorada (Red House) complex at Chichen Itza have unearthed a new hieroglyphic inscription that refers to the year AD 869, the likely date of dedication of the complex. The inscriptions si read more
Genetically Transmitted Religion? I Don't Think So
A Heathen's Day | August 4th 2009 by Steven B. Todd
I picked up a nifty little book at Borders the other day: Bryan Ward-Perkins, The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilization(Oxford, 2005). Ward-Perkins, who teaches at Trinity College, Oxford, argues against the recent view that the fall of Rome was n read more
Monday Ground Up: Mayan Civilizations-the Evolution
The Ancient Digger | July 20th 2009 by Lauren Axelrod
Welcome to the July 20, 2009 edition of Ancient Digger. The ruins of Palenque.The Mayan culture may just be one of the most dynamic representations of rich cultural heritage the world has ever seen. With the civilization came invention, and although read more
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