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Plague of Cyprian, 250-270 CE
Article by John Horgan

Plague of Cyprian, 250-270 CE

The Plague of Cyprian erupted in Ethiopia around Easter of 250 CE. It reached Rome in the following year eventually spreading to Greece and further east to Syria. The plague lasted nearly 20 years and, at its height, reportedly killed as...
A Ghost Story of Ancient Egypt
Article by Joshua J. Mark

A Ghost Story of Ancient Egypt

The best-known ghost story from ancient Egypt is known, simply, as A Ghost Story but sometimes referenced as Khonsemhab and the Ghost. The story dates from the late New Kingdom of Egypt (c. 1570 - c.1069 BCE) and specifically the Ramesside...
Fetterman Fight
Image by Harper's Weekly 1867

Fetterman Fight

The Indian battle and massacre near Fort Philip Kearney, Dacotah Territory, December 21, 1866, illustration decpiting the Fetterman Fight during Red Cloud's War from Harper's Weekly, v. 11, no. 534 (1867 March 23), p. 180. Library of Congress...
Poverty Point
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Poverty Point

Poverty Point is an archaeological and historic site in Louisiana, USA, dated to c. 1700-1100 BCE, enclosing one of the most significant Native American mound sites from Pre-Colonial America. It was once the location of a grand complex of...
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Middle Kingdom of Egypt

The Middle Kingdom (2040-1782 BCE) is considered ancient Egypt's Classical Age during which it produced some of its greatest works of art and literature. Scholars remain divided on which dynasties constitute the Middle Kingdom as some argue...
The Wolf Den
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The Wolf Den

The Wolf Den is a novel by Elodie Harper which is set in Pompeii in the 1st century CE in Pompeii’s lupanar which is the brothel of the ancient city. The term lupanar could mean both brothel or wolf den, and the term lupa could be used for...
The Challenge of Gnosticism (Part 2)
Video by OU Office of Digital Learning

The Challenge of Gnosticism (Part 2)

Origins of Christianity Lecture Series http://www.ou.edu/content/cte/teaching/articles/origins-of-christianity.html The Origins of Christianity Lecture Series explores the history of Christianity from Jesus to Augustine. The series...
The Challenge of Gnosticism (Part 1)
Video by OU Office of Digital Learning

The Challenge of Gnosticism (Part 1)

Origins of Christianity Lecture Series http://www.ou.edu/content/cte/teaching/articles/origins-of-christianity.html The Origins of Christianity Lecture Series explores the history of Christianity from Jesus to Augustine. The series aims...
Native American Sun Dance
Image by Jules Tavernier and Paul Frenzeny

Native American Sun Dance

Indian Sun Dance, wood engraving by Jules Tavernier and Paul Frenzeny in Harper's Weekly, January 2, 1875.
Drawing of Pine Leaf (Woman Chief) Crow Warrior
Image by Unknown Artist

Drawing of Pine Leaf (Woman Chief) Crow Warrior

Crow warrior Pine Leaf (associated with the figure known as Woman Chief), illustration from The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, edited by Thomas D. Bonner, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1856.
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