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Roman practices honored emperors with a kind of divine status but the belief systems were complex.
Storming in from North Africa, the Moors conquered Spain from 711 CE on. Their 700-year rule of Iberia would profoundly influence Europe’s architecture and science.
Though best known for his chilling Gothic tales like The Tell-Tale Heart (1843), Edgar Allan Poe also pioneered the modern detective story with his creation of C. Auguste Dupin, whose logical sleuthing shaped one of the genre’s core conventions.
Psychological or physical: these two points show how the Roman Empire and the Third Reich saw the mighty Rhine River. For both, the Rhine became their common thread.
Explore some of the best-known medieval myths, about legendary characters and perhaps even real people.
Lewis Carroll’s beloved 1865 children’s book Alice in Wonderland has been adapted repeatedly for film and stage. The original plot explores the collapse of logic, authority, and identity, culminating in her self-realization and return home.
Zoroastrianism was founded by the prophet Zarathushtra between 1500 BCE and 1200 BCE and is regarded as one of the world’s first religions with one main god.
From Paris to Tokyo, the world's best art museums hold treasures that shaped civilizations and still captivate millions across continents.