An Ancient City Under Divine Protection The bustling Roman city of Pompeii stood as a remarkable testament to the complex […]
Introduction: A Snort in the Night In the 4th century, a Roman historian who likely spent little time among the […]
An Unexpected Discovery in Pompeii In the mid-1950s, archaeologists excavating near Pompeii’s amphitheater made a curious discovery: a small terracotta […]
Introduction: Uncovering Pompeii’s Commercial Elite Along a street of large seafront properties in ancient Pompeii stood the house of Aulus […]
Introduction: A Time Capsule from Antiquity On the morning of August 24, 79 CE, a small team of painters—likely three […]
Introduction: A Literary Landmark in Disaster Fiction Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s 1834 novel, The Last Days of Pompeii, stands as a monumental […]
An Introduction to Pompeii’s Urban Fabric Every modern visitor to Pompeii is struck by its streets. They are paved with […]
An Unassuming House with a Secret In a quiet backstreet of the ancient city, not far from the northern walls […]
The Sleeping Giant Awakens In the early hours of August 25, 79 CE, the ancient Roman city of Pompeii experienced […]
A City Transformed: From Defeat to Renewal On June 29, 1871, a remarkable spectacle unfolded at the Longchamp Racecourse in […]
The Historical Context of Revolutionary Paris The Paris Commune of 1871 emerged from the ashes of France’s defeat in the […]
The Siege Tightens: A City Divided The morning of Tuesday, May 23, 1871, dawned bright and clear over Paris, belying […]
The Final Days Before the Storm In the spring of 1871, Paris stood divided against itself. The French government, under […]
The Historical Crucible of Revolutionary Paris The Paris Commune of 1871 emerged from a perfect storm of political discontent, military […]
The Tumultuous Backdrop of 1871 The year 1871 marked one of the most turbulent periods in French history. Following France’s […]
A Vacuum of Leadership In the turbulent spring of 1871, the Paris Commune found itself in a precarious military position. […]
A Surgeon’s Arrival in a City of Contradictions In the early spring of 1871, an English surgeon named Powell arrived […]
The Historical Crucible of Discontent In the spring of 1871, Paris stood at a crossroads. The Franco-Prussian War had ended […]
A Spring Morning of Revolutionary Fervor On March 19, 1871, Paris awakened to a crisp spring morning that seemed to […]
A City of Contradictions In the spring of 1871, Paris presented a study in contrasts. To the casual observer, the […]
A City on the Brink In the bitter winter of 1871, Paris found herself trapped in one of history’s most […]
The Historical Backdrop: France in Crisis The year 1870 found France in a precarious position, both politically and militarily. Emperor […]
