Interesting but forgotten people and events that you did not learn in school

Month: September 2020

A Medieval Muslim Egyptologist? Ibn Wahshiyya and the Interpretation of Hierogylphs

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A Medieval Muslim Egyptologist? Ibn Wahshiyya and the Interpretation of Hierogylphs

Egyptology as a modern discipline was born with Jean-François Champollion’s decipherment of the Rosetta Stone and the Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script in 1822. However, Egypt and its ancient culture had evoked fascination in Europe since Classical Greece, and peaked during the Renaissance. However, we rarely hear about the attitude of […]

Saint Jadwiga and the Baptism of Lithuania

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Medieval state-level conversions to Christianity often involved rulers embracing Christianity on behalf of their subjects, perhaps for political reasons, and other times out of genuine belief. Such conversions were common in the Early Middle Ages, and became rarer as the number of non-Christian rulers in Europe dwindled. However, it would […]