Section
History & War
Wars, empires and the people caught between them — told from the record, with the gaps marked as gaps.
Why Is Europe a Continent? The Ancient Greek Map That Split Eurasia
6 min read
Why Presidents Use Multiple Pens to Sign Bills
7 min read
Eel Rents: How Medieval England Paid in Fish
9 min read
Louis XIV: The Sun King's 72-Year Ego Trip
8 min read
Mithridatic Wars: Rome's 88 BC Anatolian Revolt
12 min read
Simeon Stylites: 37 Years on a Pillar
7 min read
Why Germany Has So Many Names: Deutschland to Niemcy
8 min read
Changcheng 361: China's 2003 Submarine Disaster
5 min read
First Servile War: Eunus and the 134 BC Slave Revolt
7 min read
Six Drinks That Shaped History: From Beer to Cola
8 min read
Ottoman Sultans: 12 Deposed and 510 Children
6 min read