The Polyptyque of St-Germain-des-Prés: Neuillay
In the European Middle Ages (c.500–1500 CE), a polyptyque was an economic survey of the lands owned by a lord that included a census of…
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Gaius: Excerpts on Slavery from Institutes
In the second century C.E., an otherwise unknown jurist named Gaius wrote a textbook of Roman law for students. In it, he set out clearly…
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Njál's Saga is often considered to be the best of the Viking-Age Icelandic family sagas. Set around the year 1000 (although not written down for…
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