Search
Results
Definition
Black Death
The Black Death was a plague pandemic which devastated Europe from...
Article
Ancient Mesopotamian Beliefs in the Afterlife
Unlike the rich corpus of ancient Egyptian funerary texts, no such...
Article
The Egyptian Amulet: Pious Symbols of Spiritual Life
Material Objects & Cultures Material objects convey...
Article
Shabti Dolls: The Workforce in the Afterlife
The Egyptians believed the afterlife was a mirror-image of life...
Article
The Pyramid Texts: Guide to the Afterlife
The Pyramid Texts are the oldest religious writings in the world...
Article
Justinian's Plague (541-542 CE)
During the reign of the emperor Justinian I (527-565 CE), one of...
Article
The Plague at Athens, 430-427 BCE
In the 2nd year of the Peloponnesian War, 430 BCE, an outbreak...
Article
The After-Life In Ancient Greece
In ancient Greece the continued existence of the dead depended...
Image
Spread of the Black Death
A map illustrating the spread of the Black Death plague from its...
Image
Tournai Citizens Burying the Dead during the Black Death
The citizens of Tournai, Belgium, burying the dead during the Black...
Article
The Maya Calendar and the End of the World: Why the one does not substantiate the other
The Popol Vuh recounts the story of twins who journeyed to Xibalba...
Definition
Medieval Hygiene
People in the Middle Ages have acquired something of a bad reputation...