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06 March 2019
[The Salt Trade of Ancient West Africa](
Salt from the Sahara desert was one of the major trade goods of ancient West Africa where very little naturally occurring deposits of the mineral could be found. Transported via... â [continue reading »](
[Denisovan](
The Denisovans are an extinct group of fossil humans who, along with their sister group the Neanderthals, also share an ancestor with Homo sapiens. Thus far, they are known only... â [continue reading »](
[Ghana Empire](
The Ghana Empire flourished in West Africa from at least the 6th to 13th century CE. Not connected geographically to the modern state of Ghana, the Ghana Empire was located in the... â [continue reading »](
[Mali Empire](
The Mali Empire (1240-1645 CE) of West Africa was founded by Sundiata Keita (r. 1230-1255 CE) following his victory over the kingdom of Sosso (c. 1180-1235 CE). Sundiata’s... â [continue reading »](
[Sundiata Keita](
Sundiata Keita (aka Sunjaata or Sundjata, r. 1230-1255 CE) was the founder of the Mali Empire (1240-1645 CE) in West Africa. A prince of the Malinke tribe, Sundiata would not only... â [continue reading »](
[Samudragupta](
Samudragupta (r. 335/350 – 370/380 CE) was the first significant ruler of the Gupta dynasty. Having come to the throne, he decided to extend the boundaries of his empire to... â [continue reading »](
[Arslan Tash Amulet](
Dated to the 7th century BCE, the Arslan Tash amulet (AT1) was discovered in Arslan Tash, Syria and contains the writing of Phoenician, magic incantations. The limestone plaque includes... â [continue reading »](
[Mansa Musa I](
Mansa Musa I was the ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa from 1312 to 1337 CE. Controlling territories rich in gold and copper, as well as monopolising trade between the north... â [continue reading »](
[Ecclesiazusae](
The Ecclesiazusae (aka Assemblywomen) is a comedy play written by Aristophanes, one of the great Greek comic playwrights. Written sometime between 393 and 391 BCE, it is, along with... â [continue reading »](
[Timbuktu](
Timbuktu (also Timbuctoo) is a city in Mali, West Africa which was an important trade centre of the Mali Empire which flourished between the 13th and 15th centuries CE. The city... â [continue reading »](
[Trade in the Ancient World](
Trade has been going on for as long as humans have needed or wanted something that others had and they did not. Bartering for goods and trade in kind developed into more sophisticated... â [continue reading »](
[Peace of Callias](
The Peace of Callias (aka Kallias) refers to a possible peace treaty made in the mid-5th century BCE between Athens and Persia following the Persian Wars. The existence of such a... â [continue reading »](
[Saga](
The Old Norse word saga means ‘story’, ‘tale’ or ‘history’ and normally refers specifically to the epic prose narratives written mainly in Iceland... â [continue reading »](
[De Officiis](
De Officiis is a treatise written by Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 – 43 BCE), Roman statesman and orator, in the form of a letter to his son just after the death of Julius... â [continue reading »](
[Medieval Folklore](
Medieval folklore is a body of work, originally transmitted orally, which was composed between the 5th and 15th centuries CE in Europe. Although folktales are a common attribute... â [continue reading »](
[Emperor Taizu of Song](
Emperor Taizu (960-976 CE), formerly known as Zhao Kuangyin, was the founder of the Song (aka Sung) dynasty which ruled China from 960 to 1279 CE. Taizu settled for a territorially... â [continue reading »](
[Follow the Money. The Coinage of Later Imperial Rome: A Reflection of Economic Stress and Decline](
Unlike the practice of professional numismatists, I prefer to see the “big picture”. So, my entire Roman coin collection, all 250 pieces, from Julius Caesar to Valentinian... â [continue reading »](
[Jianwen Emperor](
The Jianwen Emperor (r. 1398-1402 CE) was the second ruler of the Chinese Ming dynasty (1368-1644 CE). Following a civil war and Jianwen’s mysterious disappearance, his uncle... â [continue reading »](
[Yongle Emperor](
The Yongle Emperor (aka Chengzu or Yung Lo, r. 1403-1424 CE) was the third ruler of the Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE). Inheriting a stable state thanks to the work of his father... â [continue reading »](
[Love & Sex in the Ancient World](
Love in antiquity, just as today, expressed itself in all kinds of relationships, meanings, connotations and expectations. There were representations in art, literature and... â [continue reading »](
[Hongwu Emperor](
The Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368-1398 CE) was the founder of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 CE) which took over from the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1276-1368 CE) as the rulers of China. Born a... â [continue reading »](
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