The phoenix appears in ancient Egypt, under the name of Bennu, a sacred bird associated with the solar cult. It represented the rising sun and...
The laurel was sacred in ancient Greece, associated with the god Apollo, symbolizing glory, wisdom, and immortality. A Greek legend tells that Apollo, a spurned...
In ancient Greece, placing a temple on a hill meant getting physically closer to the gods. The simple idea behind it: higher up, one is...
In 1963, the United States was experiencing a tense period marked by strong racial segregation in many states, primarily in the South. Segregation was commonly...
Nelson Mandela always fought against racism and for equality among all human beings, regardless of their skin color or origin. For him, abandoning his convictions...
At the time of Socrates, Athens was going through a very tumultuous phase: it had just emerged from a long war with Sparta, known as...
The nomadic peoples of the north (Xiongnu, and later the Mongols among others) were formidable horsemen primarily living off herding and sporadic raiding. For over...
The conflict has its roots in a chronic fragility of royal power. For a long time, the authority of the king largely depended on the...
Rivers cause regular floods, overflowing onto the surrounding lands, which deposits alluvium, a fertile mud that is very rich for crops. As a result, the...
For the ancient Chinese, each color had a specific meaning related to their spiritual and philosophical beliefs. For example, yellow often represented the center, imperial...
