Modern Historic Eras: Europe
Raiders or Traders?
A replica Viking vessel sailing the North Sea has helped archaeologists figure out what the stalwart Norsemen were really up to
July 2008 |
By Andrew Curry
The Gates of Paradise
Panels from the Italian Renaissance sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti tour the U.S. for the first time
November 2007 |
By Arthur Lubow
Flower Power
Studying ancient botanical drawings, Daniela Bleichmar is rewriting the history of the Spanish conquest of the Americas
October 2007 |
By Rick Wartzman
When Portugal Ruled the Seas
The country's global adventurism in the 16th century linked continents and cultures as never before, as a new exhibition makes clear
September 2007 |
By David Zax
The Man Who Sailed the World
Ferdinand Magellan's global journey gave him fame, but took his life
June 01, 2007 |
By Haley Crum
Doctor Feelgood
Stricken by "vile melancholy," the 18th-century critic and raconteur Samuel Johnson pioneered a modern therapy
January 2007 |
By John Geirland
The Vikings: A Memorable Visit to America
Exploring the New World a thousand years ago, a Viking woman gave birth to what is likely the first European-American baby. The discovery of the house the family built upon their return to Iceland has scholars rethinking the Norse sagas
December 2004 |
By Eugene Linden
