The benefit of fragmentation is the central idea of Scheidel’s Escape from Rome, published in 2019. The idea was not new. But ...
A new book by a religious studies professor explores the West’s origins in the ambiguities, intersections and nuances of the Mediterranean European history has long been written in the tales of kings.
World history or Western European history? John Sise’s recent letter pointed out how papal edicts of the 15th century stated that European civilization and Western Christianity are superior to all ...
Book Description: Myth and History in Celtic and Scandinavian Traditions explores the traditions of two fascinating and contiguous cultures in north-western Europe. History regularly brought these two ...