History

What really happened to the world's greatest ancient university?

"e;A delightful companion to the Torah, the Talmud, and every history book every written about the Jewish people…a perfect book for anyone who has ever wondered how the heck the Jews got here and where the heck are we going and is it okay to laugh about it all?

Historians estimate that in the last 3,400 years of recorded history, humanity has known only 268 years withoutwar — roughly 8 percent of the time.

Did you know the chainsaw was invented for use in childbirth?

The most urgent question facing the Jewish community today is stark and undeniable: How do the Jews ensure their physical security in an increasingly hostile world?

A profound guide to balance, virtue, and moral excellence from one of history's greatest philosophical traditions.

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"e;Why the Battle of Haldighati Still Matters"e;History is not merely a collection of dates and battles—it is the story of people, their choices, and the values they leave behind for future generations.

'Phillips O'Brien is one of the keenest observers of modern strategy, and his new book takes a deep historical look at the evolution of warfare and its implications for conflicts like the ongoing one in Ukraine' Francis Fukuyama--------------------War and power are two of the most-widely discussed issues in all of human history, and yet they are, time and again, misunderstood often disastrously so.

History is not a tidy sequence of dates, kings, wars, and treaties.

In diesem Band finden sich die Dokumente zu den Bänden 1–4 der »Preußenreisen des europäischen Adels«.

Wir leben in herausfordernden Zeiten.

A Fallen Empire.

Desde sus origenes humildes hasta su dominio del mundo mediterraneo, Roma construyo mucho mas que un imperio: forjo un modelo de sociedad basado en valores, organizacion y sentido del deber.

Between 1945 and 1955, hundreds of camps existed in the Soviet occupation zone of Austria.

Obwohl Rumänien schon seit 2007 der EU angehört, liegt das südosteuropäische Land im Schatten unserer Aufmerksamkeit.

How did a serial killer from the 19th century almost get away with murder?

One of the world's greatest philosophical classics, offering timeless wisdom on virtue, leadership, and the art of living well.

Here we have a collection of unnerving tales of events that happened--and still do happen--in the collective back yard of the Deep South states.

Here we have a collection of unnerving tales of events that happened--and still do happen--in the collective back yard of the Deep South states.

One of the most powerful autobiographies ever written, a timeless testament to courage, resilience, and the pursuit of freedom.

A powerful firsthand account of resilience, injustice, and the enduring strength of the human spirit.

Explore the treasure of wisdom, the vibrant network of Indian heritage that resonates through the ages.

One Toronto family, two centuries, two world wars -- and one Spitfire over Nazi Europe.

Laser pulses through dense canopy reveal what centuries of growth erased.

When banks closed and factories fell silent, the men who held power faced a choice few were prepared to make.

Der weltberühmten Totenmaske des Tutanchamun und den prunkvollen königlichen Gräbern von Ur ist ein faszinierendes Detail gemeinsam: Sie sind allesamt reich verziert mit tiefblauem Lapislazuli.

Das britische Empire war keine militärische Schöpfung allein.

Bevor die Fabriken kamen, bevor Maschinen die Arbeit der Hande ubernahmen, bestimmten kleine Gegenstande den Rhythmus des taglichen Lebens.

Die Erde in Europa tragt Narben, die niemand mehr benennen kann.

Während in Europa Klöster mühsam einzelne Handschriften kopierten, existierte in Bagdad eine Stadt, in der das Schreiben auf Papier so selbstverständlich war wie das Rechnen mit der Null.

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For two centuries, Western scholars declared the tropics incapable of sustaining complex societies.

Im Mai 1789 trat in Versailles etwas zusammen, das Frankreich noch nie gesehen hatte: eine Versammlung, die sich weigerte, sich nach den Regeln der Vergangenheit zu richten.

When the first shots were fired at Lexington, the question was not about independence-it was about whose authority a man would answer to.

Between 1945 and 1975, Western Europe built the most expansive social contracts in history.

Die Weltwirtschaftskrise traf kein System im Gleichgewicht.

They carried letters from home into camps where brothers faced brothers across rifle sights.

Every revolution begins with a single refusal.

They never fired a single shot at each other.

Es gibt Stadte, die eines Tages aufhoren, gebraucht zu werden.

Four centuries of Atlantic trade moved people as cargo and counted them as profit.

The parish church stood at the center of every village.

Die industrielle Revolution begann nicht mit der Dampfmaschine.

Die Seidenstraße wird meist aus der Perspektive der Großen beschrieben: Kaiser, Kaufleute und Eroberer.

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The lord owned the field.

Die größten Ruinen der Welt stehen nicht in Wüsten, sondern im Dschungel.

Wie überlebt eine Organisation, die nie existieren durfte?

Als die siegreichen kaiserlichen Truppen des Lucius Verus aus dem harten Partherkrieg nach Rom zurückkehrten, brachten sie eine tödliche Beute mit, die das mächtigste Imperium der Antike an den Rand der vollkommenen Vernichtung treiben sollte.