The Bismarckian Foundation: Stability Through Restraint Following the unification of Germany in 1871, Chancellor Otto von Bismarck recognized that his […]
The Inheritance of Conflict: Partitioning an Empire The story of Europe’s transformation from a unified Frankish empire into competing medieval […]
The Dawn of a New Imperial Era In the transition from antiquity to the Middle Ages, the political landscape of […]
Introduction: A Nephew’s Ascent in Constantinople In the early 6th century, as the Eastern Roman Empire grappled with religious strife, […]
The Foundations of Imperial Benevolence The relationship between Roman rulers and the urban populace of Rome represented one of history’s […]
From Velletri to the Senate: The Ascent of the Octavii The story of Rome’s first emperor begins not in the […]
A Return to Alexandria and a Throne in Turmoil Following her departure from Rome, Cleopatra VII returned to Alexandria accompanied […]
The Unwritten Obligations of Rome’s Elite In the stratified society of the late Roman Republic, the sons of senatorial families […]
The Powder Keg of Priesthood Power In the 14th century BCE, Egypt stood at the zenith of its imperial power, […]
Introduction: A Pharaoh of Unprecedented Vision In 1351 BCE, a young ruler ascended to the throne of Egypt under the […]
