
HISTORY VOL. 2 NO.6
Features 22 Giants of Giza
Icons of Egypt, Giza’s trio of tremendous pyramids continues to
fascinate the experts still plumbing the mysteries of their construction. 34 Babylon, Jewel of Mesopotamia Both the city of sin in the Bible and the prize coveted by conquerors, Babylon lay at the center of the world’s imagination for centuries.
44 Dinner, Debates, and Dancing Girls
All-male gatherings for a night’s entertainment,
symposia were a sign of wealth in ancient Greece.
54 Attila’s Showdown With Rome



As the Huns sacked Gaul, Rome turned to its

enemies to save theempire—for the moment.

62 The Lucrezia Libel

Smeared as a deviant and murderer, Lucrezia Borgia

struggled to escape from her powerful father, the pope.

74 Reclaiming Nat Turner

In Virginia, Nat Turner and his rebels launched a slave

revolt in 1831 whose legacy is still debated to this day.

WINE KRATER 

FIFTH CENTURY B.C., NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM, NAPLE

Departments  4 NEWS  6 PROFILES

Verdi’s operas united Italy in a common cause on the way to independence. 10 DAILY LIFE  Skilled in pain relief,   Aztec midwives offered  a full 16th-century birthing plan.  14 LANDMARKS Hadrian brought his empire home with him, re-creating its monuments at
his sumptuous Tivoli villa 18 MILESTONES In 1709, a deep freeze paralyzed Europe,
changing the course of two wars. 90 DISCOVERIES   The richest Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard
of all time was discovered at Sutton   Hoo on the eve of World War II
