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Mayflower Compact: Roots of Our Democracy
The Mayflower Compact and William Bradford's "Of Plimoth Plantation" are two documents that give a window into what the men and women of Plymouth Colony went through to survive, and they hold lessons still relevant 400 years later. "1620...

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Hebrew Roots for Saraph and Nachash
This graph was produced using information from Strong's Concordance, to help visualize the context of the Biblical Hebrew words Saraph and Nachash.

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Roots: The System of American Slavery
Historians and experts examine the American system of racialized slavery and the hypocrisy it relied on to function.

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Latin Inscription from Jordan
Latin inscription about an ancient Roman fort and settlement in modern-day Aqaba, southern Jordan, Roman Period, 293-303 CE, discovered in 2013. It weighs about 225 kilograms and was mounted on the fort's main gate, as a tribute to the...

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Map of The Latin East, 1190 CE
A map of the Middle East showing the Crusader-held Latin East states at the time of the Third Crusade (1189-1192 CE).

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Middle and Southern English Colonies
The establishment of the Middle and Southern English Colonies of North America was encouraged by the earlier English settlements of Jamestown Colony of Virginia in the south (founded 1607) and Plymouth Colony and, especially, Massachusetts...

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Gravestone for German Man in Latin
This is a 6th century CE gravestone for a German man named Leo. The text is in Latin. (Translation of the text into English: "In this tomb rests in peace Leo of good memory. He lived for 52 years. He died the day before the Ides of October."...

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Latin Surrender to Saladin, 1187 CE
A painting depicting the surrender of the Latin ruler Guy de Lusignan to Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria (r. 1174-1193 CE), after the battle of Hattin in 1187 CE. The loss and subsequent capture of Jerusalem by Saladin would spark...

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Latin and Celtic on British Coin
Before the Roman invasion of Britain in 43 CE, rulers in the south-east struck coins with Latin inscriptions. Verica is described as REX (king) and COOMI F (son of Commius). Gradually, names usually in Celtic, appeared on coins beyond the...

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The First Three Crusades and the 12th-Century Latin East (Outremer)
Maps illustrating the trajectory of a series of early military campaigns initiated by the medieval Church between 1096–1192, aiming at liberating the "Holy Land" (roughly located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Bank of the Jordan...