Los caprichos de la alta sociedad en el Renac...

Mezcla de antiguas diosas de la fertilidad y de divinidades orientales, Afrodita fue especialmente venerada por los griegos. Desde Chipre, su culto se difundió por todo el Mediterráneo 

¿De dónde podían haber venido sus habitantes? ¿Habían llegado a sus costas a propósito o arrastrados por las olas? ¿Provenían de América, de donde vinieron también los primeros exploradores modernos, o llegaron desde el oeste? 

The Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries was a time of rediscovery. With Florence as its epicentre, it saw a revival of the art, culture and philosophy of ancient Greek and Rome, triggering huge shifts in creativity and thought. But what prompted such a hugely influential m ...  Afficher plus

Todays episode is a brief introduction to my new podcast called A Renaissance Woman. A Renaissance Woman is a show focused on untangling the complicated and often constricted lives of women during the Medieval and Renaissance periods. There will be discussions about important, ye ...  Afficher plus

We're revisiting an episode of Tides of History we originally released in January 2018. Pay close attention, we're going to be spending a LOT of time in Italy this summer.

What was it like to have a front-row seat to the explosion of learning, art, and culture in Renaiss ...

The Renaissance has been touted as one of the most important moments in European history. 19th century historians like Jules Michelet and Jakob Burckhardt made the case that a "rebirth" starting in the 1300's laid the ground work for the modern world. This idea has been massively ...  Afficher plus