Between the end of Roman antiquity and the beginning of the Middle Ages, laws appeared in both the Codex Theosianus and the ...

These reflected early medieval ecclesiastical concerns in regulating ... recounting the miracles of the saint's life, but also in painting and sculpture. According to the story, Emperor ...

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At NC State University, an English professor is searching for clues from the past. He's looked back as far as the eighth ...

A woman lost a body part after contracting a disease that caused a medieval plague. The 24-year-old began experiencing strong ...

To transition without medicine, medieval transgender people relied on changes they could make themselves. They cut their hair, put on different clothes, changed their names, and found new places ...

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THE ART OF MEDICINE Medieval Islamic doctors broke new ground in diagnosing and treating infectious diseases such as smallpox, and pioneering lifesaving surgical procedures. Their interest also ...

In the medieval world of Thymesia, you’ll face a threat much greater than the darkness around you. For in the land of Hermes, the people became obsessed with the art of Alchemy. They thought it ...

Time and temporality were crucial for medieval Islamic physicians' understanding of sex and gender. In their view, male bodies developed faster in utero, reached puberty, and aged faster. Female ...