“Proto-Rams”: Piecing Together the Early History of Naval Ram Development
May 2023 | Vol. 11.5 By Stephen DeCasien The naval ram was the predominant weapon of navies throughout much of antiquity, playing a decisive role in many consequential confrontatio
A Sea of Law: The Romans and Their Maritime World
May 2023 | Vol. 11.5 By Emilia Mataix Ferrándiz The sea was key for Rome’s success; it served as the setting of several battles that granted them hegemony over the Mediterranean
The Fall of the Bronze Age and the Destruction that Wasn’t
December 2022 | Vol. 10.12 By Jesse Millek In any telling of the end of the Late Bronze Age (LBA) in the Eastern Mediterranean, there is one key theme that emerges as an integral c
Modern Wars and Ancient Governance: Archaeology and Textual Finds from First Millennium BCE Babylon
November 2022 | Vol. 10.11 By Odette Boivin When the German architect-turned-archaeologist Robert Koldewey and his colleagues unearthed cuneiform tablets from the ruins of Babylon
The Neo-Assyrian Empire and Egypt
August 2022 | Vol. 10.8 By Mattias Karlsson The Neo-Assyrian empire, with its center along the river Tigris in northern Mesopotamia, controlled large parts of the ancient Near East
Decision Making and Leadership in Egyptian Warfare
july 2022 | Vol. 10.7 By Anthony Spalinger Anyone studying foreign relations faces clear-cut obstacles, the sharpest being the antithesis between routine conduct and extraordinary
Everyday Life in Exile: Judean Deportees in Babylonian Texts
June 2022 | Vol. 10.6 By Tero Alstola When King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon conquered the kingdom of Judah in the early sixth century BCE, part of Judean population was deported t
Cultural Heritage and Human Rights in Ukraine
March 2022 | Vol. 10.3 By Andrew Overman The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a tragedy of unspeakable proportions. The human toll and the cruel inhumanity displayed before the eyes
Comparing the Civilizations of Ancient Egypt and Early China
March 2022 | Vol. 10.3 By Marissa Stevens “Well, you’re just comparing apples to oranges!” has often been shouted during a heated argument as an attempt to invalidate metapho