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From the fall of Rome to the rise of Christianity, Tom Holland's books offer a modern lens on ancient history. Here, we rank them based on their popularity. 05:00, Fri, Apr 25, 2025 Tom Holland ...
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Bookworms with a soft spot for history can get an eyeful this weekend, with the arrival of the Indianapolis Rare Book Fair. “We’re going to have two days of activities ...
Held by Cultural Collections at the University of Leeds, the earliest-known English book about cheese is revealing its ...
In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...
Scans of 18 ancient papyri that were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius look ‘very promising’, and there are plans to ...
Book Extract: Excerpted with permission ... the evolution of tea-drinking and hospitality, tracing the history of its trade along ancient caravan routes, its arrival in the West aboard clipper ...
In his new book, Ever to Excel: A History of Boston College, University Historian and Clough Millennium History Professor Emeritus James O’Toole centers his lens on some of these individuals, offering ...
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It was inhabited... Zenodotus of Ephesus was an ancient Greek scholar and the first librarian of the Library of Alexandria. He was also the first person in recorded history to use alphabetical order ...
An insightful new book exploring the history of the Sultanate of Oman’s electricity sector — and the broader energy landscape — has been launched at the ongoing Muscat International Book Fair 2025, ...