Alfred Jones

The roles of women in ancient Egypt and their ability to ascend to positions of power varied through history. Women could own and bequeath land and choose their spouses. At times, they ruled as revered queens or pharoahs. However, after Cleopatra died, the role of women receded markedly and remained diminished.

Egyptology is a field of study, like Biology. How did one country earn this distinction? Learn how the history of Egypt led to a huge branch of knowledge.

Thomas Jefferson and Sun Yat-Sen, living just over 100 years apart, shared similar experiences and circumstances as Founding Fathers.

Besides making money, what are the motivations in making copies of things and call them their own? Let’s look at the psychology of forgers.

Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius were Roman emperors who differed greatly from the others. Many historians agree that they were both very good rulers.

Many of the practices developed in ancient Egyptian medicine is still used today, such as orthodontia, prescriptions and standardized treatments.

With few exceptions, social harmony did not exist in Sparta. Slaves were treated harshly. A belief existed that inferiority must be destroyed.

Western opinion claims the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was a tyrant and is to blame for everything that followed. But are others also to blame?

Psusennes I ruled from approximately 1047 to 1001 BCE. He was the longest-reigning Pharaoh in Egyptian history and the last truly Egyptian Pharaoh.

Psychological observations of Napoleon Bonaparte indicate he was a psychopath. He had other qualities he possessed to commanded respect.

So what is the thread that runs through the fabric of the personality of tyrants. What do they have in common and how can they be identified?

It was believed that there was mutual support on the part of both Churchill and King George, but Churchill was the most dominant of the two.

Arius Didymus said “Too many Caesars is not good”. Did Caesarion return to Egypt under false promises. If so, what made him trust Augustus Caesar?

A recent CT scan data pertaining to the death of Tutankhamun seem to put to rest the theory that he was murdered, but this may not be the end of the story.