A Little History of the World No.9 

On the Mediterranean Coast in modern day #lebanon a society of great merchants and traders grew. In their legendary Phoenician ships they sailed all around the Mediterranean buying and selling goods. They also gave us something we still use today..any guesses?

It’s the start of a brand new series!

Inspired by the classic book ‘A Little History of the World’ by E.H. Gombrich, we are taking you on a tour of world history over the last 5500 years. Every day throughout April a new chapter will be posted.

When did history start?

We start by asking when did history start? Did you know that the dinosaurs are not part of history and neither are cavemen. In fact, history didn’t start until around 3150 BCE when humans started thinking differently about their existence…

Who really invented cinema? (Clue: it wasn’t these guys) 

An impromptu experiment in doing 15-second mini-essays on Instagram. They’ll be a bit more regular than the bigger, more time intensive essays.