After Queen Boudica sacked Londinium in 61 AD, it was rebuilt as a Roman-planned town to consolidate control over the region. Queen Boudica’s vicious sack of Londinium revealed how poorly planned the port city originally was. Queen Boudica was married…
Artist: Unknown Title: Marble statue of a woman, suspected to be Themis Date: 2nd half of the 4th Century BC, Late Classical Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/03.12.17/ Comment: With the onset of concepts like epicureanism and individualism we see a “release” or freeing…
The European Iron Age is a sub-period that marks the transition from prehistoric time to historic time. Ironwork is believed to have been introduced to Europe from Caucasian settlers during the late 11th century B.C. This is important to note,…
The “enclosure movement” in the 19th century encouraged a large demographic migration of people from the English countryside to city centers, speeding up urbanization. Enclosure is the process of converting land from public ownership to private ownership through capital acquisition….
Based on archaeological evidence the Neolithic peoples can, in a variety of ways, be considered enlightened thinkers. Construction of the Thinker of Cernavoda (unknown artist, around 5,000 BC, http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/sculpture/thinker-of-cernavoda.htm) itself took some knowledge and understanding of materials, tools and dimension…
“Jack the Ripper” is the nickname attributed to the 1888 serial killer who was briefly active in Whitechapel, London. The murderer was never caught, and their identity is still disputed; in fact, there remains a lot of mystery about the…
Hi! I have changed the theme yet again – haven’t been happy with any yet. Let me know what you think? OK, for Week 1 we have an introductory post, and one other about what topic(s) you’re interested in exploring.
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