The very land we call "ours" once belonged to others. How did ancient people live on that land? What was important to them? Are we more alike than we are different? Explore this collection to find answers.
Books represent new or controversial ideas and allow people to preserve and share their thoughts.
Extreme cold can also mummify a human body. One woman in the northern hemisphere is so well preserved that lice can be observed on her head.
The director Murnau bases his character Nosferatu on Stoker's Dracula.
Alexander wants a fair fight with Darius, but before he can kill him, Darius' own army assassinates Darius.
Slaves and prisoners become brutal killers in gladiator games, which entertain the Romans.
Alexander the Great's men were growing tired of the long years away from Macedonia. They begged their leader to set his sights for home. Relenting, he...
General "Chinese" Gordon offers The Mahdi gifts that he rejects, and then The Mahdi lays siege to Khartoum and beheads Gordon.
Queen Gorgo, Leonidas' wife, discovers a secret message sent as a warning about the approaching Persian army.
Displaying courage and skill, the Greeks (led by Sparta) defeat the Persians (fighting without their ruler, Xerxes).
Grendel is a monster, possibly a troll, attacking Heorot, the King's mead hall, every night killing some of its residents.
To avenge her son's death, Grendel's sea-hag mother kills Heorot's residents until Beowulf stops her.
Begun in AD 122, Hadrian's Wall is a barrier that protectsRoman Britain from invaders.
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