by Dr. Linda Ellis | Feb 12, 2020 | Ancient histories, Blog, Dr. Linda Ellis, Greece, History, Innovations
Like a sizable majority of its philosophical belief systems and its educational principles, much of the urban planning in the United States is essentially rooted in the kind of design principles that were first developed by the Ancient Greeks between the years 500 and...
by Dr. Linda Ellis | Jan 27, 2020 | Blog, Dr. Linda Ellis, History, Innovations
The Industrial Revolution is a saga of unprecedented technological evolution and economic transformation in human history. Equally important is the severe impact industrialization had on the health and welfare of the working class. What is not well known outside of...
by Dr. Linda Ellis | Jan 21, 2020 | Ancient histories, Blog, Dr. Linda Ellis, History, Innovations
Historiography is the study of the way history is written—the methods used by historians—which involves extensive research, determining the authenticity of sources of information, the selection and interpretation of particular details from those sources, and finally...
by Dr. Linda Ellis | Dec 16, 2019 | Archaeology, Blog, Dr. Linda Ellis, History, Innovations
Archaeology examines the human condition over thousands of years and helps us find solutions to the chronic problems of humankind. The latest technological advances in archaeological research have opened up fascinating horizons of historical information, but are...
by Dr. Linda Ellis | Jul 26, 2019 | Blog, Dr. Linda Ellis, History, Innovations, Italy, Rome, Spain
Our Obsession with Tall Buildings In my previous blog, Our Obsession with Walls, I gave a few examples of famous walls constructed for political reasons. The walls were built to protect borders and were symbols of power. Like walls, tall buildings are symbols of...
by Dr. Linda Ellis | Jun 24, 2019 | Ancient histories, Blog, Dr. Linda Ellis, History, Innovations, Rome
Dating back to ancient Greece and China, there have been walls constructed to keep foreigners out and citizens in. Government leaders claim the building of these walls was necessary to secure their borders, especially during times of political change. One cannot deny...
