Since antiquity, scholars have almost universally -- and correctly ? interpreted the menorah bearers of the Arch of Titus spoils panel as triumphal Romans celebrating the defeat of the Jews in the Jewish War of 66-74. Jews, however, have developed counter-memories for this monument. Since the Renaissance, the menorah bearers have been identified as Jews […]

Eric Lichtblau unveils the secret history of how America became home to thousands of Nazi war criminals after World War II, many of whom were scientists and spies brought here by the OSS and CIA as possible assets against new Cold War enemies. Ironically, the Nazis began their flight to America in the months immediately […]

Sponsored by the History Department's Pre-Modern Cultures and Communities research cluster. rev. hm 1/11/15

This is the Second Annual JoBeth Van Gelderen Graduate Student Lecture. To most Americans, the word “slavery” conjures up images of plantations in the Old South. But in the Texas Borderlands from 1700 to 1850, slavery was much more diverse. In his lecture, Paul Barba will explain how Spaniards, Comanches, Anglo Americans, and Choctaws enslaved […]