The James Webb space telescope's deepest view of a single target yet depicts spinning arcs of light that are galaxies from the universe's distant past, the European Space Agency said Tuesday.

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Therefore, on the edges of ancient empires, cultural expectations softened. What tangible outcomes does that translate to? Social and cultural flexibility, for one. Across borders and on the frontier, ...

Ancient empires, including those of Greece and Rome, developed taxation into a central mechanism of state power. Roman citizens were taxed on property, land, goods, and even manumissions (freeing ...

Considered a pagan ritual to honour the ancient Greek gods Dionysus and Artemis, the ancient custom was once banned by the powerful Greek Orthodox Church. For the past several decades, cooler ...

Under a cloud of incense smoke, a group of men and women in a village in northern Greece swayed slowly to the music before removing their shoes and rushing, barefoot, onto waiting embers.

From ancient empires to modern states, the narrative of divine approval has been invoked to rally armies and quiet dissent. When religious leaders bestow blessings upon political rulers and their ...

Apr. 14, 2025 — Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing.

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1 online resource (321 pages) : "In 221 bc the First Emperor of Qin unified the lands that would become the heart of a Chinese empire. Though forged by conquest, this vast domain depended for its ...