In this year’s volume of the Journal of Hellenic Studies, Christopher Jones presents an argument – somewhat speculative, but not unpersuasive – that the historian Philip of Pergamon known only through the surviving inscription on the base of his statue at Epidaurus (Inscriptiones Graecae IV2.i 687), was identical with ‘Philip the historian’, one of the participants … Continue reading Philip of Pergamon: the common source of Plutarch and Tacitus?| Georgy Kantor's blog
The concept of “the Dark Ages” is central to several key elements in much anti-religious polemic. One of the primary myths most beloved by many anti-theists is the one whereby Christianity violently suppressed ancient Greco-Roman learning, destroyed an ancient intellectual culture based on pure reason and retarded a nascent scientific and technological revolution, thus plunging Europe into a one thousand year “dark age” which was only relieved by the glorious dawn of “the Renaissa...| History for Atheists
This essay explores the practice of a Taiwanese-centric historiography that prioritises the study of peoples rather than states. It reconceptualises the manner in which Taiwan’s history has been periodised by moving away from political history to divide time according to major transformations for the main long-term populations of the island—indigenous groups and multiple waves of Chinese settlers—and their interactions with each other, the governing entities, and the island itself. It t...| Brill
1 July 2025 | PDF: http://issforum.org/to/RE129 | Website: rjissf.org | X: @HDiplo Editor: Diane Labrosse Commissioning Editor: Daniel R. Hart Production Editor: Christopher Ball Pre-Production Copy…| H-Diplo|RJISSF
Does it matter that some eminent scientists and intellectuals have firmly believed in ‘psychic’ phenomena? Or should we just accept vocally dismissive statements on these matters by scientifically distinguished disbelievers? This is one of several questions I touched upon in my latest article, which I was invited to contribute to a thematic issue of the ... Read more The post Censoring William James first appeared on Forbidden Histories.| Forbidden Histories
When Francis Bacon – a key figure of the Scientific Revolution in Britain – travelled France as an adolescent, he was puzzled by a number of strange experiences. As mentioned in my video on Bacon’s views on “natural magic”, one such experience involved his dream which seemed to predict the unexpected death of his father ... Read more The post Warts and All: Francis Bacon’s Account of a Cure by “Sympathetic Magic” first appeared on Forbidden Histories.| Forbidden Histories
The Patriarch Sylvester, who shepherded the Patriarchate of Antioch in the decades following the schism of 1724, is a complex and often-misunderstood figure who was nevertheless pivotal in ensuring the Orthodox Church’s survival during a turbulent period of its history. A recently-published book, Sylvester of Antioch: Life and Achievements of an 18th Century Christian Orthodox […]| Orthodox History
The other day I had the pleasure of ducking into the Temple Church here in London. I’ve been by a number of times, but never actually in, and so I was looking forward to being a little history nerd…| Going Medieval
Most Orthodox accounts, at least in English, of why the Union of Florence was rejected center on St Mark of Ephesus’ singular stand against the council, and the rallying of the laity of Constantinople against the union. Equally important, however, is the response of Orthodoxy outside the Byzantine Empire and the Patriarchate of Constantinople. The […] The post How Did Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem Respond to the Council of Florence? appeared first on Orthodox History.| Orthodox History
I had an interesting conversation the other week with one of my new Innsbruck colleagues about the effects of how one conceives of one’s area of study. One familiar image is that of the battlefield…| Sphinx
Name: William Doyle Lived: 1942- Nationality: English Profession(s): Historian, academic Books: The Parlement of Bordeaux and the End of the Old Regime, 1771-1790 (1974), The Old European Order, 1660-1800 (1978), Origins of the French Revolution (1980), The Ancien Regime (1986), The Oxford History of the French Revolution (1989), Venality: the Sale of Offices in Eighteenth-Century … Continue reading Historian: William Doyle→ The post Historian: William Doyle appeared first on French Revol...| French Revolution
Name: Thomas Carlyle Lived: 1795-1881 Nationality: Scottish-British Profession(s): Writer, historian, satirist Books: The French Revolution: A History (1837) Perspective: Liberal Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish-born essayist and historian of the 19th century. Carlyle’s seminary historical text, The French Revolution: A History appeared in three volumes in 1837. It was written in a vivid and often stylised way that … Continue reading Historian: Thomas Carlyle→ The post Historian: Thomas...| French Revolution
The French Revolution is an event of great historical significance. Its ideas and outcomes shaped not only the development of France but the history of Europe. Because of its significance, the French Revolution has been studied by hundreds of historians. Few historical periods or events have been studied more and been interpreted so differently. As a consequence, the … Continue reading French Revolution historiography→ The post French Revolution historiography appeared first on French ...| French Revolution
So often have I felt so much at odds with projects delineating a method for scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences that the very [...] The post Cozy Methodologies and Queer German Studies appeared first on The New Fascism Syllabus.| The New Fascism Syllabus
This issue demonstrates the ongoing methodological breadth of the Civil War Era, as scholars bring numerous different ways of approaching history to reckon with the turbulent mid-nineteenth century in all its facets. This issue includes one research article, a book award talk, a roundtable, and a historiographic review essay, along with the sterling book reviews … Read More Read More| The Journal of the Civil War Era
Last week, I was having a nice little chat on BlueSky, my go-to site for chatting shit and avoiding work now that twitter is unusable, with some very nice people, and I was asked a thoughtful quest…| Going Medieval