An Oxford academic thinks the placement of penises along the border of the Bayeux Tapestry might be a commentary on the 11 ...

In 370 BCE, Plato writing Socrates’ words in Phaedrus took the helm of another moral panic. He wrote, “This invention will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it, because they ...

Dr. Christopher Monk insists the appendage is 'the missing penis', while George Garnett argues it's a weapon's sheath.

The human penises remain a mystery, as they can be found in the borders of the Tapestry above and below. Professor Garnett ...

The Oxford scholar said: “We know the designer was learned – he was using [ancient Thracian] Phaedrus’s first-century Latin translation of Aesop’s fables, rather than some vague folk ...

Do animals have souls? Can they be reborn like humans? While today we debate animal consciousness with science, the ancient Greeks were already deep into discussions about the soul, reincarnation, and ...

Laurea, University of Torino (Italy); MA, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University Benso, Silvia and Antonio Calcagno, edts. Open Borders: Encounters between Italian ...

Throughout most of its history, the Bible has been read by only a few. Most people encountered it in oral and visual forms—they heard it, talked about it, prayed with it, or saw it in worship; its ...