He frequently mentions orichalcum in his Critias dialogue in which he tells the story of Atlantis, World History Encyclopedia reports. In his account, Plato claimed that the metal was mined in many ...

A print version of the world’s first English-language encyclopedia dedicated to Taiwan studies is set to be released in 2026, its Dutch publisher said in a recent interview. Brill is an international ...

File:King Richard III.jpg – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... represents a significant cultural heritage shared with the world. This extraordinary assemblage of artworks and historical artifacts ...

The Divine Right of Kings is a very old concept, in fact, thousands of years old. It is, in a nutshell, “a political and religious doctrine of royal absolutism, asserting ...

Farrell wrote in the encyclopedia nominations for the title cost sixpence, and votes for the title of Ugly Man cost a penny.

Liisa Ladouceur is an arts and travel writer living in Toronto, Canada. She is the author of Encyclopedia Gothica, a guide to the shadowiest of subcultures, and spends most of her time seeking out the ...

FARMINGTON, WV (WVNS) — Coal mining is deeply ingrained with West Virginia history, which includes various mine disasters ...

Today, the Jerusalem Cross is still the main insignia of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem — the Latin Catholic diocese for ...

Fifty-six years ago Wednesday, massive explosions and fires engulfed Consolidation Coal Co.’s Farmington No. 9 Mine in Marion County. The West Virginia Encyclopedia described the scene this way: “A la ...

Much of Dune Prophecy takes place in the Imperial Palace on the planet Salusa Secundus, but it looks very different from the Salusa we saw in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune movies. This is one of the biggest ...

To celebrate its 250-year heritage, comfort shoe brand Birkenstock is looking back at the story of a small workshop that ...