by Aseem Gupta | Mar 16, 2016 | History, Empires & Civilizations
Reading Time: 30 MinutesThe pirates of the Caribbean occupy an unusual place in popular imagination. They are remembered as flamboyant adventurers sailing beneath skull-and-crossbones flags, hunting buried treasure, fighting with cutlasses, and living beyond the reach...
by Aseem Gupta | Mar 12, 2016 | Geopolitics, States & Global Power
Reading Time: 62 MinutesFor nearly half a century, the world’s two most powerful countries prepared for a war that neither could afford to fight. The United States and the Soviet Union built enormous armies, surrounded themselves with military alliances,...
by Aseem Gupta | Mar 11, 2016 | Biography, Lives & Historical Figures
Reading Time: 21 MinutesFor more than two decades, Hatshepsut occupied the highest levels of power in ancient Egypt. She commissioned enormous temples, erected towering obelisks, organised expeditions to distant lands, and presented herself as the earthly...
by Aseem Gupta | Mar 10, 2016 | History, Empires & Civilizations
Reading Time: 27 MinutesBy 241 BCE, Rome had spent more than two decades fighting an enemy that should have been better equipped to win. Carthage was wealthier, possessed a formidable navy, and had generations of experience controlling the western Mediterranean. Rome...
by Aseem Gupta | Mar 8, 2016 | History, Empires & Civilizations
Reading Time: 18 MinutesEvery year on March 8, millions of people around the world celebrate International Women’s Day. Governments recognize women’s achievements, organizations campaign for equality, and individuals mark the occasion with speeches,...
