Summer 2005 Hiroshima Donald R. Hornsby The dropping of an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945, forced the world to the threshold of a new era. But how much has really changed?
In His Own Words Yoshitaka Kawamoto recounts, firsthand, the events of August 6, 1945. He was 13 years old when the first A-bomb fell near his school in Hiroshima.
Perpetuating the Cult During the period between the death of Trajan and the rise of Constantine, several emperors perpetuated the imperial cult. Here's a timeline.
Nero's Colossus Scholars claim Nero built a huge bronze statue of himself as the sun god and set it up in his Golden House. But he probably never saw the statue standing in his house.
Summer 2004 Jerusalem, Center of the Earth? Peter Nathan Part Two: A look at Jerusalem’s centrality to geopolitics from the period of the Reformation to the modern era.
Spring 2004 Jerusalem, Center of the Earth? Peter Nathan Part One in a two-part series examining the city’s historic place in world politics and religion.
Spring 2004 City of Faiths David Hulme What is the basis of Arab and Palestinianan claims to Jerusalem?
The Trio and the Quartet Who are the members of the Trio and the Quartet on the Middle East? What is their role in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Fall 2003 A Wright Mind Dan Cloer The Wright brothers harnessed the laws of aerodynamics in the first sustained powered flight. Their story illustrates a more compelling challenge.