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What are the Indo-European Languages?
These are the basic families of the Indo-European language family tree.
Demeter - By Her Brothers Betrayed
Demeter, betrayed by her brothers Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon, loses her daughter Persephone. While Demeter goddess of grain mourns the loss of Persephone, she makes sure all mankind suffers with her.
American Civil War: First Battle of Kernstown
The First Battle of Kernstown was fought March 23, 1862, during the American Civil War. The opening engagement of Maj. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's Valley Campaign, the First Battle of Kernstown saw him attack Union forces. Though defeated at the First Battle of Kernstown, Jackso
Heinrich Brüning
This biography of Heinrich Bruning also explains how he accidentally helped Hitler.
Today in American History - February 17
Learn what happened today - February 17th - in American History.
Julian Dates
The calendar reformed by Julius Caesar is known as the Julian Calendar. Here are its dates.
This Day in African History: 12 September
A chronicle of events in African history on 12 September
Roman Empire
The term Roman Empire means two slightly different things in terms of the history of ancient Rome
40 Foods They Didn't Eat
A list of foods not to include in historical fiction set in the ancient Mediterranean.
Starving Herero return from the Omaheke Desert -- 1907
Group of starving Herero survivors returning after being driven into the desert of Omaheke in German South West Africa by Germans, circa 1907.
Aeschylus' 7 Against Thebes Study Questions
Some questions to help guide your reading of Aeschylus' 7 Against Thebes.
Washington's Artilleryman: Major General Henry Knox
Learn about Henry Know, who went from bookseller at the beginning of the American Revolution to serving as the United States' first secretary of war.