Charles River Editors

Different branches of the same religion are the exception more than the rule, and they have had a profound impact upon history....

In terms of geopolitics, perhaps the most seminal event of the Middle Ages was the successful Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453....

The library of Nag Hammadi, Egypt, is as significant in the study of early Christianity as the writings of the Essenes to the understanding of Judaism during the time of the Roman occupation.... 

"The golden age of piracy" generally refers to the era when history's most famous pirates roamed the seas of the West Indies from 1670-1720....

Many famous stories came from the mythical landscapes of Iraq's deep south. In the literature of ancient Sumer, Eridu was regarded as the primordial city, the first urban center....

Many ancient civilizations have influenced and inspired people in the 21st century....

Though it's often forgotten today, Robert the Bruce was a bit shiftier, if only out of necessity. Robert the Bruce has become a figure of Scottish national legend....

When one is looking quickly over the lives of the Presidents of the United States, it is easy to overlook William Henry Harrison....

In the eighth century BCE, one of the most important provinces within the Assyrian Empire was Samaria....

Nearly 20 years before Jamestown, England established Roanoke. When the colony's founder returned to Roanoke, all traces of the settlement were gone, leading to an enduring mystery....