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The Home of the Fish
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Home of the Fish

The Home of the Fish is a Sumerian poetic monologue, most likely from the Ur III Period (2047-1750 BCE), in which the speaker tries to coax various fish into a newly built home. The meaning of the poem depends on whether the speaker is sincere...
Teaching From Home: Free Resources for Teachers and Parents
Article by Jan van der Crabben

Teaching From Home: Free Resources for Teachers and Parents

Schools are closed in most countries and everyone has to adapt to a new reality of online learning. It is not easy for students, teachers and parents alike. Learning and teaching from home require a different approach. Ancient History...
Saladin & the Unification of the Muslim Front: 1169-1187 CE
Article by Syed Muhammad Khan

Saladin & the Unification of the Muslim Front: 1169-1187 CE

Saladin (c. 1137 – 1193 CE), the Muslim ruler who crushed the mighty Crusader army at the Horns of Hattin (1187 CE) and re-took Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader control, was born in a world where the disunity of the Muslims had allowed...
Chain Home Radar Towers
Image by Royal Air Force Photographer

Chain Home Radar Towers

A number of Chain Home radar towers, used by Britain to detect enemy movements during the Second World War (1939-45), particularly as part of the Dowding System during the Battle of Britain of 1940. These towers were at Poling in Sussex...
Odysseus’ Ten-year Journey Home
Image by Simeon Netchev

Odysseus’ Ten-year Journey Home

A map illustrating the journey home of the Achaean warrior-king Odysseus after the Trojan war. His travel from Troy to Ithaca (and his wife Penelope) took innumerable twists and turns and lasted ten years. Ever since Homer's Odyssey was written...
Ferney, Home of Voltaire
Image by Brücke-Osteuropa

Ferney, Home of Voltaire

Ferney, the home of the author Voltaire (1694-1778) from 1759 until his death. It is located near the French border with Switzerland.
Reconstruction of a Colonist's Home, Henricus Colony
Image by Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD

Reconstruction of a Colonist's Home, Henricus Colony

Reconstruction of an English colonist's home at Henricus Colony of Virginia, c. 1611 CE.
Home of Richard Strauss, Garmisch
Image by Josef Lehmkuhl

Home of Richard Strauss, Garmisch

The former home of the composer Richard Strauss (1864-1949) in Garmisch, Bavaria.
Sibelius and his Wife Reading at Home
Image by Eric Sundström - Helsinki City Museum

Sibelius and his Wife Reading at Home

A 1915 photograph taken by Eric Sundström of the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) and his wife reading at their home Ainola, north of Helsinki. (Helsinki City Museum)
Home of Tchaikovsky in Klin
Image by Stoljaroff

Home of Tchaikovsky in Klin

The last home of the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). He lived here in Klin, outside Moscow, from 1884. Today, the house is a museum dedicated to the composer.
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