This painting, by an unidentified 17th-century artist, was inspired by the historical baptism of King Clovis (r. 481-511), a formidable warlord who consolidated the...
Using military posturing and diplomatic negotiations with Norwegian vassals, King Canute (or Knut) the Great—ruler of England since 1016 and Denmark since 1019—was able...
The Malleus Maleficarum (published in 1487 by Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger)
"There are some things in nature which have certain hidden powers, the reason for...
James Madison (c. 1751-1836)
"The instability, injustice, and confusion introduced into the public councils, have, in truth, been the mortal diseases under which popular governments...
This artwork, created between 1585 and 1590 by an unknown artist influenced by Annibale Carracci (1560–1609), was inspired by a mythological tale concerning the...
This artwork, vaguely labeled “Round Study of Composition from Roman History” and created by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943), seems to have been inspired...
Aeschylus (c. 525-456 BCE)
"adiant dreams are passing in the night,
the memories throb with sorrow, joy with pain...
it is pain to dream and see desires
slip...
This artwork, vaguely labeled “Round Study of Composition from Roman History” and created by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943), seems to have been inspired...
This painting, by an unknown 17th-Century artist, depicts the ancient god of vegetation and wine, Bacchus (to the Romans) or Dionysus (to the Greeks)....
This artwork, created between 1585 and 1590 by an unknown artist influenced by Annibale Carracci (1560–1609), was inspired by a mythological tale concerning the...
This artwork, vaguely labeled “Round Study of Composition from Roman History” and created by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943), seems to have been inspired...
This painting, by the Italian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (c. 1696–1770), strives to re-create (albeit with some historically inaccurate wardrobe choices) an early encounter...
Emperor Shun
(legendary Chinese emperor, traditionally dated to have ruled c. 2285-2205 BCE)
"Remember: from the mouth comes both what is good
and what leads to wars."
...
As told in the folklore and mythology of ancient Greece, there existed a malevolent supernatural entity called Gello, known to target young children and...
In many languages worldwide, the words used to designate peoples and settlements can often be quite literal. Warriors fight in wars; buccaneers were named...
